Upcoming PhD courses

Here you will find a list of our upcoming PhD courses. You can sort the courses by choosing among our Graduate Programs below.

The courses for the following year will be online November 1st the year before (e.g. the courses for 2026, will be available on November 1st 2025).

It is possible to apply for all courses on the list, but please read each course description for potential course fees.

Seats on each course are assigned on "first come, first served" basis and the application deadline is 14 days before course start (unless otherwise is stated in the course description).

If you cannot find the course on the enrolment list, the course is fully booked and the waiting list is closed.

If you are not able to participate in a course you have enrolled in, please send us a message as soon a possible, so another can get your place! The deadline for cancelation without course fee is 7 days before the course starts.

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General research education courses (12)
Clinical Research (3)
Haematology and Oncology (1)
Neuroscience
Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health (4)
Public Health (11)
Cochrane (2)

09. Sep 2025 - 09. Oct 2025

Analysing qualitative research data using NVivo14 for windows -This Course is cancelled

This 3-day PhD course is targeted PhD students at any stage of their study that may be entirely qualitative or include a qualitative component

Course date 9/9 + 17/9 +9/10 2025 This Course is cancelled

General research education courses

Course description
09. Sep 2025 - 09. Oct 2025

Data management plan and responsible handling of research data

The participants will through creating a data management plan be introduced to central elements of data management in research projects and more.

Course dates: 9-11/9 + 9/10 2025

General research education courses

Course description
11. Sep 2025 - 22. Oct 2025

Biostatistics I

The student is introduced to the basic statistical techniques applied to biological and medical examples.

Course dates: 11/9 + 18/9 + 25/9 + 2/10 + 7/10 + Exam 8-22/10 2025

Public Health

Course description
06. Oct 2025 - 09. Oct 2025

Mouse Surgery

Practical introduction into the principles and techniques of microsurgical techniques, using the mouse as an experimental model.

6-9/10 2025

Clinical Research

Course description
06. Oct 2025 - 09. Oct 2025

How to structure a scientific article

There are two major methods of writing an article: i) just write it, or ii) structure it first. Most people probably use a mixture of these two. We will show you how to keep the writing for later and concentrate totally on the structure.

Course dates: 6-9/10 2025 Enrolment opens on May 1st

General research education courses

Course description
06. Oct 2025 - 09. Oct 2025

Logic of Writing

The aim of this 2½ day course is to give you the tools to make the information in your text flow well so that your message is clear and stands ou

Course date 6-7/10 +9/10-2025

General research education courses

Course description
06. Oct 2025 - 22. Oct 2025

Responsible Conduct of Research

The course introduces PhD students from the health sciences to basic concepts, principles, and norms concerning responsible conduct of research.

Course dates: 6 + 22/10 - 2025

Public Health

Course description and registration
07. Oct 2025 - 10. Oct 2025

Flow cytometry and cell sorting

The course is designed to equip those having only limited or no prior experience of flow cytometry with a basic grounding in the principles of the technique and working knowledge of its practice with special emphasis on the application of flow cytometry to cell sorting.

Course dates: 07-10/10 2025

Haematology and Oncology

Course description
22. Oct 2025 - 27. Nov 2025

Analytical work in qualitative and ethnographic health research

In this PhD course we will present, explore and reflect on different ways of conducting qualitative analyses.

Course dates: 22-23/10 + 27/11 2025

Public Health

Course description
23. Oct 2025 - 11. Dec 2025

Biostatistics II

The student is introduced to a number of statistical techniques applied to medical and health related examples.

Course dates: 23/10 + 30/10 + 6/11 + 13/11 + exam 10-11/12 2025

Public Health

Course description
27. Oct 2025 - 02. Nov 2025

Laboratory Animal Science - supplementing online course

Laboratory Animal Science - supplementing online course

Course dates: 27/10 - 02/11 2025 Online

Clinical Research

Course description
27. Oct 2025 - 30. Oct 2025

Health Economic Evaluation Based on Clinical Trials

The aim of the course is to provide an overview and a basic understanding of economic evaluation in health care, to enable participants to perform economic evaluations themselves, and to critically assess the quality of economic evaluations of health care interventions in the literature.

Course dates: 27-30/10 2025

Public Health

Course description
28. Oct 2025 - 29. Oct 2025

Analysis of twin data in health research

This course gives an introduction to the modern analysis in genetic studies of twins.

Course dates: 28-29/10 2025

Public Health

Course description
28. Oct 2025

How to write an abstract

In this course you learn to understand the rules of abstract writing and get to practice this skill in various ways. At the end of the course you should be able to write your own abstract but also to judge and correct those of others.

Course date 28/10-2025 enrolment opens on May 1st

General research education courses

Course description
30. Oct 2025 - 04. Nov 2025

From project to field engagement in qualitative research

In this PhD course, we will explore and reflect on how to analytically engage in and identify a research field

Course dates: 30/10 + 3-4/11 2025

Public Health

Course description
03. Nov 2025 - 06. Nov 2025

English grammar in context

The focus is on producing clear and concise text with an easily understandable message.

Course dates: 3-4/11 + 6/11 2025 Enrolment opens on May 1st

General research education courses

Course description
03. Nov 2025 - 04. Nov 2025

Strategic research communication on news media and social media

This course will introduce the participants to how they can use news media and social media to increase awareness and dissemination of their research.

