Graduate Training Events

    The list below shows the composite schedule for all currently scheduled professional development events.

    If you have questions about the listed events, or would like to suggest an event, please contact Professional Development.

    Note: The professional development events page focus primarily on academic and career-oriented workshops and events. For social events geared toward graduate students, we invite you to visit the programs and events hosted through Graduate Student Life or Graduate Student Government.

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    • Association for Women in Science
    • Center for Social Concerns
    • Conflict Resolution
    • English for Academic Purposes
    • Ethics
    • Graduate Career Services
    • Graduate Student Government
    • Graduate Student Life
    • Graduate Professional Development
    • Graduate Resilience Alliance at ND
    • Graduate School
    • Grants and Fellowships
    • Hesburgh Libraries
    • Kaneb Center
    • Leadership
    • Postdoctoral Scholars
    • Recruiting
    • The Writing Center


    Upcoming events:

    TitleDescriptionDateTime
    Ethics of Research with Human Participants: Informed Consentz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This session will explore the current ethical standards surrounding informed consent in human research, including (1) the historical and (2) philosophical under...5-1512:01 AM
    Ethics of Research with Human Participants: Biospecimensz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This session will explore the current ethics standards surrounding the collection, storage, and use of human biospecimens for research, including (1) the histor...5-1512:01 AM
    Research Ethics Introductory Workshopz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics An introduction to ethical reasoning in the context of academic research. This two-part workshop is available year-round and consists of two 90-minute discuss...5-1512:01 AM
    Ethics of Research with Human Participants: Childrenz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This session will explore the current ethical standards surrounding the involvement of minors in human research, including (1) the historical and (2) philosophi...5-1512:01 AM
    Research Ethics Foundations: Consequentialism and Deontologyz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This workshop introduces participants to the application of consequentialist and deontological ethical theories in the context of research. It is open to gradua...5-1512:01 AM
    Research Ethics Foundations: Virtue Ethicsz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This workshop introduces participants to the application of virtue ethics in the context of research. It is open to graduate students, postdocs, and any other N...5-1512:01 AM
    Ethics of Community-Engaged Researchz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This workshop will examine the values that motivate community-engaged research, as well as the ethical issues that researchers may face in conducting research i...5-1512:01 AM
    Dual Use Research of Concern and the Doctrine of Double Effectz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This workshop examines the ethical challenges of dual-use research of concern (DURC) through the lens of the doctrine of double effect, exploring how unintended...5-1512:01 AM