Whether small talk or academic subject presentation – the ability to present oneself adequately and to communicate one’s concerns effectively is a deciding factor of career related success in academia. With a few fundamental strategies for communication and presentation techniques it is possible to illustrate complex data in a context relevant way, to convince others, […]
Lydia Hohlstein
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26. Mar 2026
English Academic Writing: The Ground Rules of Writing Well (May 07, 08 and 11, 2026 | hybrid)
This workshop addresses junior scholars from the social sciences, economics, and the humanities who have good command of the English language, seek to improve their English writing skills, and strive to make their academic papers more idiomatic. The workshop seeks to create an awareness of the typical patterns of non-idiomatic writing to which non-native authors […]
19. Mar 2026
[Career Center] Workshop on the Professional Field of Development Cooperation
The Career Center invites you to gain insights from the field: launching a career in development cooperation. Andreas Stamm, project lead and senior researcher of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), will introduce IDOS prestigious Postgraduate Programme for Sustainability Cooperation. It is designed to prepare young professionals for careers in development policy, global […]
9. Mar 2026
[Uni Bielefeld] Umfrage zu gesundheitlicher Belastung von Promovierenden
Im Rahmen ihrer Masterarbeit in Soziologie und Gender Studies an der Universität Bielefeld erforsche Frau Rüther, wie sich Stress und Belastungen während der Promotion auf die Gesundheit von Promovierenden auswirken – insbesondere unter Berücksichtigung geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschiede und struktureller Rahmenbedingungen im Wissenschaftssystem. Die Umfrage richtet sich an Promovierende und wird circa 10 Minuten in Anspruch nehmen. […]
9. Mar 2026
[KonsortSWD] Vergabe von FlexFunds
KonsortSWD – NFDI4Society vergibt FlexFunds für die Weiterentwicklung und Integration von leistungsfähigen Tools für das Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM) insbesondere sensibler Daten. Gefördert werden Projekte, die zur Verbesserung, Erweiterung oder nachhaltigen Nutzung von FDM-Tools insbesondere für sensible Daten beitragen. Willkommen sind auch Anträge mit innovativen Ansätzen zur Unterstützung des FDM (Tools, Workflows, …), z.B. KI-basierte Ansätze. Anträge […]
9. Mar 2026
[iDiv] Summer School 24.-28.08.2026
The iDiv Summer School 2026 “Passion for Collecting – Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology”, will take place in Leipzig this year and helps participants to learn how to use herbaria for ecological research, and to measure functional traits on living plants in the botanical garden and how to characterize different phenological stages.
9. Mar 2026
Clear at glance – Designing Effective Academic Posters (April 21, 2026 | onsite)
Poster sessions are an integral part of almost every scientific conference. Their purpose is to highlight research results, visualize them, and stimulate discussion. To draw your audience in, you need a crystal-clear message, a text format optimized for best legibility and well-chosen graphics. And above all, you need to think well through how to organize, arrange […]
9. Feb 2026
Introduction to Statistics and R (March 26, 27, 30 and 31, 2026 | onsite)
Content R has become a leading statistical programming language in data science and statistics. The R software is free, highly extensible, and allows to easily produce publication-quality plots. The aim of this course is to equip participants with the basic skills to effectively use the software R, embedded in the user interface RStudio. These skills […]
27. Jan 2026
[w-i-d] CZS STEM Impact School für MINT-Forschende
Wissenschaft im Dialog (w-i-d) bietet ein kostenpflichtiges dreitägiges Fort- und Weiterbildungsprogramm für Forschende aus den MINT-Disziplinen an: die CZS STEM Impact School. Es werden grundlegende Prinzipien für eine wirksame Wissenschaftskommunikation vermittelt. Ziel der Impact School ist es, in fünf aufeinander aufbauenden Modulen grundlegende Prinzipien für eine gesellschaftlich wirksame und qualitätsorientierte Wissenschaftskommunikation zu vermitteln. Im Zentrum […]
27. Jan 2026
Successful Networking for Personal Branding (March 10, 2026 | onsite)
As a scientist, your reputation is your personal brand. You’re going to have one whether you choose to influence it in a particular direction or not. How others perceive you stems largely in part from your research results, your behaviors, and your overall actions. Just as in the business world, your personal brand is what […]