Master Symposium
Workshops Master symposium 28 August 2013
1. Presentation Skills (Kick Moors, Simone Keijsers)
Participants in the workshop will be asked to prepare a short (at most 3 minutes)
presentation on any given subject, f.i. your home town, your country and the Olympics or,
of course, a scientific topic that fascinates you. Especially if you have performance
anxiety join this workshop and see how it will positively affect you! Participants can be
asked to give a presentation during the workshop in front of the group.
2. Academic Integrity (Professor Jaap Brouwer) (Soon to be released)
3. Philosophy of science (Jeroen Boutserse) (Soon to be released)
4. Developing your scientific talent – what can we learn from the great scientists? ( Dr. EricWubbo Lamijer)
The achievements of scientists like Newton, Einstein or Darwin are so amazing that it
seems natural to conclude that they must have had extraordinarily brilliant minds. The
strange thing, though, is that psychological research does not find evidence that great
scientific achievements are caused by genius; for example physics Nobel laureate
Richard Feynman had an IQ of ‘just’ 125. So why were those scientists so successful?
Historians and psychologists are slowly uncovering the ‘secrets of the greats’. This
workshop will discuss some of the methods that made the great scientists so successful,
and give pointers how you can apply these in your own studies and research.
5. Academic English (Samantha Rice)
A decent vocabulary and a reasonable command of the grammar of English will take you
a long way in the academic world, but to truly thrive you’ll need to become aware of the
finer points of “academic English”. Knowledge of the conventions and features of this
style of language use will allow you to clearly and effectively express your complex ideas
and fully participate in the ongoing international academic discourse. This workshop will
cast a new light on a number of important features of academic English.
6. Mind mapping (Douwe Wiegersma)
‘An image is worth a thousand words’. So why do we still write down a thousand words if
you can use one image to describe what you mean? Mind mapping is a visual form of
note taking that offers an overview of a topic and its complex information, allowing
students to comprehend, create new ideas and build connections. Through the use of
colors, images and words, mind mapping encourages you to begin with a central idea and
expand outward to more in-depth sub-topics.
7. Time management (Miranda van Boekel)
This workshop introduces the basic principles of time management. You learn
about how to develop discipline, deal with procrastination, reduce perfectionism and
study more efficiently. Time management skills can also help you stay motivated,
focused and reduce study stress.
8. Academic career perspectives (Roy de Kleijn)
Are you thinking about a career in science? Working towards your PhD is the most
obvious choice, but there are other ways to build your scientific skills. Should you already
be thinking about life after your master’s degree? Definitely! In this workshop, I will give
an overview of possible paths that can lead you to a scientific career in The Netherlands,
and steps you can take right now to be ahead of the game.
9. Search year / non-academic career perspectives (Nieke Campagne)
After graduation you may be considering searching for a job in- or outside the
Netherlands. In this masterclass, the Career Advisor of the Student Career Service will
talk you through the process of preparing for a career and finding a job.
This masterclass will help international graduate students learn how to find work by
creating your personal career profile, utilising various job search strategies and identifying
useful resources.
10. Workshop Presentation Design (Hermen Visser)
During your masters education at Leiden University you will have to give oral
presentations frequently. An essential part of any presentation is structuring your story
and designing your slides. A-well-structured presentation with the right visuals will help
you tell your story and make your audience believe, remember and understand it more
easily. This workshop will give you some tips and tricks on both structuring your story and
designing your slides.
11. Leadership in today’s world (Emma Meuleman)
A workshop to learn how to combine your career with personal vision and values, how to
lead yourself, and what challenges may face along the way, both in the business world
and in academics.
12. Keep focused, stay motivated and ensure your succes (Madeleine van der Steege)
Adjusting to a new country, culture and academic environment can be really exciting.
Initially you may feel euphoric, open, full of energy and good intentions whilst the next
stage of your adjustment may become more challenging, for example, when academic
pressure and social or cultural interaction becomes more demanding. This workshop aims
to equip you with a personal risk management strategy to circumvent any unnecessary
negative consequences on you or your studies, arising from your adjustment and other
challenges.
13. Your Talent as a guide to academic success (Charlie Ramsaran)
Many of us have been taught throughout our lives that in order to learn, one must
overcome obstacles. While appreciating this way of thinking with its useful insights, there
is another possibility for achieving personal growth. Instead of minimizing your
weaknesses, you can also try to enhance your strengths. What impact would it have on
you to always be able to rely on your qualities? Finding acceptably definite answers on
that question would take a large amount of time. Therefore, the focus in this meeting will
lie on applying your talent in the context of you as a student. The goal of this interactive
workshop will be threefold:
1) Getting acquainted with your personal talent
2) Using your talent in practice as a unique student
3) Generating a clearer image of the talents of your fellow students