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1. Sep 2025

[WCGE] Writing Retreat (November 9 – 13, 2025)

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The next Writing Retreat takes place November 9th -13th in Wittenberg, Germany, as part of the Doctoral Academy, an initiative hosted by the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics (WCGE) and the Friede Springer Chair of Business Ethics and Management Accounting (MLU). This distinguished program, generously funded by the KSG Foundation, offers doctoral candidates a platform to advance their research, engage with renowned scholars, and foster meaningful connections between theoretical inquiry and practical application within the fields of business, and leadership ethics.  For a deeper look into the Doctoral Academy, make sure to check out our brochure.

APPLY NOW FOR OUR WRITING RETREAT – November 9th – 13th, 2025

The Writing Retreat, provides an exceptional opportunity for you to make substantial progress on your work. Set in the historic town of Wittenberg (45 minutes from Berlin), this four-day retreat is designed to offer a structured, yet inspiring environment where you can dedicate time to your writing, overcome challenges and engage with fellow researchers.

Participants will benefit from:

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18. Aug 2025

What the heck is tenure track (October 10, 2025 | online)

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In the German academic system, Tenure Track is a relatively new concept. With a tenure track position, one gets the opportunity to immediately transition to a permanent position when successfully completing the probationary period (known as the tenure track phase). The majority of tenure track positions comes along with a professorship; less common and known are lecturer or researcher positions with tenure track.

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1. Aug 2025

Read scientific texts fast and efficiently (October 08 and 09, 2025 | onsite)

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Scientific work involves a significant amount of reading. How about increasing your reading speed significantly while at the same time improving the quality of your reading…and boosting your motivation? In this systematic step-by-step program of practical exercises and well dosed theoretical parts you will overcome typical reading faults and sharpen the focus of your reading. 

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7. Jul 2025

Academic Writing for Natural Scientists (September 15 and October 13, 2025)

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Aim and Content

The interactive workshop aims at improving non-native English speakers’ skills in writing scientific texts in English and to permanently upgrade the linguistic quality of their English writing. Participants will be equipped with a textbook written by the trainer that covers all the features introduced during the sessions, they will have ample opportunity to ask individual questions, and they will receive immediate feedback on their own writing.

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7. Jul 2025

KI und Recherche für Promovierende (September 04, 2025)

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In dieser Veranstaltung soll den Teilnehmenden der Einsatz und die Grenzen von KI für die wissenschaftliche Recherche vermittelt werden.

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7. Jul 2025

Good Scientific Practice (September 05, 2025) => postponed to 2026

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“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 in questions of authorship, research data management (also related to diversity and gender variables) and supervision. 

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3. Jul 2025

[JTC] Science2Impact: Understanding & Designing Interventions (July 9, 2025)

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On Wednesday, 09 July, MLU’s Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office invites you to the event “Science2Impact: Understanding & Designing Interventions”, taking place from 09:00 to 10:50 in JTC Office Meeting Room, Große Steinstraße 79/80 (2.OG).

What exactly is Impact and how can we as scientists and humanitarians design it step by step in a grounded, methodical manner?

You will have a look at useful impact definitions, the Theory of Change and Logical Framework Approaches. Then JTC will discuss principles and review models of intervention based on the Double Diamond and the JTC Transfer Framework. In interactive pair and groupwork participants will get to know and try out a couple of tools to get a practical hold on the process. The course will be held in English.

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13. Jun 2025

[JTC] The Spirit of Impact: Transfer and Entrepreneurial Mindsets (June 18, 2025)

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On Wednesday, 18 June, MLU’s Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office invites you to the event “The Spirit of Impact – Transfer and Entrepreneurial Mindsets”, taking place from 13:00 to 16:00 in Lecture Hall XIV a/b, Löwengebäude, Universitätsplatz 11.

We are pleased to welcome two inspiring guests:

  • Dr. Jan Heise, a successful science entrepreneur (NH DyeAGNOSTICS GmbH)
  • Dr. Alexander Klose, an experienced science communicator (e.g. Atlas of Petromodernity)

They will offer personal insights into their careers and convictions—exploring how science and the humanities can and should contribute meaningfully to today’s societies.

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12. Jun 2025

[PROTEOFORuM] Workshop – Getting Started. The path to a successful doctorate (July 14, 2025)

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This workshop is organized by the iRTG PROTEOFORuM.

The workshop ‘Getting Started. The path to a successful doctorate’ focuses on the critical elements for a successful doctoral journey: Which mindsets, tools, and processes make a real difference on the way to a PhD? We concentrate on three areas: The efficient organization of tasks and notes, the productive communication with supervisors and the research community, and the structured reading and writing of academic papers. Additionally, the workshop will introduce techniques for self-management to support productivity and well-being throughout the PhD journey. The specific agenda will be tailored to the interests of the participants to ensure the content is relevant and particular emphasis will be placed on strategies for participants to successfully transfer learnings from this workshop to their own work context.

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4. Jun 2025

[ULB] Fake Journals und Co. – Wege aus der Desinformationsfalle (01.07.25)

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Die Veranstaltung der Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (ULB) beleuchtet das sogenannte Predatory Publishing, das ein wachsendes Problem im wissenschaftlichen Kontext darstellt. Fake Journals gaukeln Wissenschaftlichkeit vor, verzichten jedoch auf echte Qualitätskontrollen und täuschen sowohl Autor:innen als auch Leser:innen.

  • Datum und Zeit: 01.07.25 von 10:00-12:00 Uhr
  • Ort: online
  • weitere Informationen auf der Webseite der ULB

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