Events related to research and academic career opportunities
January 2025
Exposé-Werkstatt. Von der Idee zum Text
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
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...
February 2025
Mental Clarity & Decision Making
Target Group: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: English / Trainer: Vicent Botella-Soler / Max. Participants: 20
In this workshop, we look into the factors that impact on how we think and make decisions. Learn to question how your mindset can help or hinder your day-to-day life and your future career prospects.
This course can be credited to "Learn to Lead - Mindset Leadership" as...
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.
Lesung mit Franziska Schutzbach: "Revolution der Verbundenheit. Wie weibliche Solidarität die Gesellschaft verändert"
This event takes place in German.
Partizipativ Führen. Die Führungskraft als Facilitator:in
Target Group: All leaders at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Jutta Weimar / Max. Participants: 15
The workshop is in German.
In complex organiszations like the university, traditional leadership approaches reach their limits quickly. In this 4-hour workshop, various aspects of participatory leadership will be discussed, and immediately applicable methods and tools for "facilitating" will be...
The Competency Profile as the Basis for Successful Applications
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: English / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
The talk shows how important it is for successful (internal or external) applications to know your own core competencies and interests and to be able to specify them precisely.
This course can be credited to "Learn to Lead - Mindset Leadership".
Talk: "Gendered Innovations: Unlocking Opportunities and Driving Excellence in STEM and Medicine"
We are delighted to invite professors from Hamburg universities to a talk with the internationally renowned Stanford Professor Londa Schiebinger, John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University and Director of the Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Environment and Engineering Project.
Londa Schiebinger will explore how integrating gender analysis into research...
CEN Graduation Ceremony & Wladimir Köppen Award
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Our next CEN Graduation Ceremony will take place on Friday, February 7, 2025. There we would like to honour all 2024 graduates (from February 2024) and until January 2025 in a festive ceremony followed by a reception. Another highlight is the awarding of the Wladimir Köppen Prize for outstanding dissertations.
All graduates of the Master programs Meteorology, Geophysics...
Wissenschaftlich Präsentieren – Klar und kompetent
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA City Walk – Interactive In Germany's largest police museum
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!
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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.
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.
Active Job Search: Researching – Networking – Visibility
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: English / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
This talk shows how bold networking and increasing your visibility can help you tap into the enormous potential of the so-called hidden job market.
Gendered Innovations: Unlocking Opportunities and Driving Excellence in STEM and Medicine – check your research profile
We are delighted to invite postdocs and doctoral researchers from Hamburg universities to a talk and workshop with the internationally renowned Stanford Professor Londa Schiebinger,
John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University and Director of the Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Environment and Engineering Project.
Londa Schiebinger will explore how...
Bin ich auf dem richtigen Weg? - Individuelle Karriereplanung
Target Group: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: German / Trainer: Joanna Bouchi-Häfner / Max. Participants: 8
In diesem Workshop erarbeiten Sie Ihre persönlichen Stärken und die damit einhergehenden beruflichen Perspektiven. Allein und in Kleingruppen erarbeiten Sie sich Ihre Karriereplanung.
Dieser Kurs ist anrechenbar für „Learn to Lead – Führen mit Haltung“.
Navigating Uncertainty
Target Group: Doctoral researchers, Postdocs, Junior Professors and Leaders of Junior Research Groups / Language: English / Trainer: Dr. Desiree Dickerson / Max. Participants: 100
In this talk, you will explore: Give yourself permission to feel uncertain; navigate uncertainty and worry; make micro-changes to maintain a solid emotional and mental foundation; and more!
This course can be credited...
How to write Successful Applications
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: English / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
How can you communicate your skills, qualifications and professional experience in your application documents in such a way that the recipients find your profile convincing? This introductory talk introduces different aspects of successful applications such as thorough preparation, becoming the...
Postdoc Talks – Tackle the realities of moving abroad!
Tips and Advice from an Expat Psychologist
Participate in an in-person Postdoc Talk where common challenges faced by international researchers will be highlighted, and techniques to address these challenged will be addressed using psychological techniques. The session will be informative, but also highly interactive with an exchange between the participants through questions and practical...
Common Job Interview Questions Outside Academia
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: English / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
This talk is all about typical job interview questions (and possible answers). From interviewing techniques to preparation and your personal mindset.
March 2025
HRA Spotlight – Auslandsaufenthalte während der Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA Spotlight – #HowToDo Medienanfragen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Taming the Inner Critic
Target Group: Doctoral researchers, Postdocs, Junior Professors and Leaders of Junior Research Groups / Language: English / Trainer: Dr. Desiree Dickerson / Max. Participants: 100
In this talk, you will explore: Give yourself permission to feel uncertain; navigate uncertainty and worry; make micro-changes to maintain a solid emotional and mental foundation; and more!
This course can be credited...
HRA City Walk – Museum of Nature Hamburg – In front of and behind the scenes
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!
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May 2025
CSSB Symposium - Mechanisms of Infection: from structure to translation
The CSSB Symposium 2025, "Mechanisms of Infection: from structure to translation" will focus on how cutting-edge developments in structural biology translate into advances in treating infectious diseases. The symposium will take place 7-8 May 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.
November 2025
Partizipativ Führen. Die Führungskraft als Facilitator:in
Target Group: All leaders at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Jutta Weimar / Max. Participants: 15
The workshop is in German.
In complex organiszations like the university, traditional leadership approaches reach their limits quickly. In this 4-hour workshop, various aspects of participatory leadership will be discussed, and immediately applicable methods and tools for "facilitating" will be...