While some things expected for 2024 (e.g. the revamp of the WissZVG) didn’t happen, we nevertheless are looking back on an eventful year: The MLU released new statutes on the principles for safeguarding good scientific practice on January 16th 2024. In 16 workshops (counting only those we organised ourselves) 196 doctoral candidates participated and the […]
Month Archive for December 2024
18. Dec 2024
Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year 2025
Dear doctoral students and postdocs, we would like to thank you for continuing efforts during your research studies at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in 2024. Your research results contribute to the good scientific reputation of our university in Germany and world-wide. Please find some examples of research of doctoral students in the doctoral student’s profiles. […]
17. Dec 2024
Overview of workshops 2025
Here you find an overview of workshops of InGrA and HR department Ref 3.2 in 2025. These workshop are shaped to the needs of doctoral students and postdocs at MLU. Workshop language of InGrA and Ref 3.2 is English and German, respectively. InGrA workshops are designed for all doctoral students independent of their mother tongue. […]
16. Dec 2024
Good Scientific Practice (February 06 and 11, 2025 | online)
“Scientific integrity forms the basis of trustworthy research,” states the preamble to the DFG’s Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice. In his interactive workshop, Dr. Michael Schöner will address what scientific integrity or scientific misconduct means in this context and show that there are gray areas between the two extremes, using the most common problems […]
16. Dec 2024
Push Your Career in Germany’s Industry (2) – Salary, Interview and Contract (February 24 and March 03 & 10, 2025 | online)
Leaving academia and looking for a job in the industry is an important and sometimes difficult step. This intensive course enables you to go through a quickly and successful job search process. It consists of live webinars and self-learning videos. Content The seminar provides knowledge on: Determination of salaries Preparation and phases of interviews Salary […]
16. Dec 2024
Push Your Career in Germany’s Industry (1) – Job Search and Application (February 03, 10 and 17, 2025 | online)
Leaving academia and looking for a job in the industry is an important and sometimes difficult step. This intensive course enables you to go through a quickly and successful job search process. It consists of live webinars and self-learning videos. Content The seminar provides knowledge on: Ideas for possible positions Active and passive job search […]
5. Dec 2024
[UL] Lunch Lectures: Wissenschaftskommunikation für Forschende (December 16, 2024 | online)
Leipzig University organizes a lecture series on career and everyday life in academia of postdocs. This time the topic is Science communication for researchers Science communication is becoming an increasingly important task for researchers and one that is linked to growing expectations. In this Lunch Lecture, we will talk about how scientists can fill this […]
4. Dec 2024
Call for KlarText award 2025
The Klaus Tschira foundation is looking for researchers who would like to explain to a non-scientific audience what research they have done. This should be done in form of a generally understandable article or infographic. Doctoral candidates from the fields of biology, chemistry, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, neuroscience and physics submit their text contributions or […]
4. Dec 2024
Call for entries German Study Award (Deutscher Studienpreis) 2025
The competition is aimed at scientists from social sciences, the natural and technical sciences and the humanities and cultural sciences who have defended an excellent dissertation of particular social significance in 2024. With three top prizes of 25,000 euros each, it is one of the most highly endowed German prizes for young researchers. The closing […]
2. Dec 2024
[DFG] DFG-Förderangebote für die wissenschaftliche Karriere (09.12.2024)
Welche Fördermöglichkeiten bietet die DFG Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern im Anschluss an die Promotion? Wir geben Ihnen einen Überblick über die DFG-Förderinstrumente von der Promotion zur Professur: Mitarbeit in Projekten, Sachbeihilfe mit Eigener Stelle, Walter Benjamin-, Emmy Noether- und Heisenberg-Programm. Das Ganze wird ergänzt durch Tipps zur Vorbereitung eines Antrags. Quelle: DFG Interessierte Promovierende und Postdocs […]