This year, GSGG has a considerably smaller amount at its disposal because the long-standing funding by the federal state of Lower Saxony finally ended with the year 2018. Therefore, concerning individual grant, the Board has decided to focus on supporting the doctoral candidates in the often challenging completion phase; however, we will only be able to award four completion-grants per annum. … Weiterlesen
In cooperation with the department of Göttingen International, the four graduate schools have created a new website, which contains comprehensive information on questions concerning the doctoral studies, visa and resident status as well as living in Göttingen. We will update the website regularly and would be thankful for your suggestions which information we still need to include. … Weiterlesen
On 13th February (5 pm, ZHG 001), a competition will take place in a format which is comparable with a science slam: Doctoral candidates of the campus Göttingen will present their research topic in three minutes. The event is part of a Europe-wide competition of the Coimbra Group [https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/38586.html], of which the University of Göttingen is a member. … Weiterlesen
On 12th March at ten am, the parents’ café will take place in our small meeting room. All doctoral candidates who are parents and their children are welcome to exchange and play. With regard to planning, please register via gsgg@uni-goettingen.de. … Weiterlesen
After our alumni series has started with Prof Dr Julia Hauser last November, who spoke about her experience as a junior professor, the next event will focus on the profession field of science management. On 3rd July, Dr Johanna Brumberg, who is responsible for the funding line “Freigeist” at the VolkswagenStiftung, will be our guest. … Weiterlesen
There are still places available in these courses!
On 1rst November 2018, the “Tag der GSGG“, which attracted 80 guests this time, took place. The programme included the North Germanic mythology in the Marvel universe and the situation of Syrian refugees who belong to the broad spectrum of queer identities. Further short presentations dealt with the narrative communication in Homer’s Iliad or the landscaping in North Germany in the 18th century. … Weiterlesen
Prof Dr Julia Hauser, who is junior professor in the field of Global History/History of Globalisation Processes at the University of Kassel, was guest at our first event of the alumni series on 26th November 2018. Julia Hauser reported in detail about her experiences as a junior professor; the feedbacks of the participants were very positive. … Weiterlesen
Behind the slightly cumbersome title stands a project, for which GGG (responsibly) and GSGG raised funding of the Equality Innovation Fund. The objective of the project is to network female doctoral candidates with severe disabilities and to inform the academic public through lectures and discussion meetings. As the opening of the lecture series, … Weiterlesen
DFG has set up a new programme to support scholars in the transition from the phase of obtaining a doctoral degree to the postdoc phase; please find further information here. … Weiterlesen
With the collaboration of students, the Signlab, which is part of the Seminar of German Philology, has developed and realised, an exhibition worth seeing on the life stories of deaf seniors. Please take some time on your way to the department library of the cultural studies; it’s worth it. … Weiterlesen
