Events related to research and academic career opportunities

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.              

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.              

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.              

This event takes place in German and English.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.              

Women in science are highly qualified – yet they remain structurally disadvantaged. They are underrepresented in leadership positions, less visible as experts, and more likely to face hate speech when they speak up. This is not an individual failure. It is a system that distributes recognition, visibility, and career opportunities unequally.

This lecture examines why the gap persists and what can...

Tools to Manage Motivation, Stress, and Uncertainty

Staying on track in academia is rarely a matter of constant motivation. This HRA Spotlight explores how PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers can effectively pursue long-term career goals despite fluctuations in motivation, and high levels of uncertainty. Drawing on current motivation research, the session focuses on practical strategies...

The MIN Graduate Center (MINGZ) is excited to invite the new (and not-so-new) MIN faculty doctoral researchers to a Welcome Night. You will be able to get to know the MINGZ, meet your fellow doctoral candidates, and grab a beer. We will provide information on: 

How to get started at Universität Hamburg; 
How to optimize the journey towards your doctoral degree; 
How to cope with stress, planning...

The decision to start a doctoral project comes with many questions: What paths lead to a doctorate at Hamburg’s higher education institutions and what kind of doctorate is right for me? How do I choose a topic and a supervisor? Where do I apply for a position or where can I get funding for my project? Is a doctorate even the right step for my further career planning?

This HRA information event is...

Beyond the Lab: Career Pathways in Marine Biology and Conservation

Curious what a career in biology can look like beyond the bench? Join us for an inspiring afternoon with two established biologists working at the forefront of marine biology and biodiversity conservation.

In this interactive session, our guests will share realistic entry points for PhDs and postdocs aiming to transition into...

This HRA Spotlight provides an introduction to the German academic system, tailored for both doctoral researchers and postdocs. This talk will delve into topics such as traditional and new academic career paths, the research funding landscape as well as the implications of the WissZeitVG on career planning. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to navigate academic life in Germany...

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. This workshop supplies you with the tools you need in order to plan and execute your doctoral project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You discuss and test basic strategies and techniques of a good project- and time-management. This allows you to organize yourself and your workload in better ways. Based on your...

This one-hour remote course gives you an overview of the AI tools most likely to help you in communicative and creative endeavours, raises awareness for gender bias and other potential ethical pitfalls inherent to AI models, and teaches you how to optimize your prompts. An hour is an hour, so this course doesn’t claim nor does it aim to teach you everything there is to know about AI. Rather, we...

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. This workshop supplies you with the tools you need in order to plan and execute your doctoral project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You discuss and test basic strategies and techniques of a good project- and time-management. This allows you to organize yourself and your workload in better ways. Based on your...