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PhD-cursussen 2026

Veel promovendi in de criminologie werken op de grens van verschillende disciplines: sociale wetenschappen, geesteswetenschappen en zelfs natuurwetenschappen. Over verschillende instellingen heen hebben ze gemeenschappelijke behoeften en interesses. Door de krachten te bundelen, verbreden we hun opleidingsmogelijkheden. Daarom organiseren de criminologieafdelingen van de Universiteit Leiden, de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Erasmus Universiteit, de Universiteit Utrecht en het NSCR vanaf 2024 op maat gemaakte PhD-cursussen voor toekomstige criminologen. Ons aanvullende doel is om de community van promovendi te versterken.

Volg de PhDs in Criminology groep op LinkedIn.

In 2026 bieden we de volgende cursus aan:


Onderstaande tekst is, net als de cursus zelf, in het Engels. 

How to conduct a scientific interview?

Are you eager to enhance your qualitative research skills? The Scientific Interview Course is designed to equip you with the essential tools to excel in your qualitative research journey. You’ll gain invaluable insights into setting up, conducting, analyzing, and reporting interviews.

Course content

Throughout the course, you’ll explore topics such how to structure your interview, positionality, asking the right questions, research ethics and data management. We will discuss what to consider when interviewing different types of respondents, such as professionals and respondents with a criminal history or victimising experience. We will explore different qualitative methods: focus groups, letter correspondence, and ethnographic research. Additionally, you’ll acquire advanced interview techniques: listening, summarizing, and non-verbal techniques. Our course also covers the use of software Atas.ti for data analysis. We will teach you different analysis methods and talk about the reproducibility.

Practical information

This comprehensive course spans eight sessions, taught on Tuesday afternoon at the VU University, starting 15 September 2026- 10 November 2026. Each session lasts 3.5 hours and are taught in English. You will get 4 ECTS for active participation. The course will be facilitated by guest speakers from the NSCR and VU who are experts in the art of interviewing. The maximum number of participants is 25. 

Registration

Send an email to the course coordinator Mijke de Waardt mdewaardt@nscr.nl  for more information and to enroll.