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January 2026

Dear fellow PhD Candidates,

Happy new year and the best wishes for 2026 😊✨ We hope you all got some well-deserved rest over the holidays. LAP is ready for a new year filled with news, events, and social gatherings!

It may not feel like it, but January and February will pass by fast! Therefore, mark the Save the Date for PhD Day 2026 in your calendars! More info soon!



Also, make sure to scroll down for new newsletter content, called: This month's mood.

Best wishes, 
The LAP Board

General information

LAP WhatsApp community
You can stay in contact via our WhatsApp community (the link can always be found at the bottom of each newsletter). Before you join we would like to verify your employment within the LUMC, so please send us an e-mail (lap@lumc.nl) with your phone number.

CAO negotiations
The negotiations for the new UMC Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) 2025–2026 are in full swing. Important topics for PhD candidates are on the agenda. Make sure your voice is heard. The session at the LUMC as been scheduled as follows:

📅 January 20
⏰ 12:30 - 13:30
📍 K-01-103, lecture hall 1, in building 1

PhD Psychologist Newsletter
We all know how challenging it can be to ask for help, especially in the middle of a demanding academic path. The PhD Psychologist Team at the Leiden University has created a newsletter for you about the services available, and to make it easier to share this information with PhD candidates and their support networks. In het latest version you'll find among others:

  • A new peer support group for gifted PhD candidates to connect, reflect, and grow.
  • Workshops and courses to help PhDs navigate cultural challenges, manage stress, and strengthen emotional resilience.
  • A reminder of the services they offer, providing a safe, confidential space to reflect, gain tools, and move forward with confidence.
     

PhD Safe Space Sweet
Do you have someone who made a difference in your PhD journey? This could be a fellow PhD candidate, supervisor, librarian or someone else at the LUMC whose contribution should not go unnoticed. Nominate them for the next PhD Safe Space Sweet! Share their story and let us celebrate the unsung heroes of academia.

Grant newsletter
The Grant Newsletter of December 2025 has been published on Albinusnet. If you have any ideas to expand your research, want to continue as a postdoc or just want to see what kind of grants are available to you in the future, make sure to check it out!

Sponsors 

Check out our sponsors, Ridderprint and ProefschriftMaken.

Webinars and Courses

An overview of all courses within the LUMC and Leiden University can be found here. Course dates have been updated for 2026.

LUMC PhD Onboarding Module 
The e-learning “Onboarding LUMC PhD candidates” will help new PhD candidates to find their way in the LUMC to provide an optimal start of their PhD trajectory. The e-learning is available via the LUMC Learning Environment. 

Register now! PhD Statistics Courses 2026
Boerhaave Nascholing offers several statistics courses for PhD candidates, and registration for the following courses in 2026 has been opened: Click on the links above to register. Click here for a brief description of the courses

Share these courses! 

Supervising PhD candidates - Leiden University (universiteitleiden.nl) 

Successful PhD supervision - Online Course (futurelearn.com) 


Academic writing courses

HRM cursus: Academic Writing for PhDs - Leiden University (universiteitleiden.nl)  

  • Onsite start dates: February 3, February 4, March 31, April 1
  • Online start dates: January 19, February 6, February 13, April 13, April 24, June 26


E-health
Caring UniversitiesHome - Caring Universities (caring-universities.com) 
Gezondeboel: e-Health van Gezondeboel | Een innoverend e-healthplatform (log in SURFconext - Select an account to login to Gezondeboel


Leiden University Workshop Scientific Conduct for PhD's 
This workshop is part of the Leiden University mandatory wide program to make PhD candidates familiar with the different concepts related to scientific conduct and integrity. The workshop is taught by the LUMC Graduate School. Click here to register for one of the start dates.
  • January 15 (EN)
  • January 29 (NL, online)
  • February 12 (EN)
  • March 5 (EN)
  • April 2 (EN)

Leiden Bio Science Park
LBSP organizes many relevant events for PhDs and PostDocs, so always keep an eye out on their agenda.

HRM Learning & Development courses 
Click on one of the links below for more information about the course.

This month's mood


Contact

 

The Graduate School Office


If you have any additional questions regarding the administrative aspects of your PhD studies in the LUMC, you can contact the Graduate School Office at GraduateSchool@lumc.nl, or find them on LinkedIn or their website.

 

LAP


Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have a question to ask, an idea to discuss, or just want to say hi. You can always send us an email at LAP@lumc.nl.
Stay in contact on our Whatsapp community, click here to join!
You can also follow us on social media. Use the buttons below to check out our LinkedIn, Instagram, and our website

 

LAP Board
Kiki Kuijpers
Madda Debiasi
Ivana Kancheva
Amar Levens
Giovanni Loe-Sack-Sioe
Yasmin van der Velden
Noor Kuhlemaijer
Jenia Makarevich 
Merel Wilmsen
Iveta Dzivite
Fieke Teertstra
Coen Bijns
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