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Transversal Training Activities EDUAM 2024/2025

​2024-2025 Call for EDUAM Branch Training Activities

UAM Doctoral School will plan the required range of transversal activities shared by PhD programs that are related to research skills and personal values. Therefore, PhD Students will thus improve their academic and professional abilities previously determined in order to achieve their Phd Certificate.

Transversal activities become very useful for everyone who attends a PhD, irrespective of specific area of knowledge. These activities are intended to develop transversal skills as part of the PhD training.

All Transversal activities are optional for PhD Students.

The new criteria for classification, enrollment and evaluation of the transversal training activities for the 2024/25 academic year can be found at the bottom of this page in the download area.  

 

OFFICIAL SIGMA-PDS ACTIVITIES ENROLLMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

The enrollment instructions for the SIGMA-PDS OFFICIAL Transversal Training Activities can be found in the download area

The enrollment of the training activities is carried out at the same time as the renewal of the academic tutorship. Verification of proper enrollment can be done by downloading the registration receipt.

A maximum of 2 training activities can be enrolled.

Enrollment periods (see Academic and Enrollment Calendar):

  • From September 16 to September 30, 2024: PhD students enrolling in academic tutorships 2 to 5.
  • From October 3 to October 11: academic tutorships 6 to 9.
  • From October 16 to November 15: first academic tutorship.

 


Training Activities 2024/2025

  1. TRANSVERSAL ACTIVITIES OF OFFICIAL SIGMA-PDS.

Enrollment associated with the renewal of the academic tutoring (see Academic and Enrollment Calendar).

Maximum number of activities of this type that can be enrolled for the academic year 2024/25 is two, regardless of the number of ECTS associated with each of them.

 

SIGMA 

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 Training Activity Impartation Dates Training Modality
60100

Human evolution and its impact on the world

January 13, 14, 15, 16 y 17, 2025;  10:00-11:30h. 
January 20, 2025; 10:00-12:30h
In-person
60108

Digital skills for research: digital tools for project management and information management

From november 1, 2024.  Online (online course on the UAMx platform for self-paced learning)
60121

Digital skills for research: communicating ideas effectively with interactive digital resources

From november 1, 2024.  Online (online course on the UAMx platform for self-paced learning)
60109

Gender research: methodology and sources

Activity agenda

April 7, 8 and 9, 2025 (Mon to Wed): 9:30-17:30h. 
April 10, 2025 (Thu); 9:30-14:30h
In-person
60110 Tools for critical thinking 4 February (Tue), 2025; 11:00-13:00h
11 and 18 February 2025 (Tue); 11:00-13:30h
25 February and 4 March (Tue), 2025; 11:00-13:30h
13 and 20 March (Thu), 2025; 11:00-13:30h
27 March (Thu), 2025; 11:00-14:00h
In-person
60101

Keys to successful scientific writing: Effective strategies and ethical use of AI tools

5, 12, 19 and 26 November, 2024; 16:00-18:00h.
3 December, 2024; 10:00-14:00h
In-person/Online only for justified reasons  (ej. a research stay out of the UAM)
60106 Qualitative Research 25 and 26 February, 2025; 11:00-14:00h In-person
60111 Fundamentals of academic Spanish for the elaboration of doctoral thesis and scientific papers 13, 14, 20 and 21, February, 2025; 11:00-13:30h In-person
60112

How to make a successful oral presentation (thesis defense, conference communications or interviews with potential investors of your research)

29 January, 2025; 10:00-14:00h
30 and 31 January, 2025, 10:00-13:00h
In-person
60113 Introduction to textual data processing with the corpus management and query system Sketch Enginen) 23 and 24 January, 2025; 9:30-13:00h
28 January, 2025, 9:30-12:30h
In-person
60114 Scientific communication and linguistic corpora: tools for interdisciplinary research 3, 5, 10, 12 and 17 March, 2025; 16:00-20:00h Hybrid
60116 Academic Communication: Rhetoric, Proposals and Presentations 21 and 28 March (Fri) 2025; 11:00-14:00h In-person
60117 Communication: Rhetoric and negotiation 4 and 11 April (Fri), 2025; 11:00-14:00h In-person
60102 YAS-UAM: entornos de simulación aplicados a la docencia y la investigación Días 19 y 20 de mayo de 2025, de 9:30 a 13:00h
Día 21 de mayo de 2025, de 9:30 a 12:30h  
In-person
60103 Use of digital models in research and education Días 6 and 7 November, 2024; 9:30-12:30h 
8 November, 2024; 9:30-13:30h 
In-person
60104 Experimental design 9, 13, 16, 20 and 28 January, 2025; 15:30-19:30h In-person
60105 Basic Excel for researchers: tools to organize, filter, visualize and analyze your data 25 November, 2, 9 and 16 December, 2024; 15:30-18:00h In-person
60107 Research design with Idea Puzzle software 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 March, 2025; 10:00-12:00h Online (Zoom)
60115 Keys for reading images, maps and landscapes All Thu from 31 October to 12 December, 2024; 11:00-12:30h Online (Teams)
60118 Artificial Intelligence for the researcher 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 and 27 November, 2024; 16:00-18:30h In-person
60119 From the real model to the digital model, from the digital model to 3D printing 17 and 28 March, 2025; 10:00-14:00h 
18, 21, 24 and 25 March, 2025, 10:00-12:00h 
In-person
60120 Research design using qualitative techniques 10, 11 and 12 June, 2025; 12:00-14:00h Hybrid

