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Annual PhD conference - School of Religion and Theology

The next PhD conference of the School of Religion and Theology will take place on 10 and 11 April 2025.

The next edition of the SRT PhD Conference will take place on 10 and 11 April 2025. We are looking forward welcoming PhD candidates, master's students, researchers and others who are interested. The PhD conference will take place on campus at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, but can also be followed online.

Please register here for the conference:   

For any questions, please contact the Graduate School 

Programme day 1 - April 10, 2025

  • Overview programme

    Morning – Plenary Session (location: HG-12A00)

    Joint online  using the Link

    9:30-10:00      Walk in  with coffee and tea

    10:00-10:15     Introduction (August den Hollander)

    10:15-10:45      Presentation 1 :  Bert Jan Lietaert-Peerbolte: ‘’The Role of Research - a personal view"

    10:45-10:55      Reflection and discussion 

    10:55 - 11:15     Break with coffee and tea

    11:15-11:35       Presentation 2:  Sharda Nandram: "The Impact of Spirituality on your wellbeing"

     11:35 - 11:55    Presentation 3: Jeroen de Ridder:  "Seven rules to think clearly in confusing times."

    11:55- 12:00     Closing of session (director of the Graduate School, August den Hollander) 

    12:00-13:00     Lunch (FRT Entrance 15th floor)

    Afternoon - Various workshops

    13:00-14:15     First round of simultaneous workshops/activities:

    Workshop 1.1    (HG14A28)   (Link)

    Professionalising your Dissertation Layout - Jorik Groen

    Workshop 1.2.  (HG15A43) (Link)

    Practical tips to complete your Data Management Plan - Cahit Oguz

    Workshop 1.3    (HG15A16)  (Link)

    All about Privacy - Rita van der Schriek-Hermans

    Workshop 1.4   (HG13A34)  

    The  101 of working together with your supervision team - An-Ting Yi

    14:15 - 15:00    Break (self catered)

    15:00-16:15      Second round of simultaneous workshops/activities:

    Workshop 2.1  (FRT HG15A43) (Link)

    Empirical Research, the dilemmas, and how to overcome these - Elza Kuijk

    Workshop 2.2 (HG15A16) (Link) 

    Scientific publishing - handling feedback from editors - Dion Forster

    Workshop 2.3 - Cancelled

    Workshop 2.4 (Walking tour) (Please note that the tour starts at 14:45 and will finish at 17:30)

    The miracle of Amsterdam - August den Hollander

    18:00-19:00    Dinner

     

  • More information

    Presentation 1 -  The Role of Research - A personal view

    Bert Jan Lietaert-Peerbolte, professor of Biblical Science at our school will discuss how he started his PhD and how it led to a life's work.

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    https://vu.nl/nl/nieuws/2024/vu-frt-hoogleraar-lietaert-peerbolte-deelt-levenswerk-met-paus-franciscus

    Presentation 2  - The Impact of Spirituality on your wellbeing

    Sharda Nandram: Full Professor in Hindu Spirituality and Society, School of Religion and Theology and professor in Business and Spirituality at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in Breukelen. She is also the VU Chief Diversity Officer (CDO). 

    Spirituality provides a compass for navigating the labyrinth of life’s challenges. It ignites a sense of purpose and meaning

    that transcends the routine of work. By connecting with your inner selves by mapping your activities in the known and unknown realms of reality, you discover that your true home lies not in the external world but in the realm within. This newfound purpose infuses your work with deeper significance, enhancing your overall well-being. In this presentation I will discuss the known and unknown realms of reality and how this process has the potential to enable our well-being. 

    Presentation 3  - Seven rules to think clearly in confusing times

    Jeroen de Ridder: University Research Chair Professor of Political Epistemology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and vice-dean of research of the new Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

    Mis- and disinformation is all around us, if we are to believe media reports. Polarization is increasing, many people feel. Figuring out what is true, whom to trust, and who or what to believe has never been easy, but is perhaps more difficult now than ever. In this talk, I will elaborate on a recent book that Rik Peels and I wrote in which we give epistemological advice to people who want to make up their minds responsibly in these confusing times. We have tried to crystallize recent insights from epistemology, psychology, history, and journalism in seven rules, which cover thinking clearly about oneself, thinking responsibly with others, and informing ourselves adequately about the world around us.

Programme day 2 - April 11, 2025

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