Vår 2018

BIO-8516 Arctic Frontiers PhD Student Workshop I - 4 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for arktisk og marin biologi

Type of course

Theoretical

Course contents

Every year the ARCTOS research network arranges a PhD student workshop in concert with the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø in January. The goal of the workshop is to introduce the students to writing research proposals, interdisciplinary teamwork, and the culture and industry of the northern regions. Students have to participate the entire conference (political and scientific part) and either give an oral presentation or present a poster during the conference. After the conference, they will attend a 5-day seminar during which they will prepare a project proposal for funding to an imaginary research grant. During the workshop, there will be lectures about proposal writing, scientific topics relevant to the conference theme as well as more general lectures on art, local history, economics or political science. The students will also attend a number of excursions (e.g. visiting museum, art gallery, coastal administration). The course can be taken twice during the PhD study, but will have to be registered as BIO-8517 the second time. Prior to registering for this course, potential participants need to submit an abstract for a poster or oral presentation to the Arctic Frontiers conference and apply for the workshop. After receiving a confirmation of acceptance to the conference and workshop they can formally apply to be taken up for the course at the university. For questions regarding the workshop, please contact arctos@bfe.uit.no. For some impressions from previous workshops, you can visit the Young Scientist Forum blog.

Application deadline

Registration deadline for PhD students at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway: December 15.

Application deadline for other applicants: December 1.

Admission requirements

PhD students or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted.

PhD students at UiT register for the course through StudentWeb. The registration for spring semester starts in the middle of December.

Other applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb. Application code 9301.

Non-UiT PhD students must upload a document from their university stating that they are registered PhD students. This group of applicants does not have to prove English proficiency and are exempt from semester fee.

Holders of a Master´s degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. Applicants from listed countries must document proficiency in English. To find out if this applies to you, see the following list:

Proficiency in English must be documented - list of countries

For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document: Proficiency in english - PhD level studies

Contact Ingjerd Gauslaa Nilsen at the BFE-faculty if you have troubles or questions regarding registration to the course.

Objective of the course

Students who have successfully completed this course should have achieved the following learning outcomes. They should:

be familiar with the newest research topics in the fields covered by the conference
have knowledge of the funding application process
be able to write a competitive, high quality research proposal
be able to work in an interdisciplinary, international group on a common goal they were not familiar with before
become familiar with other aspects of their science (culture, history) and their role as scientists in society

Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

Intensive course - participation on 5 days Arctic Frontiers conference (includes poster or oral presentation) and 5 days workshop on board the Hurtigruten and in Svolvær.

Assessment

Powerpoint presentation of results and conclusions from discussion groups at the end of the workshop. Evaluation: Pass/fail.

Date for examination

Presentation of results and conclusions from discussion groups 30.01.2018

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.