The winners of the KlarText Award for Science Communication 2022 in the category Biology is Dr. Steffen Breinlinger. He did his doctoral thesis “Investigations into bioactive natural products from cyanobacteria : a search for drug leads and the discovery of a novel cyanotoxin” in the research group Pharmacognosy of Prof. Dr. Timo Niedermeyer at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
During two seminars in early December we wish to give our PhD students and Postdocs from different backgrounds and disciplines at the MLU and other research institutions in Halle an opportunity to learn and discuss about various aspects of Open Science (OS).
In the first seminar, an overview on various OS topics including research data management, tools, standards, data protection, legal and intellectual property rights, tips for online publishing etc. will be presented. At the end of the first seminar, the audience will be asked to describe a data set or project of their own via a small survey. This information will be used to build user cases which can be the basis of an interactive RDM discussion during the second seminar.
The aim of this second seminar will be to present practical examples about how to work with and implement Open Science recommendations. During this second seminar an experienced researcher at the MLU will give a keynote lecture. It is hoped that this mixture between theory and a user case examples might help the audience to better understand open science and where and how to start practicing it.
Gender und Diversität in den Fachkulturen der Physik
by Prof. Dr. Martina Erlemann
Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin
Dass das Geschlecht von Forschenden in der Physik den Karriereerfolg beeinflussen kann, auch wenn es eigentlich keine Rolle spielen sollte, ist hinlänglich bekannt. Allerdings können auch soziale Herkunft, Migrationshintergrund und weitere Diversitätskategorien Auswirkungen auf eine wissenschaftliche Karriere haben. Der Vortrag wird einige Forschungsbefunde aus der Gender- und Diversitätsforschung zur Physik vorstellen. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt wird dabei auf Studien zu Arbeitsplatzkulturen in der Physik gelegt.
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 summer semester in April 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are those who
have demonstrated a special aptitude for academic work through well above-average study and examination results,
have completed a university degree,
is preparing for a doctorate at MLU,
presents a scientific project that is expected to make an important contribution to research, and
is supervised by a (non-retired) university lecturer at MLU.
The scholarship can be applied for every semester. As a rule, it is granted for a period of three years.
The competition is aimed at young scientists from all disciplines who have submitted an excellent dissertation of particular social significance in 2022. With three top prizes of 25,000 euros each, it is one of the most highly endowed German prizes for young researchers. The closing date for the current call for entries is March 1, 2023.
The Körber Foundation wants to encourage young scientists to confidently represent the social value of their research and contribute to the public debate. With the “Deutscher Studienpreis“, the foundation therefore honors doctoral students who have presented tangible results that are of outstanding interest to society. The patron of the award is Bärbel Bas, President of the German Bundestag.
All information on how to participate can be found here (in German).
Please register by sending an email to Michael Strauch until November 3, 2022.
Motivation: Participation in a workshop on Good Scientific Practice once during your PhD is highly recommended, so please make use of this opportunity!
Gruppenmoderation. Techniken und Methoden der Moderation
Wie moderiere ich Diskussionen in Gruppen und Sitzungen transparent und demokratisch? Unser Seminar vermittelt praxisnah Methoden und Handwerkszeug der Moderation und Gesprächsführung und thematisiert Aufgaben und Funktion von Moderierenden.
Die Teilnehmenden entwickeln ein Verständnis für die professionelle Vorbereitung, Durchführung und Ergebnissicherung von Diskussionen, Sitzungen und Besprechungen. Unter Einbeziehung der Erfahrungen der Teilnehmenden werden unterschiedliche Zielebenen von Besprechungen reflektiert und Feedback dazu ausgetauscht.
Dr. Hendrik Huthoff, coordinator of the UniWiND group on mental health, has written a song about mental health together with Maik Goth and published it on YouTube. Be sure to listen and share! Watch the music video.
Die Junge Akademie stands for the promotion of outstanding young scientists and artists, interdisciplinary work, and work at the intersections between science and society. It offers its members access to a wide, continually growing network as well as an attractive location and financial means for implementing joint interdisciplinary projects.
The members of Die Junge Akademie are united by their pleasure in joint intellectual work and in interdisciplinary exchange, and in tackling unsolved problems by trying new things and applying new perspectives. They come from a wide range of fields and are selected for a duration of five years. They have a research budget that they use for joint scientific and artistic projects, as well as a personal budget that can be used for individual funding.
Membership of Die Junge Akademie is intended for outstanding scientists and artists that can show evidence of a completed doctorate or an artistic work. This work must have been completed at least three, but no more than seven years before the end of the application deadline (Selection 2023: 15 November 2022) and can be demonstrated by the doctorate certificate or a comparable document. Parental, care and sick leave are all taken into account during the selection process.
Further information on the selection process, the application platform and the full text of the call for applications can be found at zuwahl.diejungeakademie.de.
