(Applications for 2024 have closed)


The U21 Health Sciences Doctoral Student Forum is an annual event open to Health Sciences Doctoral Students to provide international networking opportunities and a chance to share their research across a network of research intensive universities.

We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Doctoral Student Forum will be hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The 2024 U21 Health Sciences Group Doctoral Student Forum is hosted in conjunction with the U21 HSG 2024 Annual Meeting.

We invite doctoral students from a range of disciplines across the U21 HSG member institutions to present their work in Amsterdam during the forum. Students are not required to give an overview of their whole project but rather, a summary of their research. Applicants should apply using their email provided by the university.

The Doctoral Student Forum will take place on Monday 26 August with the theme related to Data Driven Health Care and Teaching. Papers focused on the theme Data Driven Health Care and Teaching have priority. Applications are due before Monday 25 March 2024. The Selection Committee expects to inform its decision by 11 April 2024.

Successful applicants will be invited to stay for the rest of the Annual Meeting, including to join the plenaries, workshops and relevant Discipline Group meetings.

The full day program could look like:

  • Short oral student presentations (7 mins + 3 mins Q&A)

  • Moderated poster session (5 mins + 3 mins Q&A)

  • Masterclass by a renowned Amsterdam UMC based researcher

  • Networking/ social opportunities & prize presentation

Students will have the opportunity to obtain feedback from an international review panel, attend a masterclass in this area, and network with students and academics from 20 global leading universities. Students will also be invited to attend the U21 Health Sciences Group Annual Meeting event during the week.

Please note: there is no travel cost (transportation or hotel) covered by the U21 Health Sciences Group to attend the Doctoral Student Forum.

If you have questions, please contact Alicia at alicia22@hku.hk.

Key highlights from the 2018 U21 Health Sciences Group Doctoral Student Forum hosted at the University of Melbourne