Call for course registrations – October 2025
The registration for methods and professional skills courses held in October 2025 will be open from 1 August 2025. Please check the updated overviews of Methods and Professional Skills courses.
You can register from 1-20 August online via Stud.IP for courses taking place in October; the slots will be allocated around 25 August.
Courses that do not reach the minimum number of participants will be cancelled. Only in very exceptional cases will we send reminders for courses which are not full yet, so make sure to register in time.
Please check carefully for scheduling conflicts. Registration after 20 August 2025 is not possible, please do not contact the course instructors. All communication regarding the courses should be via the GAUSS or GGNB Office.
In case you have registered but then need to cancel a course, you can still do so in Stud.IP before the end of August. From 1 September 2025 your participation will be binding and cancellation is only possible via the GGNB or GAUSS Office with a) sick certificate, or b) statement by supervisor for scientific reasons. If you do not provide this, you will be excluded from courses for the next 12 months(!), as well as grants or scholarships and other financial support. No exceptions.
For a full list of courses scheduled for the winter semester 2025/26 please go to HISinOne EXA – the data are subject to changes and therefore preliminary!
A detailed description on how to register for a course via Stud.IP can be found here: Courses_Instructions
Note: By signing up you agree (1) to carefully check whether you will be able to attend the course (do not register for 2 courses taking place on the same dates – the above mentioned sanctions apply!); (2) to frequently check your student e-mail account, as all information on courses will exclusively be sent to that account; (3) that your name and e-mail address may be forwarded to the course instructor(s) for communication before and after the course; (4) to complete the course evaluation; (5) inform us if you no longer wish to maintain a waiting list position; (6) that you only receive credits for attending the entire workshop – you will not get partial credits for part-time attendance.
Important: Active participation in online (skills & methods) courses is prerequisite to collect the respective credits. Active participation with the camera running is set as a prerequisite for course participation.
Confirmations of participation are to be obtained from Stud.IP.
Professional Skills Courses
Courses recommended for “early/middle/late PhD“
- Industry Excursion: B.Braun, Melsungen, Wednesday, 10 Sept 2025, in presence, no credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340068, ID: X 17),
- Scientific Presentation by Dr. John Klümpers, 8-9 Oct 2025, in presence, 1 credit (EXA Stud.IP: 340572, ID: S 91),
- Good Scientific Practice by Prof. Dr. Sven Bradler and Kirsten Pöhlker, 14 or 21 Oct 2025 (exact date TBA), in presence, 0,5 credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340335, ID: S 76),
- Mental strategies for PhD students by Dr. Harald Roth, 5 sessions: Thursdays, 14-18h (9, 16, 23, 30 Oct + 6 Nov 2025), online, 1 credit (EXA Stud.IP: 340507, ID: S 86),
- Scientific Writing and Publishing by Dr. Martina Michalikova, 4 bi-weekly sessions, Tuesdays, 9:30-12:00h (14 and 28 Oct + 11 and 25 Nov 2025), online, 1 credit (EXA Stud.IP: 340564, ID: S 90),
- Scientific English for PhD students in the natural sciences by Adolph van der Walt, Oct 2025 – Feb 2026, Tuesdays (17:15-18:45h), 12 sessions starting 27 Oct 2025, in presence, 1 credit (EXA Stud.IP: 340444, ID: L17),
Last Chance Professional Skills Courses
- Wo geht’s hin? Profilfindung für den außeruniversitären Arbeitsmarkt by Dr. Philippa Cook, 19 Sept 2025 (2 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340049, ID: GS 33),
- Affinity Designer Beginner’s Course by Anna Penkner and Renate Pommerening, 30 Sept 2025 (4 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340574, ID: GS 26_2),
German Language Courses (open only for students of certain doctoral programs): see announcements in GAUSS Newsletters.
ZESS courses (skills, languages): https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/423445.html
Methods Courses
Molecular Biology & Genetics
- Molecular Biology of HIV replication and pathogenesis by Stefan Pöhlmann, Thursdays, starting from 30 Oct 2025, in presence, 2.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 350058, ID: A 160)
- STED nanoscopy and immunolabeling by Stefan Jakobs, Daniel Jans, 7-8 Oct 2025, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340459, ID: A 260)
Cell Biology & Microbiology, Imaging
- Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series by Claudia Steinem, Heike Conrad, monthly, every 2nd Tuesday of a month, registration via heike.conrad@med.uni-goettingen.de, Hybrid, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340496, ID: A 176)
- HSC Course Bioluminescence Imaging by Carola Gregor, Leonie Tomm, 9-10 Oct 2025, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340046, ID: A 305)
Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience, Electrophysiology
- Nerve cell culture and patch-clamp recordings from nerve cells by JeongSeop Rhee, 9-10 Oct 2025, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340038, ID: A 096)
- Neuronal circuit dissection in Drosophila by André Fiala, Ismael Fernández Hernández, 8-10 Oct 2025, in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340319, ID: A 216)
Theoretical, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience
- Transcranial magnetic- and electrical stimulation by Andrea Antal, 22-23 Oct 2025, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340056, A 048)
Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Statistics
- Theoretical and Computational Biophysics by Helmut Grubmüller, Bert de Groot, Mondays, starting from 27 Oct 2025, in presence, 2.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340232, ID: A 143)
- Build your own experiments with Arduinos by Markus Jeschke, October 2025, in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340464, ID: A 265)
- Bash for Biologists by Nico Posnien, Siddarth Murali, 7 Oct 2025, in presence, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340058, ID: A 306)