 


  1. TRANSVERSAL ACTIVITIES OF SIGMA'S OWN DEGREES (EDUAM'S OWN OFFERING).

Enrollment is carried out after the renewal of the academic tutoring, from November 1 to 15, 2024. Given that the activities have a limited number of places, once this number is exceeded, the applicant will be placed on the waiting list. If the applicant finally obtains a place, he/she will be informed by institutional mail.

The maximum number of activities of this type that can be registered for the academic year 2024/25 is two, regardless of the number of ECTS associated with each of them.

This limitation does not affect the following activities:

  • Physics and Chemistry Training Seminars (SemFiQui)
  • Third Physics and Chemistry Symposium (SymFiQui)
  • Encourage your creativity

 

SIGMA-Students path for enrollment:  SIGMA > Otra Formación UAM > Doctorandos – Actividades Formativas – Matricula

 

 Training Activity  Impartation Dates Training Modality

Physics and Chemistry Training Seminars (SemFiQui)

Seminar Agenda

Last Friday of each month from 20 December 2024 to 30 May 2025, 12:30-14:00h Hybrid
Third Physics and Chemistry Symposium (SymFiQui) 16 and 17 June, 2025; 9.30-17.30h Hybrid
Use of lasers in student and research laboratories: Hidden and not-so-hidden dangers 11 and 12 February, 2025; 11:00-12:00h In-person
Alternative qualitative methods for researching with youth on the margins 26, 27 and 28 November, 10, 11 and 12 December, 2024; 17:00-19:00h In-person, except for one online class
Qualitative data analysis and categorization process 2 and 3 April, 2025; 10:00-14:00h Synchronous online
Introduction to Scientific Outreach From 31 March to 4 April, de 2025; 10:00-13:00h In-person
Open source software for your research career 3 and 10 March, 2025; 9:30-13:30h In-person
Assertive communication during the Doctorate 14, 21 and 28 January, 4 and 18 February, 2025; 13:00-15:00h In-person
Emotional Management and Planning for a Doctorate 17 and 24 January, 2025; 10:00-14:00h In-person
Workshop for managing anxiety, improving mood and promoting self-care of PhD students 9, 13, 16, 20 and 23 January, 2025; 15:00-17:00h In-person

Scientific text writing workshop

13 (Thu) and 18 (Tue) February, 2025; 10:00-14:00h In-person
Qualitative Research Seminar with NVivo 2 (Mon) and 3 (Tue) February, 2025; 15:15-19:30h In-person
Introduction to Meta-analysis 27 November (Wed), 2024; 16:00-20:00h In-person
Workshop “R: A Toolbox for My Thesis - Handling and Visualization" 13 (Fri) December, 2024; 10:00-14:00h In-person
Intellectual property, image rights and data protection in university research All Tue from 14 January to 25 February, 2025;10:00-12:00h  In-person and asynchronous online class mode 
Gender and Intersectionality in the Doctorate 7 and 8 May, 2025; 9:30-14:30h In-person
Encourage your creativity All 2025 Asynchronous online (UAMx)
Use of social media for research transfer In 2025, dates to be determined In-person
Advanced Excel for researchers: quantitative analysis and machine learning In 2025, dates to be determined In-person

 


  1. CIVIS ACTIVITIES.

Aimed at doctoral students from any university of the Consortium of European Universities. Enrollment is not carried out through SIGMA, but through the CIVIS UAM website.

Maximum number of activities: in this case, the maximum enrollment limit of two activities does not apply.

Training Activity Impartation Dates Training Modality
Challenges of Digital and Technological Transformations: Work and Organizational Life in an Uncertain Future 90min sessions one Friday per month, from January to June 2025 (concrete dates TBC) Online
Scientific Communication and Linguistic Corpora: Tools for Interdisciplinary Research In-person classes on mondays, from March 3rd to March 31st 2025. From March 3rd to March 7th (the Mobility Week), in-person classes every day of the week in the afternoon. Hybrid (Moodle, Teams)