1. Mirja Peltola 14.3.2019 Introduction to doctoral studies
Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme (HBS-DP) Terveys- ja biotieteiden tohtoriohjelma
Mirja Peltola
Introduction to doctoral studies

2. HBS players: Responsible people
UniOGS Dean
Harri Oinas-Kukkonen
Head of UniOGS
UniOGS Vice-Dean
Jouko Miettunen
General training
HBS-DTC Chair
Seppo Alahuhta (vice-chair Risto Kerkelä)
Leads HBS-DP
Degree Programme Directors:
Medicine
Dentistry
Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Biology
Health Sciences
Petri Lehenkari (MD) & Jouko Miettunen (PhD)
Pekka Ylöstalo
Thomas Kietzmann
Laura Kvist
Maria Kääriäinen
Degree requirements, course curriculum, admin
HBS UniOGS coordinator
TBA
Guidance, general administration, admissions, PSPs (HOPS)...
HBS-DP coordinator
Mirja Peltola
First-hand contact,
field specific training
Chief of Postgraduate Education (Johtava koulutusasiantuntija)
Marjo Tourula (Faculty of Medicine, FBMM)
Katri Suorsa (Faculty of Science)
End processes!

3. Where are we: Everyday contacts in HBS-DP
Location: Kontinkangas Campus
Doctoral Programme coordinator:
Mirja Peltola, room 474B
Questions, need guidance? Want to give feedback? – Welcome to my office!

4. Doctoral training: Individually tailored curriculum
Total number of credits required for most HBS Degree Programmes: ECTS
General studies: 4 ECTS
Field-specific studies: 16 ECTS
Obligatory studies
Introduction to Doctoral Training (1 ECTS, UniOGS)
Scientific Research and Ethics (2 ECTS, UniOGS)
Doctoral training plan (3 ECTS, UniOGS) – During year 1
Research plan seminar (1 ECTS, HBS-DP) – By the end of year 1
Annual reporting and follow-up group meetings (1 ECTS, UniOGS)
Optional studies, examples
– Take advantage as much as possible!
HBS-DP field-specific training – Calendar of Events!
Oral and poster presentations in conferences
UniOGS optional studies (transferable skills, entrepreneurial skills!)
Courses given by other UO DPs or outside of Oulu (e.g. other Finnish Universities, NorDoc, EMBO)

5. HBS-DP Training framework
Field specific studies
Practical courses, lecture courses, seminars, symposia, workshops, research camp, conferences, other (scientific) events
Language: Mainly in English, some in Finnish
Collaboration
Local: Faculties; other UO doctoral programmes and organizations;
Focus Institute Biocenter Oulu and Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu
National: Clinical DPs of Helsinki,Turku, Kuopio and Tampere; FinBionet…
International: NorDoc, Ulm University Germany, …
Trainings and events are announced in:
WWW:
Mailing list: (HBS-DP doctoral students) and other relevant mailing lists + campus ads

6. HBS Seminars and Events
Includes
Kontinkangas Campus Seminar Series
Guest seminars, Meet the researher, Lunch Seminars, Morning coffees
HBS-DP Research Plan Seminars
Other symposia and events organized by HBS-DP
Credits
Sign up for seminar
Record the attendance on seminars (date, seminar title, duration, place)
Credits: either as indicated in the course programme, or hour-based 0,5 ECTS / 10 h
When
HBS-DP Calendar of Events,
HBS-DP list
Why
Not only for ECTS, but also: networking, updating, innovating, collaboration!

7. Research Plan Seminars
Where
HBS-DP research plan seminars
Group/faculty/research unit meetings or seminars
When
HBS-DP seminars in spring 2019: Feb 25, March 25, April 29, May 27
Why
Not only because it’s obligatory but also: presentation skills, publish your research, comments, networking, collaboration…
How
HBS-DP Research Plan seminars:
1) Presentations preferably in English
2) Supervisors participation
3) Registration: via website (HBS-DP Calendar of events)

8. HBS-DP: Examples of the PhD level courses in spring 2019
March 11-15
The International Research Seminar in Collaboration with the University of Oulu, 1 ECTS (Digital Health Module)
March 11 - April 29
Biostatistiikan perusteet -verkkokurssi tohtorikoulutettaville, 2 ECTS
April 4-5
Course (in Finnish): Tilastollisten analyysien jatkokurssi SPSS-ohjelmistolla, 1 ECTS
May 14-15
Course: Female reproductive system: what we have learned and what we still need to explore, ECTS
May 13-17
Course: X-ray and neutron diffraction studies of macromolecules: from data collection to structures
April 29-May 22
TinyTot project: Impact Camp, 3 ECTS …
Follow the updates in the Calendar of events

9. HBS-DP: Examples of the seminars and events in spring 2019
March 19
Guest seminar: Dr. Yoshitaka Fujihara
March 21
Morning coffee: Folding towards a healthier tomorrow, Lloyd Ruddock
March 25
HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar
March 28
Lunch seminar: Robert Winqvist, Ville-Veikko Telkki
April 9
BCO Day 2019
April 25
Guest seminar: Dr Anthony Vernon, 11-13
Morning coffee: Large-scale systems epidemiology – what an earth is that?, Mika Ala-Korpela, Johannes Kettunen
April 29
May 23
Meet the researcher: Justus Reunanen, Terhi Tapiainen
May 27
June 6
Meet the researcher: Gonghong Wei
Follow the updates in the Calendar of events

10. NorDoc
Nordic Doctoral Training in Health Sciences Network (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland)
Open course market: courses available in the partner organizations
Annual Nordic PhD Summit:
Next: 2019 NorDoc PhD Summit to be held in Aarhus, Denmark
(Doctoral programme travel support can be available)
+ Other activities TBA

11. Thanks for your attention!