Events
30 March to 3 April 2020
In the summer semester, the university’s Incoming Office is arranging an introduction week for international students (including PhD students) that is aimed at helping you find your way in the university and in your new home. The campus and the faculties will be introduced and tips and hints will be given for the role of students. … Weiterlesen
13 February 2020 (starting at 5:00 pm)
ZHG 001
For the third time, the English language 3 Minute Competition takes place at the University of Göttingen, in which PhD students present their PhD project within three minutes. The Europe-wide event, similar in format to that of the “Science Slam”, was created by the Coimbra Group; … Weiterlesen
19 March 2020 (11 am – 12 pm)
GSGG meeting room, Friedländer Weg 2 (1st floor)
All PhD students with children are invited to an informal exchange about the compatibility of research and family. Feel free to tell us beforehand whether you would like to participate, so we can adjust accordingly. However, … Weiterlesen
12 May 2020 (2 – 3.30 pm)
GSGG conference room, Friedländer Weg 2 (ground floor)
The welcome day is aimed especially at new international PhD students. As in the previous year, we would like to invite advanced PhD students to report their experience in the German science system – please write us a mail if you want to participate in a small panel discussion. … Weiterlesen
6 May 2020 (6 – 8 pm) SEP 0.244 (in English)
10 June 2020 (6.15 – 7.45 pm) KWZ 3.701 (in German)
In this event, we will inform students on all issues concerning a doctorate at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Theology. Topics range from the motivation for a doctorate, … Weiterlesen
23 June 2020 (2 – 3.30 pm)
GSGG conference room, Friedländer Weg 2 (ground floor)
In our General meeting, we will report on our work in the past year and will afterwards look forward to a motivated discussion with you on the graduate school’s future development. PhD students will also vote on their delegate in the executive board. … Weiterlesen
Thursday, 5 November 2020
4 pm
Alte Mensa, Emmy-Noether- und Hannah-Vogt-Saal
The thirteenth GSGG day starts with the Insights into the Humanities, which cover a wide range of topics across the disciplines and epochs. We are happy to have you as a participant with a presentation or a short talk. … Weiterlesen
Qualification
Application deadline: 15 February to 15 February; Start of programme: 24 April 2020
This year sees the start of a new round of the campus wide mentoring programme „WeWiMento – Wege in das Wissenschaftsmanagement,” which is directed at PhD students and postdocs of all fields who are interested in a professional orientation in the area of science management. … Weiterlesen
14 February 2020
VG 1.105
In this English language workshop you will gain an overview over statistical methods and the use of statistical data for PhD projects (e.g. data formats, visualisation, evaluation of data, handling of variances [ANOVA]). If you would like to participate in this course, please register here. … Weiterlesen
5/6 March and 26/27 March 2020
University of Kassel
The University of Göttingen’s start-up support invites PhD students and postdocs interested in finding out more about how they can turn their research project into a business idea to this event. You will receive support from start-up experts and get the opportunity to exchange ideas with entrepreneurs. … Weiterlesen
This bilingual short workshop takes place in cooperation with the DPZ and gives an insight into good scientific practice.
This workshop serves the developing and structuring of English language talks. … Weiterlesen
This workshop is directed at PhD students on the verge of finishing their promotion. It is centred around communication strategies for a successful career entry. … Weiterlesen
Reports
Our annual report 2019 can be found here. … Weiterlesen
On Friday, 24 January, a first network meeting on the topic „Cumulative PhD studies“ took place. In a small group, interested doctoral students from various disciplines devoted themselves to various aspects of the cumulative dissertation that is permitted under the doctoral regulations of the Faculty of Humanities since 2015. Exceptionally time-consuming publication processes during the qualification phase and the question of group authorship by research primarily driven by doctoral students were identified as typical problem areas. … Weiterlesen
The GSGG Day started, as always, with the insights into the humanities.
The program included fairy tale imagery in Günter Grass’s novel and linguistic developments in Georgian and Czech. Further presentations dealt with digitalization phenomena, bilateral relations between Serbia and Turkey on the eve of the First World War or social processes in urban entertainment areas. … Weiterlesen
What may still be of interest
2-4 April 2020 (application deadline: February 12, 2020)
University of Oxford, England
This event is aimed at advanced master and doctoral students from the Universities of Göttingen and Oxford, who deal with the subject of civil resistance and its forms (e.g. demonstrations, vigils, petitions, strikes, boycotts). It is part of the project „Resistance – Democracy – … Weiterlesen
3 – 14 August 2020
Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel
Application deadline: 15 March 2020
The English-language summer course is aimed at advanced students and doctoral students who conduct research in the field of early modern times (history, art history, cultural history, knowledge). There are 15 places available for interested young scientists; … Weiterlesen
Application deadline: 31 March 2020
As part of the Dorothea Schlözer Postdoctoral Programme for Women, the University of Göttingen is once again announcing three positions (TV-L 13, 100%) with a term of 2 years. The jobholders should advance their research and prepare an application for third-party funding to further finance the project. … Weiterlesen
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Application deadline: from now on
The International Summer University at the University of Tartu offers PhD students of the U4 Society the opportunity to participate in summer schools. The content ranges from contemporary political issues to a “craft camp” where traditional Estonian handicrafts will be taught and can be tried out. … Weiterlesen