Research planning and time management
- In short
- Practical tools for planning and time management during your PhD
- Learn to balance research, teaching and other responsibilities
- Work on realistic long-term and short-term planning
- Gain insight into prioritising, procrastination and stress
- Includes a workshop, assignments, feedback and an individual follow-up
Why this course?
As a PhD candidate, you are expected to combine research with a variety of other responsibilities, such as teaching and administrative tasks. This can make it difficult to stay focused, set priorities, and maintain a realistic planning. This workshop session helps you strengthen your planning and time management skills so you can work more effectively and with more confidence. You will explore practical tools for both long-term and short-term planning, monitoring the progress and quality of your research, and setting priorities in a manageable way. The course also addresses related themes such as working style, procrastination, stress, and the collaboration with your supervisor.
Is this course for me?
This workshop is for PhD candidates who want to improve their planning and time management, gain more control over their workload, and work in a more focused and structured way.
It is open to all PhD students.
What will you gain?
After this course, you will have practical tools and insights to help you:
- make realistic long-term and short-term plans;
- monitor the progress and quality of your research;
- set priorities and stay focused;
- reflect on your working style and identify patterns such as procrastination or stress;
- exchange experiences and ideas with other PhD candidates.
During the workshop, you will work on assignments and receive feedback. There is also space to discuss your own experiences and questions. More personal topics and individual feedback will be addressed in a follow-up one-to-one meeting.
What are the costs?
The participation fee for this course is €485. Staff members of Utrecht University may be eligible for a discount or can pay using 3 O&T units.
Are you a PhD candidate at Utrecht University and registered in My PhD? Then you may be eligible for reimbursement. Please contact your Graduate School for more information.
Practical information
The course is taught in English or Dutch, depending on the participants.
Professional education at Utrecht University
By joining this course, you’ll benefit from high-quality education at Utrecht University, a broad and internationally oriented research university. What makes us unique is that we are the only university in the Netherlands that conducts academic research into how professionals learn. This means our teaching methods are specifically designed to support the way professionals develop and apply new knowledge in practice. Within our professional education programmes, leading researchers share the latest insights from their fields. At the same time, participants bring their own professional experience into the learning environment. This exchange of knowledge and perspectives often leads to new insights that you can apply directly in your own work.
When is the training?
Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
1 | 6 May | 09:30 - 12:30 |
Where is the training held?
The training takes place at Utrecht Science Park. On the Utrecht Science Park website you can find an overview of the different travel routes and transport options. You can also view an overview of the available paid parking options if you plan to come by car .
Incompany / customized course?
We also provide this course incompany, and customized if desired. Are you curious about the possibilities? Please contact us. We are happy to think along with you.
Who will be teaching?
Our Utrecht University trainers combine strong academic expertise with a clear understanding of professional practice. They are actively involved in relevant, up-to-date research in their field and translate that knowledge into teaching that is practical, interactive and directly applicable to your work. Their approach is tailored to how professionals learn: focused on real-life cases, peer exchange and hands-on learning. Collaboration is central throughout the course, and the learning environment is designed to encourage dialogue, shared learning and co-creation.
Do you have an (educational) question, or are you curious about in-company and customisation options? We would be happy to explore the possibilities with you.
Please contact us via:
onderwijsadviesentraining@uu.nl
030 253 2261
About Educational Development & Training
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How can I register?
Great to hear that you’re interested in the workshop Research planning and Time management. You can register using the yellow registration button on the right-hand side of this page. The registration deadline for this course is 29 April.
Are you a PhD student at the UU and are you registered in My PhD? Then you may be reimbursed for this course. Please contact your Graduate School about this.