ILLC PhD Trajectory

Programme: ILLC PhD programme
Coordinator: Maria Aloni

MoL

Description

The goal of the trajectory is to provide ILLC PhD candidates with information, training and extra support in their first year. It includes two soft skills courses, a DEI training and a number of lectures illustrating different research lines within ILLC.

Organisation

  1. Introduction [September]
  2. DEI/active bystander training (with supervisors) offered by Our Bodies, Our Voice [October]
  3. LoLaCo lectures [September-December]: at least 3 lecturers obligatory. The lectures can be followed in different years although it is advisable to complete the assignment in year 1. Deadline to submit report: 15 December. The report consists of a short summary (max 100 words) of the 3 lectures attended. Submission is via email to m.d.aloni@uva.nl, subject: LoLaCo report.
  4. ILLC PhD day [January]: (Poster) presentations given by new and senior ILLC PhD candidates. PhD candidates who want to present their work should submit their abstract via email to phd-illc@uva.nl by 15 December. Abstracts should be max one page long and clearly indicate whether the submission is for a talk or a poster presentation. First-year PhD candidates are further expected to give a short (max 3 minute) one single static slide presentation to introduce themselves to the ILLC community.
  5. Presentation skills [March-April]
  6. Academic writing [May-June]: The Academic Writing training will be offered by senior ILLC researchers representative of different areas of ILLC (in 2026, Krzysztof R. Apt, Martin Stokhof and Khalil Sima’an) and will include plenary presentations by the instructors and individual feedback on writing samples submitted in advance by the participants.

Schedule 2026/27 (subject to change)

The lectures are normally scheduled on Monday afternoon.

1st Semester

2nd Semester (under construction)

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Schedule 2025/26

1st Semester

2nd Semester