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BARI (Baltic Science Network Mobility Programme for Research Internships) offers summer research internships with appropriate academic training across the Baltic Sea Region to students with interest in Life Sciences, Photon & Neutron Science and Welfare State. Funding is available for a period of up to three months. During their internship, students will assist in research and lab work for a...

The decision to start a PhD project comes with many important questions: What are the paths to a doctorate at Hamburg’s higher education institutions and which type of doctorate is right for me? How do I choose a subject and a supervisor? Where do I apply for a job or where can I get funding for my project? In short, what is doing a PhD all about?

This HRA information event is for (international)...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Zu Beginn der Promotion stellen sich viele Fragen:
Was sind die verschiedenen Wege zur Promotion? Wie finde ich eine*n Betreuer*in und wie entscheide ich mich für ein Thema? Wie werde ich zur Promotion zugelassen? Wann muss ich mich einschreiben? Wie finanziere ich meine Promotion? Wie kann ich mich in der Promotionsphase weiterqualifizieren und vernetzen?  

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Workshop No. 1002 - in English - with registration - suitable for preparation of stellenwerk job fair

Participants learn how to write a good covering letter in English. Participants learn about the differences between a German and English CV and produce their own CV in English. What is permitted and what is forbidden will also be discussed. They also learn how to deal with...

Das Berufsziel Professorin oder Professor kann auf unterschiedlichen Wegen erreicht werden. Daher sollten sich Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler rechtzeitig darüber informieren, welcher Weg mit den besten Erfolgsaussichten beschritten werden sollte. Es muss eine Karrierestrategie entwickelt werden, bei der sowohl die Dauer des Qualifikationsweges als auch seine Effektivität zur Erreichung...

This event takes place in german.

Taking an international perspective, this workshop explores the perspectives of developing a sustainable career in research. It helps to assess the current position, to clarify career aspirations as well as longer-term research goals and to develop a road map for achieving them in the individual setting. 

The workshop also provides essential guidance on exploiting research funding opportunities...

This event takes place in german.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in german.

This event takes place in german.

Most of the content of your dissertation is now clearly defined. Outline and structure are beginning to take shape and the submission deadline is drawing closer. Your main question is:

“How can I use the remaining time most efficiently?”

The “Getting It Done”-workshop provides you with useful tools to tackle the final stage of your dissertation with as little hassle as possible. Get to know...

This event takes place in german.

This event takes place in german.

This event takes place in german.

This event takes place in german.

This event takes place in German.

Wie kann ich als Wissenschaftlerin oder Wissenschaftler meine Forschung in die Medien beziehungsweise in die Öffentlichkeit bringen? Sollte ich das überhaupt wollen? Was ist für die Medien interessant und wie sollte ich dies darstellen? Und welchen Nutzen habe ich persönlich, welchen hat meine Einrichtung davon?

In diesem Workshop erhalten Sie einen Einblick in die Wissenschaftskommunikation, von...

The presentation training will give you key guidelines and practical tips on how to become better at presenting your research outside of the scientific community. The workshop will take a practical approach and will cover these topics:

- Cater to the brain! How to employ media in an optimized way
- Mind the gap by building bridges – how to reach and engage a non-scientific audience
- Fidgeting...

Im Workshop lernen die Teilnehmenden, wie sie wissenschaftliche Themen kommunizieren und ihre eigene Forschung über verschiedene Online-Formate präsentieren können.
Zunächst werden die zentralen Bausteine und Grundregeln der Wissenschaftskommunikation vorgestellt. Die Teilnehmenden erfahren, welche Vorüberlegungen und Planungsschritte für eine erfolgreiche Wissenschaftskommunikation entscheidend...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Along with professional communicators and journalists, researchers play a central role in communicating science to the public. They write articles and commentaries for newspapers and journals, give interviews, appear at public events, are active on social media and much more. If you want to reach a broad audience, you have to focus your topics and make your message generally intelligible.
The...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Researchers often play an important role in public debates on science. They are sought-after experts and frequently give interviews. This seminar teaches the fundamentals of formulating intelligibly and includes hands-on sessions practising the art of argument for communicating in a targeted and medium-appropriate way.
Working together with professional journalists, the interview seminar will...

This event takes place in German.

