Events

The post-PhD job search can be difficult, especially when searching for a job outside of academia. The German job market presents specific challenges for international PhD candidates. It is often less flexible than the job markets that candidates may be familiar with from their home countries or from prior academic exchanges, and potential cultural differences create invisible hurdles that...

The 2022 meeting of the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) study on physics and experiments at a Higgs Factory will take place in Hamburg from 5 to 7 October 2022. 

The European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) organises a series of workshops on physics studies, experiment design and detector technologies towards a future electron-positron Higgs/Electroweak/Top factory.

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This event takes place mainly in German, some program parts in English. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website. 

The Higgs boson: particle superhero and tour guide to new particles

The Higgs boson, discovered at the world’s largest particle collider LHC ten years ago, is a very special particle. We need to study it in great detail to answer key questions of physics. The Higgs boson may have been a superhero that saved us from complete annihilation and it can be the portal to a new world of particles with...

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.

Mit einem Bohlen-Pierce-Ensemble, einem Chor und acht Produktionsteams begeben wir uns auf eine intermediale Reise durch das Universum und auf die Spuren der Faszination am Fremden und Unbekannten.

Das Universum dient der Menschheit seit jeher als kulturelle Projektionsfläche. Das große Unbekannte weckt auf der einen Seite Vorstellungen von Angst und Bedrohung, auf der anderen Seite ist es stets...

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

This event takes place in German.

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

Every semester the MIN Graduate School welcomes all doctoral students of the MIN faculty to participate in the seminar on Good Scientific Practice. During this seminar you will discuss:

- Introduction into Good scientific practice
- Misconduct in Research
- Handling Data
- Publication Process and Authorship
- Responsibility of Supervisors and the Supervised
- Conflicts of Interest, Scientific...

Research funders and policymakers are placing ever greater emphasis on collaborative grants which reach across disciplines and sectors, and on Knowledge Exchange at all stages of the research and innovation pipeline. To achieve this, we need to continually refresh and enlarge our networks, find and enlist new collaborators, and identify and attract new audiences.

During this workshop, you will:
-...

This event takes place in English.

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.          

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.          

2022: Doing a Doctorate in Germany

Are you a researcher who is internationally mobile? Did you choose Hamburg as the location for your doctorate? Then our International Researcher Day on 16 November is just right for you! The English-language event offers a rich program of short workshops, information and exchange sessions, which provide you with helpful insights into the German academic system and...

This event takes place in German.

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.          

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.          

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 law on fixed-term employment contracts in German academia (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG for short) regulates the possibilities of setting a time limit for research staff at universities in Germany. The so-called 12-year rule applies in particular to early career researchers. According to this, research staff can be employed for up to six years during the doctoral phase and for a...

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

This spotlight will provide a comprehensive overview of national funding formats with focus on the German Research Foundation (DFG) and supplementary information on federal funding and foundations. Special focus will be on funding formats for postdocs, both in the early and later postdoc phase...

Which EU funding is interesting for young scientists after their PhD?

The information event will give an overview of the funding formats "Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowships" and "ERC Grants" as well as an insight into the specifics of EU applications. After the presentation, you will have time for your individual questions.

HRA spotlight: The Hamburg Research Academy offers regular short...

Effective collaboration with scientists from diverse and versatile cultural backgrounds, disciplines and mindsets is not an easy task but a challenging one. Various understandings and perspectives on commitments provide special challenges for research, teaching and supervision in international groups. At the same time collaboration with professionals having different educational backgrounds makes...

This workshop deepens your understanding of how networks may positively influence your career, your research projects and your personal development, and it helps increase the usefulness of your own networks. Special emphasis is placed on aspects related to working in international contexts and to pursuing an international academic career.

Contents
- What is a network? Which effects does it have?
-...

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.      

When doctoral researchers take the next step in their career, they may move into leadership positions and need to manage projects and teams, be it in public research or industry. Polls have shown that while their scientific competence is usually good, most of the times these researchers need to improve their capacity in project and time management to deliver a successful performance. Thus, it is...

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

The Active Bystander training program aims to empower doctoral and early career researchers to challenge poor behaviors, and bring about cultural change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.

Contents
- An understanding of what bystander apathy is and the importance of being an active bystander
- Learn skills and techniques to positively challenge...

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 tried...

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.