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For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration, phdcourses@adm.aau.dk

Welcome to Professional Communication A (2025)

Hello,

Welcome to the Spring 2025 offering of the Professional Communications course for PhD students at Aalborg University.

Communication is a core skill for all professionals, and the ability to convey complex information is essential for success in a PhD and beyond.  There are many dimensions to effective communication; this course is intended to help PhD students become aware of those dimensions, and to develop their competencies to prepare them for communicating in research contexts.

Presenting at a scientific conference is a common feature of the PhD experience, and as such it will be used as the case study for this course.  Participants will work through the context of a public presentation, considering the format, the poster and/or slides to support such a talk, the social media environment to share such a talk, and the skills involved in delivering the talk itself.  Finally, the course will give participants a change to implement these skills and to receive peer feedback on their efforts.

The course will combine both theory and practice, sharing underpinning concepts as well as practical advice on how to become comfortable with communicating in a professional research context.

The course will be held over three full days, Wednesday 5. to Friday 7. March.

Organizer: Professor Euan Lindsay

Lecturers: Professor Euan Lindsay

ECTS: 3.0

Time: 5 - 7 March 2025 

Place: Aalborg University

5 March: Teglgårds Plads 1 (Nordkraft) room 11.12

6 March: Teglgårds Plads 1 (Nordkraft) room 11.15

7 March: Teglgårds Plads 1 (Nordkraft) room 11.12 and 11.09

Zip code: 9000

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 20

Deadline: 12 February 2025 

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.