The Cardiovascular PhD programme at Health, Aarhus University offers enrolled PhD students with a project in the cardiovascular field the possibility to undergo a specialized education emphasizing research and training in cardiovascular diseases.
The programme's overall goal is to highlight and strengthen the ongoing research and training in cardiovascular diseases at Aarhus University, and increase the PhD students' awareness, knowledge and understanding of various critical aspects within basic, clinical, and epidemiological cardiovascular research. The programme offers specialised courses, guest lectures by international key opinion leaders in the field, interactions with fellow peers and annual meetings. The programme also aims to foster a culture of rigorous analysis and scientific integrity through critical appraisal of cardiovascular research.
All PhD students with a project that fits into the field of cardiovascular research are encouraged to apply for enrolment into the cardiovascular programme.
Below you can read about the compulsory activities in the cardiovascular programme.
Additional relevant activities will be provided on the website on an ongoing basis and can include PhD courses and cardiovascular summer schools.
Please contact the heads of the subject-specific programme for questions about the activities.
Please note, PhD courses offered in 2025 can be found in PhD Course Management from October 2024.
This 3-day course provides a broad overview of the principles within basic, epidemiological and clinical cardiovascular research. The course aims to teach critical aspects of designing, conducting and interpreting cardiovascular research.
The course comprises plenary talks, seminars, discussions and workshops on key considerations, critical appraisal of study results and insight into regulatory pathways, along with available consulting services at Aarhus University/Aarhus University Hospital (i.e. CONNECT).
Each year the programme hosts the Annual Cardiovascular PhD Programme Meeting. The annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the Cardiovascular Network Annual Meeting, which is typically scheduled in the autumn.
The Annual Cardiovascular PhD Programme Meeting includes plenary talks and panel discussions on academic career paths in cardiovascular research by leading national and international cardiovascular scientists in research and industry. The meeting will also include workshops on communication and dissemination skills in cardiovascular science. Outline of the annual meeting:
Lectures from leaders in the field will be held quarterly. The lectures will cover various topics within the cardiovascular field (i.e. academic career paths, disease-specific state-of-the-art lectures).
Planned speakers for 2024/2025 include:
Each PhD student must participate in a journal club throughout enrolment in the cardiovascular programme.
Relevant journal clubs in the cardiovascular field include:
You can find information about the journal clubs in the database
The peer-to-peer sessions will focus on the academic and personal development of the PhD students enrolled into the cardiovascular programme.
Participants will meet at least 4 times annually and present their work to peers outside their own research group. This can include new data, challenges in their research, or drafts of posters that will be presented at national or international meetings.
Peers and senior researchers will provide feedback. Senior researchers will also be responsible for guiding the peer-feedback process during the meetings. The meetings will strive to foster a safe-space, which provides optimal conditions for peer-feedback, learning and development.
Participation in compulsary and voluntary activities must be documented by the PhD student in MyPhD.
To obtain a diploma supplement specific for the subject-specific PhD programme, the PhD student must participate in the five compulsory activities:
