Annual Health in Context Research Institute Day

Event

Annual Health in Context Research Institute Day

Period:
- 9:30 - 17:00
Symposium

Organized by and for HiC PhD students, this event also offers postdocs and senior researchers a great opportunity to connect, engage, and strengthen our community.

Programme

09:00 Walk in + Coffee/Tea
09:30 Welcome and opening (Tineke Oldehinkel)
09:45 Keynote: UMCG AI strategy and AI in clinical research (Bart Scheerder) 
10:30 Workshops
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Workshops
14:30 Keynote: How stereotypes may shape research and clinical practice: sex, gender and health (Aranka Ballering)
15:15 Coffee/tea break
15:45 Pitches by last year’s Grant-winning Postdocs
16:00 Pitches by PhDs on Societal Impact
16:30 Audience voting + award ceremony Societal Impact
16:45 Closing remarks (Tineke Oldehinkel)
17:00 Drinks

Registration

Will open soon

HiC Societal Impact Award 2026

PhDs are invited to apply via this link: Application HiC Societal Impact Award 2026 - Formulier invullen.

Deadline for applying is 1 November 2026, 5PM.

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