Group Processes and Intergroup Relations track meeting

Semester

Semester 1, 2025-2026

Type of course

Research Group Meetings

Date

November 10, 2025

Location

Utrecht University

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Duration

1 day

Maximum number of participants

25

ECTS

0.5 EC will be appointed for participation in the complete course

Staff

Toon Kuppens (RUG), Ruthie Pliskin (LEI)

Content

Ph.D. students are invited to contribute with a presentation. Usually this presentation is about their own research, in case they want to receive feedback from KLI faculty and fellow Ph.D. students. Participants could practice a presentation they will give at a conference, present research ideas, preliminary data, or discuss a paper they are currently writing and get feedback from colleagues. Presentations are informal and presenters can indicate what type of feedback they are looking for. 

There is also the possibility for presentations on topics other than the PhD student’s own research; such presentations are decided on together with the track coordinators. 

In both cases, short and long presentations are possible, depending on the extent of the topic or the feedback that is desired. 

At the end of the programme, we dedicate one hour to having students pair up and exchange experiences about the phd project. The idea is that a junior student pairs up with a senior student. We did this two years ago and the students liked it a lot. Those who were junior two years ago are now senior, so this is a good time to repeat this. 

 

Time schedule 

10.00 Welcome, tea/coffee, introduction of new members

10.30 Student presentations

11.40 Break

11.55 Student presentations

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Student presentations

14.40 Break

15.00 Student presentation

15.35 Junior and senior phd students pair up and exchange their impressions on the phd project

16.30 Drinks (optional)

The schedule will depend on how many students want to present their work. 

 

Learning goals

Practicing a presentation about own research

Getting to know other theories and methods in other research areas

Building a network with other phd students

Reflecting on the phd project 

 

Preparation 

Those who present need to prepare their presentation.