Training
The Network’s Training Programme has three main parts:
- Project-specific (PhD) training,
- Network-specific (complementary) training, and
- International (Network-independent) training
Every ESR in the Network will enter a high quality PhD programme at one of the Partner Universities. This will consist of a laboratory-based research project combined with lectures and seminars. The Bologna process has greatly increased the uniformity of PhD requirements across Europe especially in major research led universities such as those in the Network. Consequently, the obligatory lectures a doctoral student is required to take are
comparable at the Partner Universities (and are described on their websites) whereas the optional courses vary according to local profiles.
| Name/Type of activitiy | Responsible | Duration | Location |
| Locally based PhD courses | PI | 36 | Host university |
| Lab based research training | PI | 36 | Host lab |
| PhD Symposia / Local Science Day | Host university | ||
| Network Based Training / Courses and Workshops for generic skills | Responsible | Month | Location |
| Workshop#1 / Systems biology | VUA | 25.-26.10.2011 | Amsterdam |
| Workshop#2 / Microarray technology | UNIFI | 28.-30.03.2012 | Florence |
| Workshop#3 / Laser Micro-Dissection | UNIFI | 23.-25.10.2013 | Florence |
| Workshop#4 / Histopathology | Astra Zeneca | 9.-11.12.2013 | Macclesfield |
| Workshop#5 / Animal welfare and ethics | CU | 31.10.-01.11.2011 | Cardiff |
| Course#2 / Basics of preclinical drug safety testing | Astra Zeneca | 9.-11.12.2013 | Macclesfield |
| Course#3 / Pre-/clinical trials / ethics | Amgen |
26.11.2012 |
Vienna |
| Course#4 / Genotyping, predictive testing, reporting and genetic counselling | MUW | 26.11.2012 | Vienna |
| Courses on complementary skills | Responsible | Month | Location |
| Workshop#7 / Management Systems | AHT-M | Nov.-Dec. 2013 | online, Macclesfield |
| Course#5 / Quality and risk management in the routine diagnostic laboratory | MUW | 26.11.2012 | Vienna |
| Workshop#8 / Conference Skills, reflection / discussion | MUW / FHJ | June - Sep. 2012 | Barcelona, Toulouse, online |
| eLearning: online-courses | Responsible | Month | Location |
| Course#1 e-Moderation course (based on Gilly Salmon´s concept) | FHJ | March 2011, July 2011 | online |
| Workshop#6 / scientific & proposal writing; presentation skills, project management, IPR issues online | CU / FHJ | Aug. - Sep. 2014 | online |
| Course#7 b / Management Systems | AHT-M | Nov. - Dec. 2014 | online & f2f |
| Journal Club; critical reading & discussion of papers | All PI | on-going | online |
| Secondments to Network Laboratories | Responsible | Month | Location |
| Visiting Scientist A. Conigrave | MUW | 9-12/32 | Vienna |
| Visiting Scientist E. Brown | UPJV | 30-32/46 | Amiens |
| Secondments | UPJV / AZ | 6-40 | Network Labs |
