News for graduates and postdocs at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
10. Oct 2022
When you picture a scientist – what do you see?
The documentary PICTURE A SCIENTIST takes on the question why it still often is the male white scientist that comes to our minds when we hear the word „scientist“. In this film, leading female scientists in STEM take the audience on a journey through the experiences of their academic careers – as women of science.
9. Sep 2022
Our project partners from Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia and Gulu University (GU), Uganda visited us for a workshop from September 2-7, 2022.
From the InGrA perspective and the subproject “Building up a Graduate Program Hub” we visited the iDiv research center and it’s graduate school yDiv and exchanged ideas about supervision agreements. We also visited the MPI of Microstructure Physics and it’s International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS-STNS) and discussed aspects of good scientific practice.
The workshop overall focused on exchange, report on the progress of the project and possible future perspectives. The workshop has been coordinated by Dr. T. Weirowski.
2. Sep 2022
The blog of the doctoral students representation of the faculties of MLU has been launched recently. Please check out information and latest news at
https://blogs.urz.uni-halle.de/promovierendenvertretung/
(in German).
22. Aug 2022
For its 2023 calendar, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is looking for photo motifs that refer to selected DFG-funded projects and is initiating a photo competition for this purpose:
Scientists from funded projects can participate, and the most beautiful twelve motifs will be selected for the calendar. The theme of this year’s calendar is “Research Landscapes”. The term is meant metaphorically and all participants are welcome to interpret it broadly. The deadline for entries is September 15, 2022.
Further information at the DFG website (in German).
8. Aug 2022
The hot stove, the forgotten pill: How can modern technologies make life easier for older people at home without overburdening them with technology and without patronizing them? A project of business informatics specialists and multimedia designers is developing new ideas for this.
Find out more about this project of one of MLU’s doctoral students at Campus Halensis.
15. Jun 2022
Update: Juliane Friedrichs has been elected as the doctoral students representative and Constanze Wandt-Ptasczynski as the deputy at the Akademischer Senat.
Congratulations! This year, the doctoral students representatives in all faculties have been elected for the first time. The election period is 01.09.22-31.08.24. Please find below an overview of all representatives.
[ Read On … ]7. Jun 2022
The newly released website Wissen Schafft Karriere (in German) provides a general overview of career paths in science as well as specific opportunities for a career at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU).
So what does a career in science at MLU look like? A doctorate is often the beginning of an academic career towards a professorship. And yet, the doctorate opens up many other career opportunities, both at MLU and at many other institutions.
The compatibility of family and career or one’s own health have a significant impact on professional development and career. The website also illustrates this and show support options in working life through MLU.
Last but not least, you will find statutes, regulations and templates for various decisions and guidelines relating to career options and organisation at MLU.
23. May 2022
Are you a doctoral student or postdoctoral researcher at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and are striving for a career in academia? Do you want to shape your career path in a self-determined and solution-oriented way and network with other scientists? Great goals are best achieved together.
12. May 2022
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) biannually provides funding for scholarships. The funding comes from the Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of the State of Saxony-Anhalt. Start of the funding for this call is in the winter semester.
Eligible applicants are those who
The scholarship can be applied for every semester. As a rule, it is granted for a period of three years.
27. Apr 2022
The election proposals for the 2022 university elections have now been published. These are the candidates you can vote for.
Please check the corresponding website (in German).
This year, the elections for the doctoral representatives will take place together with the university elections (senate, faculty councils), the elections for the equal opportunities colleges and the elections for the StuRa and the departmental councils as an internet-based online election (electronic election). Voting is possible from 09.05.2022 to 16.05.2022.
The doctoral representatives in all faculties will be elected in 2022.
If doctoral candidates are also employees or students of the university, they also have the right to vote for the university committees (senate, faculty councils).