Writing Workshop led by Andrea Karsten. Writing an exposé very often is the decisive step towards officially committing to your PhD project and thus really entering into the PhD phase. In this workshop, you will get to know methods, try out hands-on exercises, and receive tips and information on the exposé text genre. You will also give and receive peer text-feedback on your exposé drafts. Our goal is to address central questions regarding the…

Interdisciplinarity training for Early Career Researcher led by Di Giulio & Defila

Workshop led by Ingrid Scharlau, Ricarda Kurock & Michael Lenke 06.05.2026, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. in ZM2.A.02.73 (Zukunftsmeile 2) or via Zoom (Link found in KOMO) In this workshop, participants will learn how to effectively read and understand a research proposal in order to translate it into a clear and structured overview for their individual work. The session focuses on understanding the key elements of a proposal—such as objectives, work…

Save the Date: Writing Day led by Andrea Karsten. In the morning, we meet and set our personal goals for the day. The rest of the Writing Day is built around several "shut-up-and-write" phases in which we all write together at individual desks in a shared room. To inspire writing and working in a concentrated and productive fashion, the silent writing phases are introduced by short inputs or exercises in which you are encouraged to reflect on…

Save the date: Writing workshop to get your PhD writing project started led by Andrea Karsten More coming soon … Registration as usual via KOMO.

Any responsible conduct of research should be based on honesty, accuracy, efficiency, and objectivity. The workshop Good Scientific Practice focuses on these scientific standards of international research. It raises awareness of the subject matter by providing doctoral candidates with a set of professional values and ethical norms as well as required competencies and skills to pursue scientific integrity. The content of the course follows the…

Save the Date: Writing retreat led by Andrea Karsten The Writing Retreat offers exactly what its name suggests: You can withdraw from everyday academic hustle and have lots of time to write (and read, think, conceptualize, analyze,...). At the core of the Writing Retreat are "shut-up-and-write" phases in which we all write together at individual desks in a shared room. To inspire writing and working in a concentrated and productive fashion, the…

Save the Date: Writing Day led by Andrea Karsten.  In the morning, we meet and set our personal goals for the day. The rest of the Writing Day is built around several "shut-up-and-write" phases in which we all write together at individual desks in a shared room. To inspire writing and working in a concentrated and productive fashion, the silent writing phases are introduced by short inputs or exercises in which you are encouraged to reflect on…

Save the Date: Workshop on reading & writing led by Andrea Karsten. More coming soon…