November 2023
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...
January 2024
Exposé-Werkstatt. Von der Idee zum Text
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
March 2024
Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion Sustainability (STEP S)
The Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion Sustainability (STEP S) is an action-oriented entrepreneurship training focusing on sustainability start-ups. Within 6 sessions, you will develop a sustainable business idea along the entrepreneurial (start-up) process.
STEP S uses action principles to help you persuade your start-up idea, resulting in a sustainable business model ready to...
Gründungstoolbox - Kalkulation & Preisstrategie
This event takes place in German.
Gründungstoolbox - Erfolgreiches Netzwerken
This event takes place in German.
Meet&Match (Social Entrepreneurship Edition)
This event takes place in German.
April 2024
Female Founders Breakfast
The team of Startup Port invites you to a breakfast with female founders. Are you interested in founding a company? Are you about to start a business or have you already founded one? Then come by to exchange ideas with other women about the topic of "founding" and to support each other. What awaits you? Depending on your wishes, there will be a keynote speech or you, as an expert, can exchange...
HOLII - Holistic Impact Incubator
HOLII is a 3-month incubation program of the Startup Port community that empowers and supports university members (students, employees, doctoral candidates and alumna) in the Hamburg metropolitan region to build holistically sustainable organizations. Participants are supported from their initial idea to the actual foundation of their impact organization through feedback days, high quality...
HRA City Walk – Hamburg During National Socialism
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. We 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 look forward to meeting you!
Further...
Mental Health for Postdocs and Supervisors: Taking Care of Yourself and Others
In this two-part workshop, we will approach mental health in academia with the tools and mindset of Nonviolent Communication. The aim of this workshop is to offer participants a practical guide to manage their own emotions in the workplace, to increase their ability and skill to relate to their students or colleagues in a compassionate and honest way, and to improve their communication skills when...
Startup2Go
In cooperation with Startup Port
Whether in research, on the master's thesis or by chance on a bike - a variety of ideas arise in different places. Founding a company can be a possible way to ensure that great ideas don’t just sink into the drawer but are brought to life. Startup2Go is about exchanging ideas about starting a business, getting inspiration and feedback, finding out more about...
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 1: Getting Started as a Supervisor
About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...
Getting Started. Der erfolgreiche Weg zur Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
DESY Startup School
The DESY Start-up School empowers its participants with knowledge in business development planning, funding, budget setting, networking, marketing, and communications; while supporting them on their way to becoming a special kind of entrepreneur: a #sciencepreneur.
Candidates with a concept for a scientific service company based on advanced analytical and experimental techniques, data analysis...
Arbeitgeber-Bewertungsportale – wie nützlich sind sie?
This event takes place in German.
Resilienz – zuversichtlich und gelassen auf dem Karriereweg für Frauen
This event takes place in German.
Potenzialanalyse – was kann ich eigentlich?
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – Communicating Science Through Comics
Scientists are adept at crafting stories that delve into scientific concepts. However, the traditional method of presenting fact-laden scientific narratives often proves inadequate in an age where scientists are encouraged to communicate their research to varied audiences.
The medium of comics, with its predominantly visual nature, emerges as a tool for disseminating information to a wide range...
May 2024
Fast FEDDICH: Was nun? Strategien für deinen Wechsel von Uni zu Job
This event takes place in German.
Assessment Center Simulation mit Exkursion e.on Grid Solutions
This event takes place in German.
Finden statt suchen – Tipps für die gezielte Stellensuche
This event takes place in German.
Arbeitsverträge – worauf sollte ich achten?
This event takes place in German.
Onboarding in German Academia
Information and support for doctoral researchers new to the German academic system
Researching, teaching, supervising, and working in the German academic system brings with it challenges in terms of communication and collaboration. An understanding of how research organisations work, what structures they follow, what career opportunities there are and what expectations are associated with them...
HRA City Walk – St. Georg
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. We 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 look forward to meeting you!
Further...
Female Founders Breakfast
The team of Startup Port invites you to a breakfast with female founders. Are you interested in founding a company? Are you about to start a business or have you already founded one? Then come by to exchange ideas with other women about the topic of "founding" and to support each other. What awaits you? Depending on your wishes, there will be a keynote speech or you, as an expert, can exchange...
Building Your Competence Portfolio for an Academic Career
The profiles of postdocs, group leaders or professors require changing skill sets. Researchers are often focussing on skills directly connected to research itself. However, in order to successfully navigate an academic career track, additional skills particularly in strategy, management, and communication become more crucial along the way.
This workshop will cover the following topics and you get...
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 1: Getting Started as a Supervisor
About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...
Research Supervision: Developing as a Doctoral Supervisor
This 2 ½ day workshop is designed to exchange approaches, tools and good practices in supervising doctoral researchers. It is aimed at supervisors with initial, first experience(s) and generally seeks to increase awareness of supervision challenges and whilst providing insights on how to deal with them.
