This forum is an informal place to learn more about research ethics and a safe space to share experiences and dilemmas that one encounters as researcher. Below you find information about upcoming and past meetings and themes. The forum is open for all, and directed toward NMBU researchers at all career stages. Meetings are in English.
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When and where?
All meetings are held in the Main Library, Veterinary building, Innsikten, 12:15-13:00 (coffee, tea and cookies from 12:00). After the forum, there's a 1 hour discussion session open for all PhDs and Postdocs, 13:00-14:00. See also MINA400). NOTE: Different location 9 September.
Upcoming meetings, autumn 2025
Tuesday 9 September, 12:15 - 13:00, TF building house 3, large room TF3-102
Publishing during PhD: ethics, skills and pitfalls. We talk about all things related to academic publishing:
- Co-authorship (how to deal with them, and what to expect, your role in the team, guidelines)
- Avoiding predatory journals (how?)
- Have you read enough or the right things? (imposter syndrome!)
- Rotten incentives and questionable research practices (salami slicing, quantity over quality, too many co-authors, pressure)
- Dealing with reviewers and feedback (negative, confusing, impossible comments)
- Dealing with rejections (never fun, but normal)
Tuesday 7 October, 12:15 - 13:00, Innsikten
Navigating the PhD: finding a way that works for you. We talk about how to navigate the PhD in a very broad sense, such as:
- What is your role as a PhD? (Supervisor, research team, student/staff, power imbalances, responsibilities)
- How can I make the PhD period work best for me? (One size does not fit all!)
- Managing expectations and pressures (internal, external, reasonable, unreasonable)
- Various milestones during the PhD (start-up seminars, presentations, deliveries)
- Dealing with setbacks (impossible to avoid)
- Important relationships (your supervisor)
- Time management and planning (very useful)
Tuesday 28 October, 12:15 - 14:00, Innsikten
Managing collaborations: personal, academic and cultural diversity. We talk about all things related to academic collaborations, including:
- Finding one’s place in the research group (roles, responsibilities, power imbalances, diversity)
- Academic diversity in interdisciplinary teams (disciplinary and philosophical biases)
- Cultural diversity in international collaborations (academic cultures, regulations, expectations)
- The in-between role of an early career researcher (level of independence is unclear!)
Thursday 13 November, 12:15 - 14:00, Innsikten
Institutional responsibilities and unsustainable practices in academia. We talk about all things related to the first encounter with an academic culture of unsustainable practices, including:
- The glorification of over-work and over-achievement
- Power imbalances and power abuse
- Personal conflicts
- Failure to accommodate inclusion and diversity
- Rotten incentives and questionable research practices
- Triggers of stress, anxiety and imposter syndrome
- Unclear expectations from supervisors
Monday 15 December, 12:15 - 14:00, Innsikten (theme to be announced)