Effective Thesis Student Workshop

We’re excited to host an in-person workshop on Feb 16th from 6-9 PM at Teamwork, the EA co-working space. Our workshop will be focused around Effective Thesis and YOU, how can we best support you with your Thesis and Future Career?

Please let us know if you’re coming here (anonymous sign-up form). This will help us understand what you hope to get from the event (and will help us know how many drinks to buy)!

Undergraduate, Graduate and non-students are all very welcome.

Agenda

  • 6-6:30PM Mingling

  • 6:30-7PM Effective Thesis & Your Thesis

    • How can Effective Thesis best support you with your Thesis?

  • 7-7:30PM Breakout groups: EA Cause Areas (AI Safety, Biosecurity & Food Systems)

  • 7:30-8PM Activity: Effective Thesis & Your Career

  • 8-9PM | Stay & Chat

    • Doors close at 9.

About Effective Thesis

Effective Thesis aims to assist students in their thesis topic choice and direct their attention to areas that have the potential to greatly improve the world. Choosing a final thesis topic is an important step that can influence the rest of a researcher’s career, yet there doesn’t seem to be much assistance provided through standard channels. Moreover, consideration of how much progress on a given question could improve the world often receives little attention.

We try to spark students’ inspiration by suggesting research paths which are important yet neglected from this perspective and which could thus provide opportunities for higher impact via research. We also provide feedback on topic ideas, connect students with researchers who are already working in the same area and connect them with other students working on similar issues.

Learn more at effectivethesis.org