3–7 November 2025
University of Coimbra, Portugal
The course is designed to set students up for success by preparing them to develop their PhD projects, which they typically defend later in the year, and which will form the core of their theses. Students will learn about modern scientific methods and how to design solid experimental setups for various settings: in vitro, with living organisms (in vivo), or in studies involving humans (clinical trials and studies on derived data or samples). The course will also raise awareness for important topics like the "replication crisis" in science and why research integrity and ethics are so crucial. Beyond the theory, students will get practical experience with biostatistics, data management, and data visualization, and instructors will show how to embrace open science practices and ensure their research is reproducible. The main goal is to equip students with the essential skills to plan, carry out, analyze, and share high-quality, ethical, and impactful research, laying a strong foundation for their entire PhD journeys.
Learn how to implement solid, ethical and reproducible experimental design setups for various settings
Raise awareness for important topics like the "replication crisis", research integrity, open science, and ethics.
Acquire practical experience with biostatistics, data management, and data visualization.
Provide students with the essential skills to plan, carry out, analyze, and share high-quality, ethical, and impactful research.
Experimental design, ethics and statistics
Reproducibility Crisis and Mitigation Strategies
Open Science
Data Management, Sharing & Re-Use
Appropriate Data Visualizations
Research Integrity
Invited speakers
Invited speakers
Invited speakers
27 October 2025. 23:59