Events

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 session is for...

For STEM postdocs
What funding is available for postdocs and what should be considered when submitting an application?

This spotlight will provide a comprehensive overview of national and international funding formats for postdocs, both in the early as well as in the more advanced phase. Following the presentation there will be enough time for your questions.

HRA spotlight: The Hamburg Research...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

The Wolfgang Pauli Centre for Theoretical Physics, a joint forum of Universität Hamburg and DESY, in collaboration with the Clusters of excellence CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter and Quantum Universe, organzises a scientific Symposium to honor the Hamburg Prizes for Theoretical Physics 2020 and 2021 which are being awarded to Prof. Valery Rubakov (INR Moskow) and Prof. Eugene Demler (ETH Zuerich)...

Nachts leuchten die Sterne und zeigen uns mit ihrem Licht, wo sie sind – aber wie weit sind sie eigentlich genau weg, und woher wissen wir das? Auf der Erde gibt es eine große Kraft, die alles zusammenhält, die Gravitation oder auch Schwerkraft. Warum es die auch im Weltraum gibt, obwohl dort gar nichts herunterfällt, und wie wir damit hören können, wie weit die Sterne von uns weg sind, erzählt...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

The presentation training will give you key guidelines and practical tips on how to become better at presenting your research. The focus will be on presenting to a non-peer audience.

This course is an online course. In order to make this a feature instead of a bug, the course is broken down into several live sessions. The time in between we will use for exercises and short peer reviews which are...

Module III - The public: Basic Media Training for Scientists

In this workshop you will learn how to communicate your scientific findings in a confident, concise and comprehensive way. Theoretical input will be accompanied by hands-on practical training. You will all get the chance to practice and get feedback from the trainers and your peers. On the second day of the workshop each of you will get...

by  Emille Ishida  (Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont) 

This event is part of a series of lectures and tutorials on data science topics hosted by the Platform for Challenges in Data Science. It is intended specifically for the PhD students in the cluster but younger and more senior scientists are of course also welcome.

Welcome  to the MIN Faculty! The MIN Graduate School invites all doctoral candidates at MIN Faculty to attend this years’ Welcome Night. We will provide you with general information about how to make the journey to your doctoral degree a positive experience and who can support you on your way. Afterwards, you will have the possibility to discuss your experiences and challenges with experts and...

This is the fifth Quantum Universe Day in 2021 of the Cluster of Excellence “Quantum Universe” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of Germany's Excellence Strategy.

The QU Days are a cornerstone in the scientific exchange within and between the cluster projects and platforms.

On the event website you will find a detailed agenda.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

by  Thea Aarrestad  (CERN) 

This event is part of a series of lectures and tutorials on data science topics hosted by the Platform for Challenges in Data Science. It is intended specifically for the PhD students in the cluster but younger and more senior scientists are of course also welcome.

For STEM postdocs
Don’t let funding calls pass you by because you haven't had time to put the ideas in your head down into a coherent proposal. This is an opportunity to spend some time beginning to tame your great research ideas (however embryonic they are!).  These may be ideas that you have been pondering for some time, have discussed with colleagues, but have not quite got them organised and on...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

by Christoph Wissing (CMS (CMS Fachgruppe DAQ, SW, Computing)) 

This event is part of a series of lectures and tutorials on data science topics hosted by the Platform for Challenges in Data Science. It is intended specifically for the PhD students in the cluster but younger and more senior scientists are of course also welcome.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

This event is part of a series of lectures and tutorials on data science topics hosted by the Platform for Challenges in Data Science. It is intended specifically for the PhD students in the cluster but younger and more senior scientists are of course also welcome.

This interactive and hands-on training addresses early career researchers with none or little experience in the field of Public Engagement. The training will not just answer the question why Public Engagement is important for society and stakeholders, but also how researchers can benefit from an open dialogue with multiple partners and audiences. 

Contents
- Trends and developments in...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

For STEM postdocs
Research and academia can be stressful, high pressure and competitive environments. This has had a significant impact on individual physical and mental wellbeing and can be associated with mental health conditions and burnout. However, the onus of mental health lies beyond the individual. Creating a supportive research culture and environment is important to support the mental...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

by Jan Rybizki  (MPIA Heidelberg) 

This event is part of a series of lectures and tutorials on data science topics hosted by the Platform for Challenges in Data Science. It is intended specifically for the PhD students in the cluster but younger and more senior scientists are of course also welcome.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

Communication is a difficult thing to handle. We do it every day, right now that you read this text. It’s trivial and ubiquitous. On the other hand we know: It’s challenging, sometimes dysfunctional. This general statement applies even more to communication between supervisor and doctoral researcher. The experienced meets the inexperienced. And both sides have their own expectations, unfortunately...

This HRA spotlight is an opportunity for you to stop and take stock of your research career: Do you have a vision, and are you being strategic? Through discussion and guided reflection time we will think about:

- Your progress so far on working towards your desired goals
- What might affect your career or research strategy?
- Scanning the wider landscape: policy and funding
- Being strategic...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.      

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

For STEM postdocs and supervisors

This session is designed for postdocs and supervisors in the STEM fields. We will look at key principles of good career management and how these relate to the unique challenges of the academic job market. In particular, we will explore how to identify the right jobs and employers, how to be strategic and pro-active, and how to be ready for opportunities when they...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

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 doctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English. This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English paper...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

Research culture describes the environment in which research happens — not only the organisational and policy structures, but also the behaviours, expectations, and ethics of our research communities. We all have a responsibility in ensuring that the culture of research is positive and inclusive, so that everyone can do their best work. In the UK, for example, the Government, funders, and...

Writing for a non-scientific audience has you breaking out into sweat? 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 course will focus on writing for web and social media, but many of the techniques we cover will help you with your scientific writing as well.

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This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.

Doctoral supervision can be a lonely business and it can be challenging to adapt your supervisory style to each new PhD candidate. This intensive doctoral supervision workshop addresses the core challenges of PhD supervision, provides tools to overcome them and aims to help you become a more flexible supervisor. It is organised as a two-part event giving you the chance to do peersupervision...

The seminar provides participants the opportunity to perfect their public-speaking skills. Constructive feedback from the trainer and group members gives the speaker a healthy amount of input while perfecting public-speaking skills.

Participants will be required to prepare a 3 to 5 minute pitch or overview of their work incorporating also the use of a slide. This will provide a basis for applying...

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...