October 2023
E-Learning: Grundlagen der Wissenschaftskommunikation
Note: The application deadline for this course is 13 October 2023!
As part of the research communication project, the Hamburg Research Academy offers an e-learning course for an introduction to science communication. The course offers basic knowledge of how science communication works. It focuses on topics such as dimensions of science communication, the interplay of actors and target groups or...
Meet4Insights - Case Study Workshop
This event takes place in German.
November 2023
Fast FEDDICH: Was nun? - Strategien für deinen Wechsel von Uni zu Job
This event takes place in German.
INTIE Certificate Program „Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship“
Calling all ambitious student entrepreneurs!
Are you searching for the perfect avenue to explore the world of startups, but haven't yet discovered that groundbreaking idea? Look no further, as we present to you INTIE – a comprehensive two-semester program dedicated to supporting students from the initial ideation phase to prototyping and business pitching.
INTIE offers an invaluable opportunity...
December 2023
Kick-off-Veranstaltung Dokumentenmanagementsystem (DMS)
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – Nachhaltiges Forschungsdatenmanagement
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Eine Zeitreise mit Einstein & Higgs zurück bis zum Urknall
This event takes place in German.
Arbeitsverträge - Worauf sollte ich achten?
This event takes place in German.
Praxiswerkstatt: Agiles Arbeiten bei der HOCHBAHN
This event takes place in German.
Can Enzymes Help Adress the Climate Crisis?
This event takes place in English.
Vortragsreihe: Wissenschaftsjahr 2023 - Unser Universum | Vom Anfang und Ende des Universums
This event takes place in German.
PIER Startup Bootcamp V: Finance, Business Plan and Funding for Startups
PIER is pleased to announce its next PIER Startup Workshop “Finance, Business Plan & Funding for Startups” for early stage researchers (PhD students and Postdocs), taking place remotely (via Zoom) on 8 December 2023.
In the workshop, graduate students and scientists get introduced to sound financial planning methods for start-ups projects and learn how they can transfer their own business ideas...
Postdoc Talks – Mental Health in Academia
Mental health in the academic sector has become an increasingly important subject in recent years, with the recognition of the unique circumstances that make an academic career. Among other factors, academics commonly need to relocate for career opportunities, adding cultural alienation to the high competitiveness and low job security to the challenges that an academic career brings with it. The...
Power Games and Micropolitical Competence in Academia
Please note: This workshop is aimed exclusively at female* early-career researchers!
In Germany and elsewhere researchers are embedded in specific hierarchical constellations. The theoretical approach of micropolitics and its conceptual enhancement provide a framework to grasp systematically the manifestations of the everyday uses of (informal) power in organizations. In this online workshop you...
Startup Port Community Day
This event takes place in German.
Soziale Herkunft im Karriereverlauf: Potenzial Vielfalt oder hinderliches Defizit?
This event takes place in German.
How it all began – The series of public talks on the Big Bang
This event takes place in German.
Integrative strukturelle Zellbiologie der Viren
This event takes place in German.
Disputationstraining
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
MINGZ Webinar: Career Planning - Stay on track with an Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Doing a doctorate is a challenging task. It requires a strong commitment for several years, and the route to success is full of uncertainties. To support you on your doctoral journey, the MIN Graduate Center has designed a personal planning tool: the Individual Development Plan (IDP), which can be downloaded on the MINGZ website. The IDP will help you communicate with your supervisor(s)...
January 2024
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 3: Train. Wissenschaftliche Entwicklung gestalten
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Ehrenamt - Wie kann ich mich engagieren? (Online)
This event takes place in German.
Die virale alkalische Nuklease als Angriffspunkt für neue Wirkstoffe gegen Herpesviren
This event takes place in German.
SciCom Masterclass. Reflection, Strategy and Skills for Science Communication
Today's science communication is no longer about presenting fact-based content only, but also about one's own research personality.
As part of the master class, we analyze the topic of science communication from a holistic perspective, combining intrinsic motivations, internal and external communication processes. After completing the master class, the participants will have the necessary...
Postdoc Talks – Understand the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG)
The law on fixed-term employment contracts in German academia (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG for short) regulates the possibilities of setting a time limit for research staff at universities in Germany. At the moment a new legislation on fixed-term contracts in higher education and research is expected to enter into force. The till now so-called 12-year rule applies in particular to...
Building and Managing Your Research Group
The workshop raises critical awareness of how to build research capacity and navigate research leadership with confidence. By reflecting on different styles of leadership, it provides hands-on tools and techniques to develop vision and mission, set goals, identify specific needs, recruit and develop research talent, manage expectations and review progress.