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. The Getting Started-Workshop supplies you with the tools you need in order to plan and execute your PhD project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You discuss and test basic strategies and techniques of a good project- and time-management. This allows you to organize yourself and your workload in better ways. Based on...

This event takes place in German.

A good supervisory relationship is an essential element for a successful doctorate. It is not only one of the key components to master your scientific project but also affects your further career development in academia and furthermore is associated with your wellbeing during the doctoral phase. To build up a confidential and professional relationship right from the beginning, it is helpful to...

Even promising dissertation projects can fail when implemented under everyday working conditions. To prevent from such failures this hands-on workshop teaches self- and time management skills which are useful to build up working routines and create realistic time schedules for the PhD project. To do so, participants reflect which time-management type they are and under which conditions they...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

There are emails every working day, lots of them. Many issues come into play for researchers in the earlier stages of their career. You are invited to attend this short workshop to reflect on your own treatment of emails, on issues such as:

- When should I read my emails and for how long?
- FOMO – fear of missing out if I am offline and spend time on writing a paper instead
- How to say a polite...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Science is often not visible: It remains hidden behind closed doors, complicated technical terms or cryptic tables. In our workshop we want to change that and teach you how to visualize and animate your research. You will acquire the communication tools that enable you to graphically prepare and sketch your research topics. The aim is to learn how to prepare scientific results and abstract...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Plants propagate and so there are surplus plants where there is gardening. In botanical gardens in particular, there are numerous rarities that are barely commercially available. Rather than throwing these plants on the compost heap, we are handing them over to interested visitors for a donation.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Workshop No. 2005 - in English - with registration -

Whether in academia, in the professional world or in everyday life we are directly and indirectly confronted with behavior and belief-systems other than our own. In a world that is constantly growing closer, coping with a multitude of cultural backgrounds, values, and mentalities has become a key qualification.

This workshop aims at empowering...

Workshop No. 2006 - in English - with registration -

Conflicts are an inevitable part of our professional and private lives, even if we often try to deny their existence trying to keep up harmony. Though rightly handled conflicts can be a useful tool to development and show us new ways of co-operation and unexpected solutions. Conflict management defines the process of enhancing the positive...

This event takes place in German.

Tobias Brinkjost, TU Dortmund, Chemical Biology, Dortmund.
Abstract: Secondary structure elements have plenty of applications in the field of chemical biology. Although the scientific debate about their classification was initiated by Pauling almost 70 years ago, their proper classification is still a challenging issue. Unfortunately, this fact and the subjective nature of their classification are...

This workshop addresses young researchers from all STEM subjects / natural sciences, who want to understand the logic of peer review processes. The workshop presents different review strategies and background information from the perspective of research funders.

The participants need to prepare short [mock] applications and act as reviewers in two panel meetings. By “playing” the process of a...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Communicating research outside your circle of peers appears like a daunting challenge. The language of the lab, your go-to conference presentation doesn't work. They just don't get it. How do I make the general public understand what we are doing? How do I communicate research results to a journalist? How do I make them care? The answer to all three questions: storytelling! I know, I know. You are...

Regardless of your field, writing is likely part of your work as a scientist. Writing for a non-scientific audience, however, is outside your usual sphere. You may break out into sweat just thinking about it. Don’t worry, you are not alone. The good news: while talent plays a role as it does in any skill, so does technique and practice. Engaging writing is a skill that you can learn. This is how...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

How can I make an impact in professional contexts such as small-talk situations at conferences? What can help me in situations where I face an international crowd and how can I connect to an interdisciplinary audience?

The workshop "Make an Impact!" offers the opportunity to enhance overall effective communication (verbal and non-verbal) in order to improve networking and self-promotion...

Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset.  However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for PhD students in the natural sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English paper and abstract and how...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Big apple festival with Northern Germany's largest exhibition of apple and pear varieties.

The botanical garden, numerous associations, institutions and several specialist nurseries invite you to stroll through the open-air grounds, get informed and inspired by a colorful variety of stands and stalls, and to take home some plants for your own garden!

The festivities include:
-Determination of the...

This event takes place in German.

The autumn and spring blooming cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium and C. coum) have long been part of private gardens and parks. However, hardly anyone knows anything about the other species, which are rather rare, but hardy enough for German winters.

In cooperation with the University of Hamburg, the Society of the Friends of Perennials e. V. and The Cyclamen Society, the first European Cyclamen...