Courses for PhD's students

Innovative proposals thanks to close collaboration with our researchers.

On the initiative of GO-EV (Grand Ouest Extracellular Vesicles Network), We launched a brand new training course for our PhD students in June 2024: ‘Extracellular Vesicles (EVs): Isolation, Characterisation and Use’. The course aims to provide an overview of the technologies and different methods used for the production, enrichment, characterisation and use of extracellular vesicles derived from cells or plasma.

Opinions from our PhDs

These courses, which should not be overlooked, have enabled me to enrich my thesis by introducing new methodologies and perspectives. They prepare students for life after their thesis by facilitating professional integration and strengthening the transferable skills that are highly sought after in the job market. Emmaëlle Carrot, doctorante en 3ème année de thèse, Rmes

New courses 2025/2026

Webinaire Analyse d’images : Microscopie électronique (Biogenouest) french langage only
Formation à la bioanalyse: Initiation à la ligne de commande (Module 1) french langage only
Formation à la bioanalyse: Bonnes pratiques en bioinformatique (Module 2) french langage only
Formation à la bioanalyse: Initiation au langage de programmation R (Module 3) french langage only
Formation à la bioanalyse: Analyse d'expression différentielle en RNAseq (Module 4): link coming soon
Formation à la bioanalyse: Introduction à l'analyse single-cell RNAseq (Module 5): link coming soon

Set up your personalised training programme

Expand your skills and find the breathing space you need for your career path.

All type of courses on the platform AMETHIS .
Prepare your skills portfolio (you may present it during your CSI): download
Find out about promising careers with a PhD in Biology and Health, and browse our gallery of profiles.

Formation à la bioanalyse: Initiation à la ligne de commande (Module 1) only in french
Formation à la bioanalyse: Bonnes pratiques en bioinformatique (Module 2) only in french
Formation à la bioanalyse: Initiation au langage de programmation R (Module 3) only in french
Formation à la bioanalyse: Analyse d'expression différentielle en RNAseq (Module 4): link coming soon
Formation à la bioanalyse: Introduction à l'analyse single-cell RNAseq (Module 5): link coming soon
Sex and gender in biomedical research
Séquençage à Haut débit et applications (Site d'Angers) French only
Vésicules extracellulaires : french/english
De la cellule au tissu : initiation à l’histologie, la microdissection laser, la bio-imagerie à fluorescence, confocale , multispectrale, la microscopie multiphotonique, feuille de lumière et l’analyse d’image French only
Médecine de précision et thérapie ciblée
Biostatistiques I : Introduction à la biostatistique
Overview des logiciels de traitement de données en métabolomique
Métabolomique - Part. 1
Formation à l'expérimentation animale
Comment organiser sa pensée grâce au Visual Mapping (technique de facilitation graphique) en Biologie Santé ?

Sessions calendar : here

Trainings with Biogenouest

Research ethics and scientific integrity : Mandatory training. MOOC available here
Open sciences (funMooc): Mandatory training
Sketchnoting
AI and research
Why communicate your science to the general public?
Sexuel and sexist violences
Team management
Doctinnov’ - English

In order to broaden your knowledge of the disciplines related to your thesis topic, you will have access to several lectures:

Immunologie fondamentale (semester 1)
Oncologie Hématologie Médecine Nucléaire (semester 1)
Physiopathologie cardiovasculaire métabolique et respiratoire (semester 1)
Immuno - cancérologie (semester 2)
Microbiota and Health (semester 2)

To register, please write to us at ed-bs@univ-nantes.fr. Hours completed may be validated as equivalent on Améthis. Find out more

If you would like to take another Master's course that is not offered here, please do not hesitate to write to us. See our Master's

Science Day

Every year, the Doctoral School of Biology and Health (to which you belong) organises its Science Day, which is compulsory at least once during the three years of your PhD.
You are required to present a poster and, depending on the committee's selection, an oral presentation.
Registration can be done on the dedicated website here.
The Science Day allows you to obtain 5 hours of doctoral training without registering on Améthis.

How does participating in this day benefit my thesis?

Practise presenting your work orally in English
Meet doctoral students from other fields
Meet professionals from the private and academic sectors
Exchange ideas and network.

How can I get involved in organising these days?

A call for volunteers is sent to all doctoral students at the start of the academic year in September/October each year to join the organising committee.
This means: attending monthly meetings, taking on one of the tasks on offer (communication, finding speakers, logistics, etc.).
15 hours of training are allocated to doctoral students who are members of the committee.

Participation in national or international conferences

We strongly encourage you to attend conferences and give an oral presentation in English. This is excellent training and an opportunity to expand your professional network.

Oral participation in a conference allows you to obtain equivalent training hours. Find out more