iRTG posts

[IMPRS] Online Tutorial: Responsible Research and Publication Ethics (August 11, 2020)
Monday 10. August 2020

New scientists aspire to contribute to their disciplines by conducting interesting research and publishing their findings to advance science. As part of their training, they are not only responsible for learning and  understanding the technical aspects of their scientific work but the fundamental expectations and obligations in its honest execution.  Responsible conduct of research and publication ethics can sometimes be challenging. While most researchers may feel they have a good grasp of what they are responsible for and how to avoid misconduct, there are a lot of gray areas that could inadvertently lead them down the wrong path. This interactive talk will aim to address questions that arise as research is  conducted, submitted to journals, peer reviewed, and ultimately published. It will also give an overview on the standard forms of misconduct (and how to avoid them) as well as provide answers to questions surrounding authorship and what constitutes a publication.

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Self-presentation and networking (November 25 – 27, 2020)
Wednesday 5. August 2020

Do you find yourself at conferences drinking coffee alone? Do you seem to miss every chance to network? Or do you have the feeling you can’t keep the conversation going or can’t even get it started in the first place? No matter if you answer one of these questions with a clear “yes” or you simply have the feeling that you could improve your selfpresentation and communication skills, then this workshop might be just right one for
you. From the first impression you leave, the conversations that follow, to a friendly follow-up — all of this will be covered during this seminar.

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Doctoral students seminar (October 13, 2020)
Tuesday 28. July 2020

Understanding and controlling the crystallization and mechanical properties of biodegradable polyesters
by Qiang Yu

Synthesis and characterisation of poly(amino acid)s and hybrid block copolymers
by Matthias Rohmer

Location: MLUconf
Time: 15:20-17:00

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iRTG Program WiSe 2020/2021 Overview
Monday 27. July 2020

Doctoral students seminars

  • October 13, 2020: Matthias Rohmer and Qiang Yu
  • December 1, 2020: Mozhdeh Abassi and Malte Neudorf
  • January 19, 2021: Hannes Jurack and Yue Cai
  • Febuary 16, 2021: Newton Sen and Twinkle Bhatia
  • March 23, 2021: Workshop on Good Scientific Practice

Advanced Training Modules

Workshops

Complementary skills seminars by iRTG

PhD – What’s Coming Next

Monthly workshop series about career options after the PhD.

Complementary skills seminars by partners

[yDiv] Introduction to career planning (August 6, 2020)
Monday 27. July 2020

Our partner graduate school yDiv offered a career planning workshop for PhD students in their first year.

Career planning is a process that requires i.a. self-reflection, exploring of options and networking – activities that young researchers should engage in right from the beginning of their PhD project. This short introductory course was designed to give new doctoral researchers an overview of career planning and to create awareness for its importance. The following topics were covered in the course:

  • What is career planning and why think about it now, at the start of your PhD?
  • Where do people with a PhD work and which competences are required?
  • Planning without a target – how can you prepare for your next step, if you don’t know yet what that next step will be?
  • How does career exploration work and how can you set up your own IDP?

More information and registration.

Doctoral students seminar (September 15, 2020)
Wednesday 22. July 2020

Dynamics and charge transport in individualized macromolecules
by Alaa Hassan

Synthesis and Incorporation of Photoswitches into Amyloidogenic Peptides
by André Paschold

Location: MLUconf
Time: 15.20 – 17.00

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Sen, Newton – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Wednesday 22. July 2020

Research topic: Modification and Modulation of Aggregating Proteins with Molecules, Membranes and Nanoparticles.

Methods:

  • Polymer synthesis
  • Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization
  • NMR, Fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism
  • Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Contact: newton.sen@chemie.uni-halle.de

Successful defence of Martin Kordts
Friday 17. July 2020

Congratulations to Martin (group of D. Hinderberger)! He defended his thesis successfully and completed the additional training program of our integrated research training group.

Title: “Hydrophobins – Investigation and control of structure formation in amphiphilic fungal proteins” .

Date: July 16, 2020

Official announcement

[BuildMoNa] Basic Concepts in Molecular Spectroscopy (September 21-22, 2020)
Wednesday 15. July 2020

Aims

This module for physicists, chemists and biochemists introduced the basic concepts in molecular spectroscopy, i.e. Infrared (IR), (surface  enhanced) Raman-with imaging options and Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Optical Microscopy, Superresolution Microscopy, Single Molecule Fluorescence Detection.

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