Life Sciences Career Week

We are happy to announce the Life Sciences Career Week, a collaborative effort between the Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) Master's and PhD domain. This event will take place from Monday, 27 May till Friday 31 May, 2024.

Have you ever thought about life after PhD? Do you want to stay in research? Or do you want to enter a different career path that also matches your talents? 

To find out what’s there for you behind the PhD-horizon the Graduate School of Life Sciences is organising the Life Sciences Career Week.  With a series of workshops and talks tailored just for you. Customize your own program with the sessions you are most interested in.

The following PhD Programmes have a 'Life after PhD' activity for PhD's (alumni talks) in this week. Please check the coördinator for more information.

• Cardiovascular Research – Marti Bierhuizen M.F.A.Bierhuizen@umcutrecht.nl
• Computational Life Sciences- Bram van Eijnatten – a.l.vanEijnatten@uu.nl
• Toxicology and Environmental Health - Mieke Lumens – m.lumens@uu.nl
• Epidemiology - Aswin Yau – MSC-Epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl

In this week the BCF Career Event will take place on Thursday 30 May, in Jaarbeurs Utrecht. BCF Career Event is the largest career event for the Life Sciences and is the meeting place for everyone who is or wants to be active in Bio/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Food or Pharma. BCF Career Event offers you the opportunity to get into direct contact with a broad range of employers in the sector, but also with other organizations that can help you further in your career. For more information and sign up for free here.

And we're also excited to announce a special keynote speaker on Friday 31 May, followed by a networking session and drinks at the Utrecht Medical Center (UMC). It's an excellent opportunity to network and unwind after a week of insightful discussions and workshops.

If you don't have a clue what the added value is of a PhD degree (a lot!) in jobs other than academic researcher, then this is your opportunity to find out. Check out the programme and register here.  If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to pcc@uu.nl.