MIGLOBA Feedback Sessions
Content & Format
The idea is that each time someone can present their work in progress. This work in progress could look very different and could be anything you would like to 'put on the table'. The classic version would be to discuss an article (draft), but it could also be an interview guide, a blog post or simply a question or (ethical) dilemma that you're currently facing. Ideally, this session aims to break away from traditional presentation formats, creating a space to experiment with alternative approaches. For instance, it could be materialised or visualised through a sketch, poster, or mind map. Importantly, it shouldn't add a lot of extra work but should rather be helpful and useful to you.
Are you a PhD researcher and would you like to make your feedback session count as a PhD seminar?
That’s possible, if the following conditions are fulfilled:
A doctoral seminar (or lunch seminar) has the goal (1) to promote communication about research among PhD students, (2) to receive feedback from peers (and senior researchers) and (3) provide an accessible platform to discuss (their own) research. In practice a doctoral seminar involves PhD students presenting one or more aspects of their own research to colleagues and other interested parties (also outside of their own research group), who provide them with comments and feedback. In general, the purpose is to discuss practical difficulties, obstacles and unresolved issues. Amongst others, presentation could be on the approach and design of the PhD research, research results, research proposals, etc. All PhD students give at least one doctoral seminar within the department during the first two years of their PhD. It is however recommended to give at least two presentations.
Per department, PhD students are supposed to take the initiative to organise these seminars. This means: selecting dates, sending calls for presentations, distribute announcements and invitations within the department. Organising doctoral seminars can receive credits as “Organising a seminar series” in category C. Participating as discussant can be submitted for credits under category E as ‘Serving as an opponent or discussant at an academic meeting”. Individual PhD commission members can attend but they don’t have to.
Presenters
One presenter per session. Usually, this would be someone who is either part of or somehow connected to MIGLOBA. If the presenter would like to discuss an article or something similar, it would be great to send it in advance, at the latest, a week before the seminar.
For questions, please reach out to Do you also want to present in one of the upcoming feedback sessions? Please send an email to Anke.DeMalsche@uantwerpen.be or Milena.Belloni@uantwerpen.be.
