I'M CARIM

Under the name 'I’M CARIM', we are dedicated to make your time with CARIM as enjoyable as possible, making everybody proud to say:

I'M CARIM is a committee run by a very active team of CARIM PhD representatives from all sorts of research lines and nationalities. Their main tasks are to:

• Keep themselves informed about issues CARIM PhDs are experiencing and to convey them on an institutional level at the different councils as they:

  •  Attend the montly Education programme committee of CARIM, where they have an advisory to improve the PhD experience. Topics such as CARIM courses, events and PhD regulations within CARIM are discussed there
  • Have a FPC representative to speak on behalf of the CARIM PhDs at the Faculty Programme committee of the FHML, where topics such as PhD wellbeing, PhD track and faculty regulations are tackled
• Therefore, they are a point of contact for all CARIM PhDs should they be any problems or concerns
• Organises an afternoon event with a joint programme as well as a social activity for all course participants during CARIM Course week every year
• Organises and collaborates to organise workshops, events to improve the PhD experience such as: 
  • Creating and updating the PhD guide of CARIM
  • PhD welcome meetings
  • PhD buddy system
  • Thesis printing
  • Wellbeing and inclusivity
  • Yearly career workshop with NUTRIM
  • Cardiovascular ground rounds
  • Abstract and grant competitions for young researchers 
  • Wellbeing and inclusivity