The Senate of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the first funding period of the integrated Research Training Group (iRTG) PROTEOFORuM, which is part of the collaborative research center SFB 1664 “Plant Proteoform Diversity”.
The major objective of SNP2Prot is to understand the translation of genome-encoded sequence variation to structural, mechanistic and functional proteoform diversity.
The SFB 1664 is an interdisciplinary collaborative research centre at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Partner institutions are the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IBP), Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) and Leipzig University.
Read more at press release 072/2024 of May 31, 2024 (in German) of MLU.
About iRTG PROTEOFORuM of SFB 1664
Integrated Research Training Group “Plant Proteoform Diversity (SFB 1664)” spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Marcel Quint, coordinator: N.N. (funding 2024-2028) (link)
The Senate of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the application for the Research Training Group (RTG) “Politik der Aufklärung (GRK 2999)”. This will provide Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg with around five million euros for the training of doctoral students until 2030.
The ability to communicate interculturally is also becoming a key competence for many career paths within and outside academia in today’s networked and globalized working world. This two-day workshop offers valuable insights for self-regulated cultural learning and enhances intercultural competence in diverse settings. Participants get equipped with essential skills and tools in cross-cultural negotiation and conflict management.
The workshop is held by Alexia Petersen, a Canadian with multicultural background. Alexia teaches workshops on intercultural communication at the RWTH Aachen (Aachen University) and is frequently invited to teach at other universities throughout Germany and abroad.
This workshop is open to doctoral researches at all stages of their doctorates. The topic is particularly relevant for all doctoral candidates who (want to) work in an international working environment.
If you want to join, please send a short email to the coordinator, Franziska Schaft ().
There are free slots in the following workshop organised by the IAMO Graduate School.
This workshop is aimed at doctoral candidates who want to engage in intensive preparation for their disputation. With practical tips and exercises, the participants learn how to structure their introductory presentation, how to build up the central argument, how to deal with criticism, “killer-questions”, stage fright and black-outs, etc. Up to three participants get the chance to practice their full presentation. More information and registration details are available here.
This workshop prepares you intensively and compactly for your defense and is especially recommended for doctoral researchers who are in their third year or above.
If you want to join, please send a short email to the coordinator, Franziska Schaft ().
You can register to the iDiv Summer School 2024 “Plant-pollinator interactions in restored grasslands”, 23 to 30 May 2024, in Leipzig, Germany! This iDiv Summer School is led by Tiffany Knight.
The 2024 iDiv summer school will provide students with hands-on experience in pollination ecology research. We will teach using a case study comparing restored to reference grasslands for the diversity and composition of plants and pollinators and the structure of plant-pollinator interaction networks.
For more information and the link for application, please visit www.idiv.de/summerschool.
This summer school is aimed at Bachelor students (in their final years) and/or MSc students, specializing in the fields of botany, ecology, entomology or other related fields from around the world. We are open to considering students from other career stages (e.g., PhD students, postdoctoral associates) if they are good motivation for wanting an introduction to this topic. Participants from regions often underrepresented in science can apply for funding.
Das Doktorandenkolleg „Ethik und gute Unternehmensführung“ organisiert vom 4.-6. März eine Frühjahrsakademie in Wittenberg.
Kurzbeschreibung
Du hast Lust mit Expert*innen zu erkunden, welche Auswirkungen die Digitalisierung auf Werte wie Menschenwürde, Solidarität und Gerechtigkeit hat und wie diese verwirklicht werden können? Du interessierst dich dafür, wie führende Unternehmen diese Fragen angehen, wie z.B. Mercedes-Benz diese Werte in der Unternehmenspraxis umsetzt?
Dann bewirb dich jetzt auf einen der 20 Plätze der Frühjahrsakademie 2024 am Wittenberg-Zentrum für Globale Ethik (WZGE)!
Die Frühjahrsakademie bietet Plattform für Student*innen und Doktorand*innen, um neue Perspektiven auf das Thema „Digitalisierung, Ethik und Wirtschaft“ zu gewinnen.