Specific aspects that the workshop focuses on include:
- developments in doctoral supervision...
Stimm- und Sprechtraining für Frauen
This event takes place in German.
Betreuung: Gelingende Kommunikation für Promovierende
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Bewerbungsunterlagen – Entscheidungen treffen für die persönliche Bewerbung
This event takes place in German.
Interview-Training für Podcast & Co.
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
June 2024
Arbeitszeugnisse – wo liegen die Stolperfallen?
This event takes place in German.
Disputationstraining
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 3: Train
About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...
Getting It Done. How to Complete Your Dissertation – Methods and Motivation
Most of the content of your dissertation is now clearly defined. Outline and structure are beginning to take shape and the submission deadline is drawing closer. Your main question is: "How can I use the remaining time most efficiently?"
The "Getting It Done"-workshop provides you with useful tools to tackle the final stage of your dissertation with as little hassle as possible. Get to know tried...
Projektmanagement in der Praxis – wie entscheide ich mich für die richtigen Methoden und Tools?
This event takes place in German.
Startup2Go
In cooperation with Startup Port
Whether in research, on the master's thesis or by chance on a bike - a variety of ideas arise in different places. Founding a company can be a possible way to ensure that great ideas don’t just sink into the drawer but are brought to life. Startup2Go is about exchanging ideas about starting a business, getting inspiration and feedback, finding out more about...
Gründungstoolbox – Geschäftsmodellentwicklung (Business Modell Innovation)
This event takes place in German.
Meet & Match – Co-Founder Matching (AI Edition)
This event takes place in German.
How to apply for jobs in Germany – some basic tips & tricks for your career in Germany
Often international students struggle with their first job applications in Germany: what information should (not) be included in a CV? Should I include a cover letter in my application? Should I include documents like diplomas and references? And some international students get frustrated after writing +50 job applications and wonder: why do I get so many rejections?
Even though there are no “one...
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 doctoral researchers in the life and natural sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
This hands-on workshop will delve into the structure of English papers and...
HRA City Walk – Blankenese
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. We 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 look forward to meeting you!
Further...
HRA Spotlight – EU-Forschungsförderung für Postdocs
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA Spotlight – Nationale Forschungsförderung für Postdocs
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 4: Facilitate
About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...
Wissenschaft auf der Bühne. 3MT und Science Slam
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Gehaltsverhandlungen – wie viel ist meine Arbeit wert?
This event takes place in German.
Female Founders Breakfast
The team of Startup Port invites you to a breakfast with female founders. Are you interested in founding a company? Are you about to start a business or have you already founded one? Then come by to exchange ideas with other women about the topic of "founding" and to support each other. What awaits you? Depending on your wishes, there will be a keynote speech or you, as an expert, can exchange...
July 2024
How to Advance Your Research Career and Get Funding
Becoming a postdoc is a pivotal, yet highly selective career step towards research independence and tenure. Preparing for future research leadership, the workshop helps early career researchers to assess their current position, align career aspirations with longer-term research goals and develop a road map for achieving them in the individual setting. Practice scenarios provide guidance on how to...
Female Empowerment
This event takes place in German.
Finanzen und Frauen – Wege zur finanziellen Unabhängigkeit (Online)
This event takes place in German.
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 5: Laws, Rules and Regulations
About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...
Erfolgspfade für Frauen – wie definiere und erreiche ich berufliche und persönliche Ziele?
This event takes place in German.
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 Spotlight – Promovieren? Wissenswertes für die Entscheidung
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Exposé-Werkstatt. Von der Idee zum Text
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
August 2024
HRA City Walk – Emigration Museum BallinStadt Hamburg
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. We 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 look forward to meeting you!
Further...
Conference Presentation: Engaging the Listener in Your Talk
The seminar provides participants the opportunity to perfect their public-speaking skills. This is an activity-based workshop led by theatre professionals whose expertise is in helping the speaker effectively communicate the importance and relevance of the work and the core message in the talk. Repetition is a key aspect of the training so that participants can strengthen the narrative, the...
September 2024
Female Founders Breakfast
The team of Startup Port invites you to a breakfast with female founders. Are you interested in founding a company? Are you about to start a business or have you already founded one? Then come by to exchange ideas with other women about the topic of "founding" and to support each other. What awaits you? Depending on your wishes, there will be a keynote speech or you, as an expert, can exchange...
Videos konzipieren und produzieren für die Wissenschaftskommunikation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Startup2Go
In cooperation with Startup Port
Whether in research, on the master's thesis or by chance on a bike - a variety of ideas arise in different places. Founding a company can be a possible way to ensure that great ideas don’t just sink into the drawer but are brought to life. Startup2Go is about exchanging ideas about starting a business, getting inspiration and feedback, finding out more about...
HRA Spotlight – Early Career Researchers in der Wissenschaftskommunikation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA City Walk – Graffiti and StreetArt
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. We 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 look forward to meeting you!
Further...