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Help! I am a PhD student

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That is why we give you a free PhD Breakfast and more! 

This is what AI says about you: 

A PhD student does independent research to discover new knowledge and expand human understanding in a specific field. PhD’s do research, design experiments, dig through archives, or survey populations to gather data. They analyze data, do statistics, or mathematical proofs to interpret findings and test theories. Write and publish draft scientific papers, book chapters, and a massive final summary of their work called a dissertation or thesis. After which they present their work, sharing their discoveries and talk with other experts at international academic conferences. Some also teach and mentor and assist university professors.  

All very impressive, yet what AI does not mention is how challenging, hard and sometimes even lonely the PhD process can be. PhD’ s often find themselves between university staff and students. 

So how fun would it be to get to know your fellow PhD’s here at the VU-Campus, enjoy breakfast while you discuss matters that concern you as a PhD?  

This is the start of a bimonthly series of PhD breakfasts and based on input from this first breakfast we will let you design the upcoming breakfasts to help you tackle specific issues that you experience. 

All VU PhD’s can join the PhD breakfast sessions in 3D (VU’s Dialogue centre)!  

Programme
  • 28 September 2026
  • 9:00-10:15 
  • Location: 3D room, 3D is the dialogue center of the Vrije Universiteit. The space is located in the WN building on the VU campus square, opposite the volleyball courts.
  • Audience: VU PhD's
  • Sign up here, please do, so we know how many croissants to order!
  • For further questions, you can send an email to 3D@vu.nl

About Help! I am a PhD student

Starting date

  • 28 September 2026

Time

  • 09:00 - 10:15

Location

  • 3D | VU Dialogue Stage

Address

  • De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam

Organised by

  • 3D

Language

  • Dutch, English

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