There are free slots for the following Doctoral Training Course (DoCou) organised by Leibniz Research School PlantBioChem at Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) Halle.
title: NMR in Depth
Session 1: Friday, 17.11.2023, 13:00-15:00 Kurt-Mothes Lecture Hall at IPB
Session 2: Friday, 24.11.2023, 13:00-15:00 Kurt-Mothes Lecture Hall at IPB
Session 3: Friday, 8.12.2023, 13:00-15:00 Kurt-Mothes Lecture Hall at IPB
Session 4: Friday, 15.12.2023, 13:30-15:30 Benno-Parthier Seminar Room at IPB
with Dr. Pauline Stark (Dept. NWC, IPB)
While the DoCous are primarily tailored to train doctoral researchers, also postdocs, undergraduate students and technical staff are very welcome to attend, capacity permitting. In case of questions, you can contact
Congratulations! The German Research Foundation (DFG) is once again funding two Research Training Groups (RTGs) at MLU with around four million euros each. This will enable the successful training of doctoral students in the fields of plant research and protein research to be continued and expanded.
The Research Training Group “Communication and Dynamics of Plant Cell Compartments (GRK 2498)” is investigating the question of how plants produce their special ingredients and valuable substances.
The Research Training Group “Intrinsically Disordered Proteins – Molecular Principles, Cellular Functions, and Diseases (GRK 2467)” is investigating a special class of proteins that is also responsible for many serious diseases.
Read more at press release 140/2023 on November 8, 2023 (in German).
There are free slots at one of the workshops of MLU’s research training groups RTG 2498 “Communication and Dynamics of Plant Cell Compartments”.
Title: “Next Level Science Communication”
Date: November 8 – 10, 2023
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (8 & 9 Nov); 9:00 am to 2:00 pm (10 Nov)
Location: online
Trainer: PD Dr. Daniel Mertens
In science, information is key. For a scientist it is therefore vital to get information across. Key elements of successful transmission of information are structure, focusing on important detail only, developing a storyline and a central message. The workshop “Next Level Science Communication” covers some of what we think are essential elements to successfully communicate scientific information through presentations, posters and text in the form of theses, manuscripts, reports and grant and fellowship applications.
The workshop designed to raise awareness and reveal the challenges and opportunities of improving the transmission of ideas and information in a clear, concise and engaging manner. Further, we believe that the same fundamental rules need to be applied to verbal, visual and written communication. We therefore cover in this workshop the skillful verbal and nonverbal communication.
Please find further details and registration at the RTG website.
The doctoral program “Ethics and Responsible Leadership in Business” offers the following workshops to doctoral students at MLU
MARKETS WITHOUT LIMITS (November 24, 2023 and January 18, 2024) by Prof. Dr. Ingo Pies, MLU
In recent years, prominent academics like Michael Sandel have criticized the tendency of markets to commodify human relations. They argue that some things should not be for sale, and they emphasize what money can’t buy. As a consequence, they call for limiting the extent of the market in modern society. In doing so, they argue from the vantage point of (ancient, Aristotelian) virtue ethics. This has prompted critical reactions, both from economists and philosophers. Recently, Jason Brennan and Peter Jaworski devoted a whole book to repudiating and countering the numerous arguments by virtue ethicists. Their perspective might seem unfamiliar, and hence especially informative and surprising, which makes reading their book an intellectual event – irrespective of whether you agree with them or not. – This course introduces the moral debate and examines the political relevance of the topic:
Should kidneys be for sale? Should we legalize drugs? Should prostitution be prohibited? Should we restrict suicide assistance to not-for-profit organizations? Should we outlaw surrogate motherhood?
PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP (January 11 and 12, 2024) by PD Dr. Lisa Schmalzried, MLU
To fill leadership positions adequately is a demanding task, and some managers are not able or willing to take up this challenge. This is a problem. Bad leadership is responsible for many economic, social, and also personal problems. It impairs a company ́s performance and its profits, demotivates and daunts employees, or leads to burn outs and depressions. Good leadership on the other hand stimulates innovations and creativity, fosters constructive problem solving, excites employees for new tasks and promotes their talents. The question what defines good and bad leadership is thus highly relevant.