Course dates: 3-4/11 2025

Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health

Course description
10. Nov 2025 - 16. Nov 2025

Laboratory Animal Science - legislation for persons with a foreign qualification

Laboratory Animal Science - legislation for persons with a foreign qualification

Course dates: 10-16/11 2025 Online

Clinical Research

Course description
10. Nov 2025 - 24. Nov 2025

Advanced course in questionnaire technique and clinimetrics

The purpose of the course is to give participants in-depth knowledge of clinimetric testing of questionnaires.

Course dates: 10/11 + 17/11 + 24/11 2025

Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health

Course description
10. Nov 2025 - 14. Nov 2025

Analysis of observational studies

The participants are introduced to analysis of studies with different designs and reporting of results from register-based studies.

Course dates: 10-14/11 2025

Public Health

Course description
10. Nov 2025 - 14. Nov 2025

Muscle metabolism and E-C coupling – role in exercise, training and disease

The course program covers aspects related to regulation of muscle function at rest and during exercise.

Course dates: 10-14/11 2025

Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health

Course description
11. Nov 2025

Introduction to preparing a Systematic Review (e.g., Cochrane Reviews)

The course introduces participants to the core aspects of preparing a Systematic Review, including Cochrane Reviews.

Course date 11/11-2025

Cochrane

General research education courses

Course description
17. Nov 2025 - 20. Nov 2025

Course on Cochrane reviews and other systematic reviews of medical interventions

This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to complete a systematic review (SR) of a medical intervention based on Cochrane methodology and to perform a GRADE evaluation of the certainty of the evidence.

Course dates: 17-20/11 2025

Cochrane

General research education courses

Course description
18. Nov 2025 - 20. Nov 2025

Analysis of qualitative data; Introduction and "hands on" with a phenomenological-hermeneutical approach inspired by Paul Ricoeurs interpretation theory

The aim is to give the students in debt knowledge about how to argue critically and reflect on how Ricoeurs philosophy forms the framework of a phenomenologic-hermeneutical approach and how it provides a structured analysis and interpretation process of qualitative data.

Course dates: 18-20/11 2025

Public Health

Course description
20. Nov 2025 - 27. Nov 2025

Survival Analysis

This course gives an introduction to survival analysis for clinical and observational studies.

Course dates: 20/11 + 27/11 2025

Public Health

Course description
25. Nov 2025 - 27. Nov 2025

Randomized controlled trial in health sciences – why and how to run a high quality trial

The present course will cover topics on how to run a RCT in health sciences, different types of trial designs, sample size calculation, choice of outcome, bias, placebo effect and the publication procedure.

Course dates: 25-27/11 2025

Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health

Course description
28. Nov 2025

How to structure your thesis

This course is aimed at PhD students who are starting on or are in the process of writing their thesis.

Course date 28/11 - 2025 Enrolment opens on May 1st 2025

General research education courses

Course description
01. Dec 2025 - 10. Dec 2025

Responsible Conduct of Research

The course introduces PhD students from the health sciences to basic concepts, principles, and norms concerning responsible conduct of research.

Course dates: 1 + 10/12 - 2025

Public Health

Course description and registration
08. Dec 2025

How to write an abstract

In this course you learn to understand the rules of abstract writing and get to practice this skill in various ways. At the end of the course you should be able to write your own abstract but also to judge and correct those of others.

Course date 8/12-2025 enrolment opens on May 1st

General research education courses

Course description
09. Dec 2025

How to structure an oral presentation

The method is quick to learn and guarantees that you don't include too much and that all content is related to a clear goal.

Course date 09/12-2025 Enrolment opens on May 1st

General research education courses

Course description
18. Dec 2025

Literature search strategies

The course focuses on which sources to search, how to plan the search process, how to design the search strategies.

Course date 18/12 2025

General research education courses

Course description

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Upcoming PhD courses

Analysing qualitative research data using NVivo14 for windows -This Course is cancelled

Data management plan and responsible handling of research data

Biostatistics I

Mouse Surgery

How to structure a scientific article

Logic of Writing

Responsible Conduct of Research

Flow cytometry and cell sorting

Analytical work in qualitative and ethnographic health research

Biostatistics II

Laboratory Animal Science - supplementing online course

Health Economic Evaluation Based on Clinical Trials

Analysis of twin data in health research

How to write an abstract

From project to field engagement in qualitative research

English grammar in context

Strategic research communication on news media and social media

Laboratory Animal Science - legislation for persons with a foreign qualification

Advanced course in questionnaire technique and clinimetrics

Analysis of observational studies

Muscle metabolism and E-C coupling – role in exercise, training and disease

Introduction to preparing a Systematic Review (e.g., Cochrane Reviews)

Course on Cochrane reviews and other systematic reviews of medical interventions

Analysis of qualitative data; Introduction and "hands on" with a phenomenological-hermeneutical approach inspired by Paul Ricoeurs interpretation theory

Survival Analysis

Randomized controlled trial in health sciences – why and how to run a high quality trial

How to structure your thesis

Responsible Conduct of Research

How to write an abstract

How to structure an oral presentation

Literature search strategies