ADS Doctoral Day

During the Doctoral Day, the Antwerp Doctoral School welcomes new PhD researchers, but also offers seminars that could be of interest for PhD researchers who are at a more advanced stage of their PhD journey. All PhD researchers are expected to attend at least once over the course of their PhD.

The upcoming Spring edition will take place on Thursday 19 March 2026, on-campus (Stadscampus, Hof van Liere (Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp)) and online via Blackboard Collaborate.

The programme includes parallel sessions, and a short description is provided for each parallel session, to help you make your selection.

You can indicate the session of your choice on the registration form (see below). Once your registration is confirmed, you are expected to attend and it is not possible to switch to a different parallel session. 

• The confirmation email you receive upon registering is your personal schedule for the Doctoral Day. It includes an overview of the sessions in which you enrolled. 
  
• Once your registration is confirmed, you are expected to attend and it is not possible to switch to a different parallel session.​
  
• A few days before the event, you will receive a reminder with all practical details, including information about online access for online participants. 
• If you enrolled for the morning plenary sessions, you are expected to watch the explainer videos in advance (see below).
• A no-show fee of € 50 will be charged to your educational credit if you don't show up when registered for live participation without notifying us by 11 March 2025  (DoctoralSchool@uantwerp.be). After this date, you can only cancel in case you are ill, with a doctor’s note.

• The sessions will take place in different rooms at the second floor of Hof van Liere at the Stadscampus. 
• Make sure to sign the attendance lists when you participate on-campus.
• The sessions will not be recorded.
• The venue is wheelchair accessible. Send an email to DoctoralSchool@uantwerp.be in case you would like assistance.
• A few weeks after the event, the certificates of attendance will be emailed to all participants (only for academic sessions, not the sessions containing practical information regarding the PhD).
  

How to access Hof van Liere?

• Go to the main entrance of the Stadscampus at Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp.​
• Walk through the gate and continue through the small square until you reach the roofed entrance of the first building.
• Enter this roofed hallway (don’t go in the main garden).
• Go through the door on your left and take the stairs to the second floor, where we will welcome you (room A. Dürer).
• See this map.

To prepare for the interactive morning session on the practicalities of doing a PhD, please watch these explainer videos in advance:

1. ​​Course offer (8 min.)
2. ​Educational credit (11 min.)
3. ​Progress report DSP (9 min.)
   
4. ​Towards the end of your PhD trajectory (10 min.)

The information in the videos will not be repeated during the event. 

Questions after watching the presentations? We will happily answer them during our Doctoral Day. You can submit them in advance via DoctoralSchool@uantwerp.be.