The Umeå Postdoc Society would like to invite you to our first ever postdoc retreat on September 3rd – 4th 2022!
Purpose and aims:
- To give young researchers at Umu and SLU an opportunity to meet and network to foster future collaborations, and to learn about the infrastructure and facilities for scientific research at Umeå Campus.
- To disseminate experiences and challenges of being an Early Career Researcher (ECR), with an emphasis on mental health awareness.
- To provide an opportunity to learn more about and strengthen the UPS.
- And to have fun!
Where : Hotell Forsen , Solviksvägen 10 , 922 91 Vindeln
The registration link: here
Deadline for registration : 31st of July
The number of place are limited.
All costs, including the lunches on Saturday and Sunday, and the overnight stay at the hotel will be covered by UPS, except for the transportation to/from Vindeln (see timetables and prices below).
Program
Day 1 – Saturday, September 3rd, 2022
07.30 Departure Umeå by bus/train. Buss 16 (from Umeå University Hospital or Vasaplan) or Vy Norrtåg train (from Umeå Östra or Umeå Central) connect Umeå and Vindeln.
09.00 – 10.00 Arrival at Hotell Forsen, Check-in and room assignment
10.00 – 10.15 Fika break
10.15 – 10.30 Welcoming words and presentation of the program
10.30 – 12.00 Session I
2-minutes elevator pitches from participants. One slide to present yourself and one funny fact about you.
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Session II
Get in groups (max. 3 people) to discuss and find a common ground in your research interests. The goal is to arrive at a research question, a hypothesis and one or two experiments / surveys that could be carried out and with which equipment / facilities in the Umeå campus.
15:00 – 15:30 Fika break
15:30 – 17:00 Session II – continued
Each group from the previous session presents their results. General discussion.
17:30 – 20:00 Hike to Vindelforsarna naturreservat: 5 km path on both river banks, departing from the Hotel. We will have a barbecue (food and drinks will be provided).
From 20:00 Social activities / Free time
Day 2 – Sunday, September 4th, 2022
08:00 – 09.00 Breakfast
09:00 – 10:30 Session III – Imposter syndrome (Björn Larsson, Feelgood)
Imposter syndrome – Ever doubted if you’re doing the right thing or if you’re even at the right place? Does everyone else seem to know what they’re doing, but you don’t? These are some thoughts that might occur if you’re struggling with imposter syndrome, or feelings of self-doubt. In this lecture/workshop we will cover and discuss some of the general ideas about this phenomenon, with a focus on what you can do to start helping you cope with it and some of its possible consequences, i.e., procrastination and lack of motivation. Björn Larsson is a licensed psychologist from Umeå University’s occupational healthcare Feelgood. Except individual therapeutic contacts, he’s also involved in the Development program for doctoral students.
10:30 – 11:00 Fika break
11:00 – 12:30 Session IV
Follow-up discussion after Björn’s talk. Open discussion about UPS, feedback for the retreat and closing remarks.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
From 14:00 Free time and return to Umeå by bus/train
Transportation and prices
Here you can find timetables and prices for the trains and buses between Umeå and Vindeln.
Umeå to Vindeln – 3rd of September
Vindeln to Umeå – 4th of September