By participating in the workshop, you...
Intrapreneurship - Wie gelingt nachhaltige Innovation im Unternehmen?
This event takes place in German.
Mit Künstlicher Intelligenz auf der Suche nach neuer Physik
This event takes place in German.
HRA City Walk – Hamburg Observatory
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...
Strukturbiologie in der Antibiotikaforschung
This event takes place in German.
Female Entrepreneurship
This event takes place in German.
Wen wollen wir erreichen? Zielgruppen in der Wissenschaftskommunikation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Was hat meine Herkunft mit meiner Promotion zu tun?
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Wie schaffen wir die Energiewende?
This event takes place in German.
New-Work-TeamTool − Gemeinsam Zusammenarbeit gestalten
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – Promovieren und Familie. Herausforderungen und Lösungen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Entschlüsselung von Mechanismen der Wirt-Pathogen Interaktion und ihr Nutzen für therapeutische Ansätze
This event takes place in German.
Exposé-Werkstatt. Von der Idee zum Text
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Including Open Innovation and Impact in Funding Proposals
Open innovation and impact-oriented research practices seek to improve the transparency, trustworthiness, reusability, and accessibility of scientific findings for the research community and society as a whole. The interdisciplinary and interactive training invites early career researchers to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the rising demands of "Open Innovation" in funding...
Project, Time and Self-Management
When doctoral researchers take the next step in their career, they may move into new positions where self-awareness and self-management is a fundamental prerequisite, be it in public research or industry. Polls have shown that while their scientific competence is usually good, most of the times these researchers need to improve their capacity in project, time, and self-management to deliver a...
Strukturbasierte Wirkstoffentdeckung
This event takes place in German.
February 2024
Strategic Networking – How to Make the Most of Your Connections
This workshop deepens your understanding of how networks may positively influence your career, your research projects and your personal development, and it helps increase the usefulness of your own networks. Special emphasis is placed on aspects related to working in international contexts and to pursuing an international academic career.
Contents
- What is a network? Which effects does it have?
-...
Postdoc Talks – Understanding Peer Review Processes
The Foundation of Decisions in Research Funding and Publishing
Peer Review is at the heart of every important decision in research and science: regarding funding as well as in publishing or decisions about hiring new personnel. The speaker explores the reasoning behind peer review processes and, by retracing its history, aims to make the current status, procedures and dilemmas of peer review...
Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset. However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for doctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English paper...
Female Empowerment
This event takes place in German.
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 4: Facilitate. Die Zeit nach der Promotion in den Blick nehmen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Academic Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences
Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset. However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for PhD students in the natural sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English paper and abstract and how...
Navigating Communication Styles for Scientists and Researchers
Working in interdisciplinary teams and communicating to the public are becoming more and more important parts of academic life. But for talking to diverse groups of people, it can be hard to find a common language and communication style.
After this interactive online workshop, participants will:
- Identify their natural working & communication tendencies
- Understand these tendencies and the other...
HRA Spotlight – Mehr als Plagiatsvermeidung. Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis in der Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA City Walk – Museum of Medical History
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...
Publishing Journal Articles: Strategies for Success
Journal articles should be published to influence the field – not simply to increase the list of publications. This advanced workshop is designed for researchers who have already begun their publishing journey and are seeking to refine their strategies. We will navigate the publishing and peer review process, with the aim of enhancing acceptance rates.
Contents
- The current publishing landscape
-...
HRA Spotlight – Promovieren? Wissenswertes für die Entscheidung
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Wissenschaftlich Präsentieren – Klar und kompetent
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Academic Career Perspectives – From PhD to Postdoc
Many PhD researchers opt for further careers in higher education and research. So, they work as postdoc as the next step. But the application process can be mysterious, the transition phase from doctorate to postdoc may seem difficult, expectations and requirements remain uncertain. In this workshop, we will demystify the process from PhD to postdocs. We will describe the roles, rights and duties...
HRA Spotlight – Betreuung: Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit erfolgreich gestalten
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 5: Formale Aspekte der Promotion. Gesetze, Ordnungen und Regulation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
March 2024
HRA Spotlight – #HowToDo Medienanfragen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA Spotlight – Active Bystander Training
The Active Bystander training program aims to empower doctoral and early career researchers to challenge poor behaviors, and bring about cultural change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.
Contents
- An understanding of what bystander apathy is and the importance of being an active bystander
- Learn skills and techniques to positively challenge...
HRA Spotlight – Auslandsaufenthalte während der Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA City Walk – Deutsches Zusatzstoffmuseum
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...