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Happy New Year dear PhD colleagues,

The Gopher board wishes you all the best for 2017: lots of results, accepted papers, great collaborations but most importantly a healthy, joyous and happy 2017 with lots of fun! Our resolution is to keep creating a PhD community and provide you with even better educational and recreational events. 

Let's start the year with a bang and the upcoming Gopher events. This month we have our famous POTLUCK DINNER on Saturday the 28th. Discover how cultural our Groninger PhD community is and get a chance to share your own signature dish!

Also in this new year the Gopher clubs will continue. Do you have a hobby or specific interest you would like to share with like-minded individuals? Let us know and we will help you to set-up the network.

Many kind regards,
Your GOPHER board

In this newsletter:

UPCOMING EVENTS


10/01 Ice Skating

Since the roads are not yet covered in ice like they were last year we will practice our ice skating skills in Kardinge next Tuesday. Get your Dutchie on and join us for this fun and active first event of the year! This is the perfect combination of fun and exercise to start losing those extra kilos gained over the holidays. You may bring your own skates or rent them at the location. Snacks and drinks will be provided afterwards.
 

When: Tuesday January 10th, 8 PM
Where: Kardinge, Kardingerplein 1, 9735 AA
Price: Without skates € 8 PhD / € 11 non-PhD
           With skates € 14 PhD / € 17 non-PhD

Spots are limited, so register quickly through this FORM.

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15/01 Sunday Board Games

Our monthly board games afternoon will also continue in 2017! Unfortunately it will not be at De Boom, since they are closing their doors (sad face). The location for January will be De Koffer with the Kolonisten van Catan being this month’s game. Like always you are welcome to bring your own games, but plenty will be provided at the new location as well.

When: Sunday January 15th from 4 PM
Where: Café de Koffer, Nieuwe Blekerstraat 1, 9718 ED
Price: Free of charge
 
No registration needed, just show up.


20/01 VrijMiBo

We would like to raise our glasses to the New Year with all of you guys at yet another awesome Groninger location: Brewery Martinus! Come join your PhD colleagues from all kinds of fields at our Friday afternoon borrel starting at 5:30 PM. Tell us all about your amazing or terrible holidays and accepted or rejected papers whilst starting of the weekend with a free drink and some snacks. We are looking forward to hear all about it!


When: Friday January 20th from 5:30 PM
Where: Brewery Martinus, Kostersgang 32-34, 9711 CX
Price: Free of charge

No registration needed, just show up.


26/01 
InDesign Workshop

Do you want to design the inside of your thesis yourself, but are you not sure how to do this? In this workshop, a representative from Gildeprint will tell you everything you need to know about the design of your dissertation with InDesign. The workshop will be in a computer room so you can immediately put your newly learned knowledge into practice and start creating you masterpiece.

When: Thursday January 26th from 3 - 5 PM
Where: UMCG, Combizaal (3214.0311)
Price: Free of charge

Spots are limited, so register quickly through this FORM.


28/01 POTLUCK DINNER

 

For the 4th time in a row Gopher will organize the Potluck dinner in Van Swinderen Huys!! During this get-together everyone brings a signature dish to share among the participants. You may prepare a dish from your home country, prepare something with friends, make your best dessert or whatever cooking skills you want to show. There will be equipment to keep some dishes warm at the location and Gopher gives everyone some free drinks to reward your efforts. Come and see how international our PhD community is and how delicious this all tastes on the last Saturday of January.
Fun Fact: It's also Chinese New Year so we have an extra reason to celebrate!!

When: Saturday January 25th from 6 PM
Where: Van Swinderen Huys, Oude Boteringestraat 19, 9712 GC
Price: Free of charge

Spots are limited, so register quickly through this FORM.


02/02 Jump XL

 

Still into your New Years resolutions in February? Or just want to have A LOT of fun on A LOT of trampolines? Gopher is going to take "Jump of Joy" to a whole next level during this fun hour of being "high in the sky". Join us at he trampoline park Jump XL Groningen during our first February event.
 

When: Wednesday February 1st from 7 - 8 PM
Where: Jump XL, Antillenstraat 9a, 9714 JT
Price: € 7 PhD / € 10.5 non-PhD

Spots are limited, so register quickly through this FORM.


26 - 27/02 Carnaval Trip Maastricht

 

ALAAAAAAAAF!! Don't know what this means? Then it is time to broaden your Dutch cultural knowledge during our very first Carnaval trip ever to the south of the Netherlands, Maastricht. Tradition has it that normal, everyday law gives way to the whims of a ‘humorous’ Carnival Committee, whose sole aim is to stop anyone from being serious during Carnival time. We will go together by train and watch the traditional parade on Sunday before we come back. We stay in a Hostel so places are limited!! Register quickly before we are full.

When: Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 February
Where: Maastricht 
Price: € 46 PhD / € 56 non-PhD (includes: train-tickets, 1 night hostel stay, 1 breakfast on Sunday, tourist tax)

Spots are limited, so register quickly through this FORM.

*NEW: YOGA COURSE*


Due to great success of our Yoga workshop, we are organizing a full course with a super discount for you guys! Join the complete Kundalini yoga experience including breathing exercises, meditation and mantra singing. Focused on how to manage stress and how to breath consciously, this course is perfect for us busy PhD students! From Monday 30th of January to Friday 10th of March, two classes a week will be organized with our lovely teacher Cristina.
More details and registration will follow soon, stay tuned!

Gopher Clubs

With our busy schedules it's not always easy to create a social network and find people that like to do what you do in their free time. That's why Gopher is very passionate in uniting you guys to do so. Below you find the already existing clubs with their individual page, which you are more than welcome to join. However, do you have a hobby or interest that is not yet represented? Let us know and together we will build the platform!

GOPHER is the PhD organisation of the University of Groningen, providing a platform for PhD students to develop themselves, to network and to get to know fellow PhD students through educational and recreational events. Every PhD student is welcome to participate in GOPHER’s events and to suggest and organise new events. If you wish to get involved or just join the events, please contact the board at gopher@rug.nl or join their Facebook group for more information.

CONTACT


Gopher on Facebook
Join Gopher on Facebook to keep informed on upcoming events, share photos, and discuss with other PhD’s of the RUG on various issues. You can also add our events to your Google Calendar.

Email
In general, if you have questions of any kind regarding your PhD or you would like to get involved in Gopher, contact us at gopher@rug.nl.

More information on our website www.gophergroningen.com

Your Gopher Board






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