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Are you ready to share your research in just 3 minutes? Can you explain your work clearly, creatively, and convincingly to a non-specialist audience?

Join us for the 3-Minute PhD Presentation Challenge 2025 – a fun and rewarding opportunity to showcase your research, sharpen your communication skills, and compete for exciting prizes!

Registration Link: https://nettskjema.no/a/3-minute-presentation2025

📅 Event Details:

• Date: 13th May 2025
• Time: 15:00 – 16:15
• Venue: Teknologibygget 1.022
• Max participants: 15 (first come, first served)
  
  🗓️ Registration deadline: 30th April 2025

🏆 Prizes:

• 🥇 1st Prize: 3000 NOK gift card
• 🥈 2nd Prize: 2500 NOK gift card
• 🥉 3rd Prize: 2000 NOK gift card

☕ Refreshments will be served, and all participants will receive a certificate for their contribution!

✅ Eligibility

• Open to currently enrolled PhD students at UiT.
• The content must be based on your own original research.
• Previous may not reuse the presentations that won last year.

📋 Rules

1. A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted – no transitions, animations, or builds.
2. No additional media (e.g. sound or video files) or props (e.g. costumes, lab equipment).
3. The talk must be spoken word only – no poems, raps, or songs.
4. The presentation is limited to 3 minutes maximum.
5. The presentation must be delivered in English and aimed at a general, non-specialist audience.

📩 Interested?

Register now and be part of this fast-paced, fun, and inspiring event. Whether you’re presenting to impress or just to practice, this is a great platform to connect, communicate, and shine.

Registration Link: https://nettskjema.no/a/3-minute-presentation2025

We can’t wait to hear what you’re working on!

Are you struggling to find time to work on your manuscript, article, dissertation, or research paper? Do you need a quiet, distraction-free space to focus and make real progress?  

Join us for “Penning the Research”, a dedicated writing session designed to help TODOS members like you to stay productive, focused, and motivated in a supportive environment!

📅 Event Details:

                 📍 Location : Lærerutdanning, Floor 2 – ILP 2.072 
                  📆 Date       : 21.03.2025
                  ⏰ Time      : from 13.30 to 16.00

What you can expect:

             ✅ A structured session with focused writing sprints & breaks
             ✅ A quiet space dedicated to productive research writing
             ✅ The company of fellow PhD students for motivation
             ✅ Goal-setting at the start and reflection at the end
             ✅ Refreshments & snacks to keep afloat! ☕🍪

Bring your laptop, notes, and anything else you need to write efficiently and productively!

Spots are limited, so be sure to register below! 👇

Registration Deadline: 12.03.2025

🔗 https://nettskjema.no/a/penningtheresearch

We look forward to seeing you there! Let’s get those research papers written! 🚀

This spring semester, PhDs and PostDocs are invited to regular social gatherings every 2nd thursday 4-6pm of the month (check out our event calendar on facebook). Yesterday we had a kick-off with some pizza, people brought boardgames and knitting and everyone had a great time! We’re looking forward to seeing many of you on a regular basis this spring!

Dette vårsemesteret er stipendiater og postdocs invitert til månedlige sosiale sammenkomster hver andre torsdag i måneden kl. 16-18 (sjekk ut arrangementene på facebooksiden vår). I går var første møte med pizza, folk tok med seg brettspill og strikketøy og vi storkoste oss! Håper å se mange av dere med jevnlige mellomrom denne våren!

Save the dates!

13th March – https://www.facebook.com/share/19ooPgCP4v/?mibextid=wwXIfr

10th April – https://www.facebook.com/share/18E6SNHCju/?mibextid=wwXIfr

8th May – https://www.facebook.com/share/18oCxX2qcP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

12th June – https://www.facebook.com/share/1AUjsCRUuf/?mibextid=wwXIfr

TODOS would like to invite you to the annual Christmas dinner which this year will be at Árdna at UiT, Thursday 5^th December. Doors open at 5pm, dinner is served from 6pm. Bring your own drinks.

We will play good music later in the evening and maybe Santa will come too?

There is a maximum of 35 spots, so check your calendar asap and sign up if you are free! If you find out that you cannot make it after all, please change your answer in the form below or let us know, so other people can join for you.

Important information

Date of event: Thursday 5^th December 2024

Time: Door opens at 1700, dinner served from 1800

Register here: https://nettskjema.no/a/todos-julebord2024

Deadline for registration: 11th November 2359

Location: Árdna (mazemap location: https://link.mazemap.com/mjVXNtT3)

Dress code: come as you are, with your ugly Christmas sweater, gala clothing, or pyjamas. Everything is just right!

