Call for course registrations – December 2025
The registration for methods and professional skills courses held in December 2025 will be open from 1 October 2025. Please check the updated overviews of Methods and Professional Skills courses.
You can register from 1-20 October online via Stud.IP for courses taking place in December; the slots will be allocated around 25 October.
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 October 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 October. From 1 November 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“
- Networking in the academic context by Cornelia Altenburg, 9 Dec 2025, in presence, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340177, ID: S 43),
- Good Scientific Practice for Biologists by Gregor Bucher, 9 Dec 2025, in presence, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340471, ID: GS 08_01),
- Tailor-made job applications by Matthias Merkelbach, 15-16 Dec 2025, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340192, ID: S 51),
- Scientists Need More! Good Scientific Practice by Alexander Schiller, Daniel Mertens, 16 Dec 2025, online, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340075, ID: ),
Last Chance Professional Skills Courses
- 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 (5 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340444, ID: L17),
- Drug Discovery and Project Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry by Gunnar Dietz, 24-25 Oct 2025 (Fr/Sat) + mandatory excursion to Bionorica on 30 Oct 2025 (5 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340242, ID: S 64),
- Critical Reasoning and Logic by Malte Engel, 11-12 Nov 2025 Oct 2025 (1 free slot – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340407, ID: S 91),
- Introduction to Public Relations for Young Scientists by Melissa Sollich, Romas Bielke, 14+17 Nov 2025, Fr and Mo from 10-13h (3 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), online, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340297, ID: S 59),
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
Cell Biology & Microbiology, Imaging
- Translational Imaging in Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Animal Models to Clinical Practice by Yvonne Bouter, Caroline Bouter, December 2025, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340022, ID: A 301)
Developmental Biology, Anatomy and Histology
- Histological techniques to study skin architecture and cutaneous diseases by Verena Lorenz, Andrea Braun, 9-10 Dec 2025, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340074, ID: A 308)
Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Statistics
- Theoretical and Computational Biophysics by Helmut Grubmüller, Bert de Groot, Mondays, starting from 27 Oct 2025 (register via email to imprs-pbcs@gwdg.de), in presence, 2.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340232, ID: A 143)
- Current Topics in Biophysics and Complex Systems – Lecture Series by Bert de Groot, Helmut Grubmüller, Mondays starting from 3 Nov 2025 (register via email to imprs-pbcs@gwdg.de), in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340166, ID: A 025)