OptiVisT TRAINING EVENT 4 - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Great scientific progress, a touching patient perspective, and enjoyable career discussions!
The fourth training event was held from Monday 12th - Wednesday 14th of June, 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Monday 12/06
In the morning, the ESRs presented the impressive scientific progress they've made so far. We also met the recently recruited ESR10 for the first time in-person, finally!
In the afternoon, we had a guest lecture by prof. Antje Nuthmann on 'The relative importance of foveal and peripheral vision in naturalistic visual-cognitive tasks'. Furthermore, the Junior Board and Senior Board meetings took place.
Photo by by Julie Bezerra Madsen
Tuesday 13/06
In the morning, professor Line Kessel (Ophthalmology Department, Rigshospitalet) gave a talk on research in the pediatric population. After that we watched "All that remains to be seen", a Danish documentary that details the story of a blind mother and her seven year-old son whose own vision slowly starts to fade. After having watched this, the blind mother herself (Christina Nahnsen) came to share her touching story, giving us a real patient perspective of how it is to be blind.
In the afternoon, part 1 of the Grant Writing course took place. This course focussed on the EU MCSA Individual Fellowships. Particular information and personal experiences were shared by external speakers, and the ESRs practiced with writing a grant abstract.
Wednesday 14/06
The entire Wednesday was dedicated to Career planning. In particular, in the morning Christian Villum () moderated a session on "Early career planning: what's next?". We started with a panel discussion, during which three OptiVisT PIs shared their career journey. Two exercises followed. For Exercise 1 the group did a career role play with the use of Artificial Intelligence, based on fictional character your backgrounds. For Exercise 2, the ESRs worked with their own career objectives, with individual reflection and research and a plenary discussion of their own dreams and challenges.
In the afternoon, the Imposter Phenomenon was introduced and the ESRs gained insights into different performance patterns. The ESRs had the opportunity to share their personal experiences, specifically addressing instances of imposter phenomenon and insecurities
that have emerged during their PhD trajectories. Together, they've tried to identify ways to overcome these challenges.
OPTIVIST
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 955590
STARTING DATE: 01/03/2021
COMPLETION DATE: 28/02/2025