We are looking forward to celebrating with you!

Todos would like to invite you to a night of socialising – and beating your fellow PhD at bowling!

There are only 18 spots, so sign up quickly but don’t forget to shoot us message of you cannot make it. Then the place will open to someone else.

When? Friday, 1^st november, 7-9pm

Where? Bybowling, Storgata 68A

Link to sign up: https://nettskjema.no/a/454597

You can buy drinks and pizza at the bar – and stay a little longer, if you like. The bowling alleys are booked 7-9pm, but feel free to stay longer for a round if darts, snooker or shuffleboard. ☺️

A change in scenery might sometimes help with the writers’ block – and who doesn’t love that?

The writing retreat is back! 😊

Join us for a 3 days & 2 night writing retreat at Malangen Resort from 18^th November to 20^th November 2024.

We will be arranging a conference room (with a view no less) and conduct writing session with regular breaks to ensure the maximum efficiency.

The participation fee is 2700 NOK, paid directly to the resort upon checking out. The remaining cost will be covered by TODOS. As an academic event, the fee is reimbursable through your annum, but please verify this with your supervisors. You claim the fees the same way you do with other work related travels.

Upon signing up, you are bound to pay for this participation fees even if you do not show up. You can change your mind up to Thursday, 17^th October at 2359.

For this fee, you will get:

• A single bedroom in a 3-bedroom cabin with one shared bathroom and a full kitchen. The assignment of your 2-night cohabitant will be random. Cabin mates will be of the same gender.
• 3 x lunch, 1 x pizza buffet dinner, 1 x 3-course dinner, 2 x breakfast buffet, coffee and snacks throughout the day while writing.
• Transport from and back to UiT
• Writers’ spirit (we hope)

Additional activities by the resort are available here – at your own expenses.

Important details:

Date: Monday 18^th November – Wednesday 20^th November 2024

Departure location: BFE Building (Mazemap location: https://link.mazemap.com/a66ScR39)

Departure time from UiT: 0900 h

Departure time from Malangen: 1600 h

Sign up link: https://nettskjema.no/a/455555

Sign up deadline (including changes and withdrawals): Thursday 17^th October 2024

Once your registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation email from Nettskjema containing a link where you could edit / delete your registration. Please keep this email safe in case you would like to withdraw. Should this email be lost, please write us an email by the same deadline.

An email with other important information will be sent to participants once the sign up is completed two weeks prior to the event. Should you have any questions, feel free to write to us.

We are experiencing issues with our mailing list. We have notified the IT department several weeks ago. Unfortunately, this is still not fixed. Please let your colleagues who do not receive email know to visit our website https://site.uit.no/todos as we will concurrently update the website each time we send out an email. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

English below ⬇️

Hei alle stipendiater og postdoktorer! 🍂

Høsten har ankommet til Tromsø og derfor vil TODOS invitere på en koselig kveld med brettspill og Mario Kart.

Vi tilrettelegger for en koselig atmosfære og setter opp forskjellige spill til enhver smak – dere tar med det dere måtte ønske av snacks og drikke.

Når?     Onsdag, 9. oktober kl. 17-21

Hvor? N119, 1. etasje Breiviklia, mazemap: https://link.mazemap.com/SEJBGUHP

Vi sees! 😊

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Hello all PhDs and postdocs! 🍂

Autumn has arrived in Tromsø and TODOS wants to invite you to a cosy evening with boardgames and Mario Kart.

We’ll provide for a good atmosphere and bring games – you can bring snacks and whatever you wish to drink.

When?     Wednesday, 9^th October, 5-9pm

Where?   N119, 1. floor Breiviklia, mazemap: https://link.mazemap.com/SEJBGUHP

The UiT University Library together with High North Academy and the Academic Writing Centre will organize an event targeting all PhD candidates at UiT named PhD Day in the Library.

Agenda can be found here: https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/857358/phd_day_at_the_library

Date: 17^th October 2024

Time: 0900 – 1500 (lunch included – sign up for lunch required)

Sign up link: https://nettskjema.no/a/442971#/page/1

Deadline: 10^th October 2024. Please note that the sign up is only required if you would like lunch. The event is open to all on the day itself.

You are hereby invited to join the “Career workshop”. This workshop aims at helping you think about future job opportunities and see the potential in your skills.

Where do you see yourself after your PhD?

What competences do you need to get there?

What competences do you already have?

How can you fill these skill gaps?

Develop your career plan together with us!

Date and Time: September 26, 0900-1300

Register here within September 23, 2359

We’ll serve lunch for participants after the workshop.