Newsletter GAUSS

Call for course registration – October 2026

The registration for methods and professional skills courses held in October 2026 will be open from 1 August 2026. 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 2026 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 2026 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 2026/27 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

  • Scientific Writing and Publishing by Martina Michalikova, 6 & 20 Oct, 3 & 17 Nov 2026, online, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340562, ID: GS 24),
  • Scientific Presentation by John Kluempers, 7-8 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 341572, ID: S 91),
  • Critical Reasoning and Logic by Kai Hüwelmeyer, 20-21 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340511, ID: S 58),
  • Scientific English for PhD students in the natural sciences by Adolph van der Walt, Oct 2026 – Feb 2026 (12 sessions), Tuesdays (18:15-19:45h), exact dates TBA, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340444, ID: L 17),

Last Chance Professional Skills Courses

  • Basics in business competence for natural scientists by Cedric Krüger, 14-16 Sep 2026 (5 free slots available, register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340404, ID: GS 07),
  • Good scientific practice (focus on physics) by Bart Vos, Ulrike Rölleke, 14-15 Sep 2026 (4 free slots available, register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340470, ID: GS 23),
  • Affinity Designer Beginner’s Course by Renate Pommerening, 24 Sep 2026 (2 free slots available, register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), 0.5 Creditd (EXA Stud.IP: 340573, ID: GS 26_1),
  • Affinity Designer Beginner’s Course by Renate Pommerening, 25 Sep 2026 (8 free slots available, register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340574, ID: GS 26_2) ,
  • Industry Excursion, Sartorius, Göttingen, 8 Sep 2026 (9-12h), (7 free slots available, register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, no Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340613, ID: X 04),

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

Theoretical , Systems, and Behavioral Neuroscience

  • Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience: Collective Dynamics of Biological Neural Networks I by Fred Wolf, Michael Wibral, Tim Gollisch, Mondays starting from 30 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 530170, ID: A 021)

Biochemistry

  • Introduction to transient kinetic by Marina Rodnina, Bee-Zen Peng, 12-13 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340010, ID: A 063)

Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Statstics

  • Current Topics in Biophysics and Complex Systems by Bert de Groot, Florentin Worgötter, Mondays starting from 26 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340166, ID: A 025), a prior registration by email to imprs-pbcs@gwdg.de is appreciated but not required
  • Theoretical and Computational Biophysics by Helmut Grubmüller, Bert de Groot, Mondays starting from 26 Oct 2026, in presence, 2.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340232, ID: A 143)
  • Introduction to R and RNA-Seq analysis by Tim Beißbarth, Martín Bernaus, Nicole Seifert, October 2026 (exact dates TBA), in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA StudIP: 440727, ID: A 176)
  • STED nanoscopy and immunolabeling by Stefan Jacobs, Daniel Jans, 13-14 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340459, ID: A 260)
  • Build your own experiments with Arduinos by Markus Jeschke, October 2026 (exact dates TBA), in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340464, ID: A 265)
  • Bioinfomatic analysis of loci under selection by Elvira Hörandl, Andrew O’Donnell, 19-20 Oct 2026, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340083, ID: A 310)

Cell Biology and 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 276)

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Electrophysiology

  • Patch Clamp by Luis Pardo, Andrea Alcaraz, 13-15 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340040, ID: A 063)
  • Neuronal circuit dissection in Drosophila by André Fiala, Ismael Fernández Hernández, 21-23 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340319, ID: A 216)
  • Viral transduction systems by Michael Winkler, Markus Hoffmann, 27-29 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340221, ID: A 171)

Vertebrate Animal models

  • Animal models of multiple sclerosis by Martin Weber, Jasmin Ochs, 19-20 Oct 2026, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340645, ID: A 296)