Course Introduction to Research Training in Health Sciences

The course C236/15 Introduction to Research Training in Health Sciences is being offered by the Graduate School of Health, Aarhus University, 2025.

Criteria for participation: Students or candidates in medicine, dentistry, nursing or Master’s degree in other fields planning to start research as a PhD student, Research Year fellow or similar at the Faculty of Health, Aarhus University.

Aim: The aim of the course is to introduce the main research fields in health sciences and to give an introduction to the requirements for conducting a Research Year or a PhD at HEALTH.

Learning outcomes: 

Introduction to basic, clinical, qualitative and epidemiological research

Gain knowledge on writing research protocols

Gain knowledge on writing successful applications

Introduction to structured literature search

Introduction to ethics and regulations in animal and clinical research

How to make an oral presentation

Reflections on student-supervisor relationships

Workload: The full workload of the course is expected to be 19 hours

Content: Introduction to basic, clinical, and qualitative research as well as epidemiology; Introduction to writing protocols and grant application; Short introduction to literature research; Requirements according to ethics in science; Discussion of the planned research projects by the participants.

Instructors: Researchers at HEALTH, Aarhus University

Venue: Aarhus University, Aarhus

Participation in the course is free of charge regardless which University you are from (AU, KU, SDU or AAU).

You will be charged course fee (1200 DKK) if you:

• Cancel your registration after cancellation deadline
• Have more than 20 percent absence from the course

Course dates:

• 13 November 2025 08:00 - 16:00
• 14 November 2025 08:00 - 16:00