Groningen Graduate Interest Network
How can we help you?
What we do
The Groningen Graduate Interest Network (GRIN) is the PhD representation organization at the University of Groningen. Our primary goal is to bring together PhDs and policy makers within the whole university and improve the PhD experience in Groningen.
Dialogue
We facilitate a dialogue on policy between representatives of the university, such as the Groningen Graduate School, and representatives of PhDs, such as PhD councils and PhDs active in co-governance.
Empowering PhD councils
We empower PhDs and PhD councils to function at their best by informing them of their rights and helping them to reach their goals.
Improve PhD policies
We improve PhD policies by raising current PhD issues and thinking about solving these on the policy-level. If you have suggestions, do not hesitate to contact us!
Recent news
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Join the PhD RALLY
03 May , 2021The university elections are coming up soon! From May 17th to May 21st, you can vote for the University and Faculty Council. Here, highly relevant issues to PhDs are discussed and decided upon: the PhD scholarship experiment, PhD wellbeing, an inclusive university and scientific career development, just to name a few. We think it is
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Winter 2021 PhD platform meeting
05 Mar , 2021A couple of times during the academic year, GRIN organizes the PhD platform meeting. Here all PhD councils have the opportunity to discuss the most pressing PhD-related issues with the Dean of Groningen Graduate Studies (currently Petra Rudolf). Last Wednesday, we had a platform meeting where the following points were discussed: COVID-19 There are different
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Autumn 2020 PhD platform meeting
23 Nov , 2020A couple of times during the academic year, GRIN organizes the PhD platform meeting. Here all PhD councils have the opportunity to discuss the most pressing PhD-related issues with the Dean of Groningen Graduate Studies (currently Petra Rudolf). In November 2020, we had a virtual platform meeting due to the COVID-19 measures in place. The
Who we are
GRIN acts on the university-wide level to improve life for PhDs. The board of GRIN consists of four PhD candidates of the University of Groningen. Within the various graduate schools, the PhD councils are representing the voice of PhDs on the faculty level. We work together with the PhD Councils and other PhD representatives to make Groningen the best place to pursue your PhD!
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