Regarding training activities aimed at developing skills in the dissemination/communication of research activities, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship, the project of the XXXIX cycle of the PhD in Chemical Sciences includes, among the various training proposals, the introduction of a course on the valorization of research results and intellectual property. Students will be encouraged to present the results of the research carried out during their studies through periodic reports to the PhD Board, participation in seminars and national and international conferences, and through publications.
The PhD Board has established that, in order to progress from one year to the next, PhD students must present their research, curricular and supplementary teaching activities, tutoring, and third mission activities to a committee specifically appointed by the Board. It has become good practice for PhD students to organize, annually, a conference called “Doctochem,” now in its 5th edition. The conference, self-managed by the PhD students both as organizing committee and partly as scientific committee, represents an important opportunity for scientific enrichment and discussion, also thanks to the presence of invited speakers from universities, institutions, and industry. During Doctochem, PhD students present the results of their research and have the opportunity to enhance their scientific dissemination skills.
Students will be provided with appropriate protocols for the correct planning and execution of scientific research. Specific information will also be provided on the management of national and international research projects, both public and, where applicable, private.
The training program includes the improvement of language skills through language laboratories (1 ECTS credit, 12 hours of laboratory activities) taught by native-speaking instructors, aimed at developing communication skills in a foreign language and the ability to write about their scientific results. Advanced language training also includes the encouragement of periods of study abroad (typically an average of three months for each PhD student, even if not consecutive) at relevant research laboratories.
The training activities will offer PhD students the opportunity to acquire specific IT skills, which are essential for working in the research areas of the program, through the activation of an advanced IT laboratory (1 ECTS credit, 12 hours of laboratory activities). The laboratory will involve the direct use of sophisticated equipment.