Newsletter GAUSS

Call for course registrations – October 2024

The registration for methods and professional skills courses held in October 2024 will be open from 1 August 2024. 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024/25 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_WiSe2024/25

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“

  • Scientific Presentation by John Klümpers, 9-10 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340572, ID: S 91),
  • Scientific Writing and Publishing by Martina Michalikova, 16 + 30 Oct & 13 + 27 Nov (14-17h), online, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340564, ID: S 90),
  • Work-Life-Integration by Henning Braun, 17 Oct 2024, in presence, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340015, ID: S 101),
  • Critical Reasoning and Logic by Malte Engel, 21-22 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340407, ID: S 58),
  • Scientific English for PhD students in the natural sciences by Adolph van der Walt, Oct 2024 – Feb 2025, Tuesdays (18:15-19:45h), exact times TBC, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340444, ID: L 17),

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

Last Chance Professional Skills Courses

  • Mental strength for PhD students by Judith Bergner, 6 Sep 2024 (2 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340475, ID: GS 17),
  • Good scientific practice (focus on physics) by Sarah Köster, 16-17 Sep 2024 (5 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 535470, ID: GS 23),
  • Introduction to Public Relations for Young Scientists by Melissa Sollich, Romas Bielke, 19-20 Sep 2024 (two sessions, 10-13h), (5 free slots – register via email to ggnb@gwdg.de), online, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340297, ID: S 59),

Methods Courses

Biochemistry

  • Principles and methods of protein purification by chromatography by Kai Tittmann, Fabian Rabe von Pappenheim, 28-29 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340018, ID: A 064)
  • Thermodynamic characterization of biomolecular interactions by isothermal titration calorimetry by Kai Tittmann, Sabin Prajapati, Rahul Shaha, 17-18 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340077, ID: A 071)
  • Introduction to transient kinetic methods by Marina Rodnina, Frank Peske, 29-30 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340010, ID: A 081)

Molecular Biology & Genetics

  • Molecular Biology of HIV replication and pathogenesis by Stefan Pöhlmann, Thursdays starting from 24 Oct 2024, in presence, 2.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 350058, ID: A 160)
  • STED nanoscopy and immunolabeling by Stefan Jakobs, 15-16 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340459, ID: A 160)

Cell Biology & Microbiology, Imaging

  • Investigating macromolecular complexes by density gradient centrifugation by Ricarda Richter-Dennerlein, Marleen Heinrichs, Venkatapathi Challa, October 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340415, ID: A 246)
  • Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series by Claudia Steinem, Heike Conrad, every other Tuesday, registration via heike.conrad@med.uni-goettingen.de, Hybrid, 0.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340496, ID: A 276)
  • Biobanking – Biospecimen Research Methods, Online self-learning course, 2 Sep – 13 Oct 2024, online, 2.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340546, ID: A 284)

Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience, Electrophysiology

  • Nerve cell culture and patch-clamp recordings from nerve cells by JeongSeop Rhee, 9-10 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340038, ID: A 096)
  • Neuronal circuit dissection in Drosophila by André Fiala, 23-25 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340319, ID: A 216)

Theoretical, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience

  • Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience: Collective Dynamics of Biological Neural Networks I by Fred Wolf, Michael Wibral, Tim Gollisch, Fridays starting from 25 Oct 2024, in presence, 3.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 530170, ID: A 021)
  • Auditory and visual evoked potentials by Andrea Antal, Nicola Strenzke, Gerhard Hoch, 29-30 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340054, ID: A 041)

Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Statistics

  • Current Topics in Biophysics and Complex Systems – Lecture Series by Bert de Groot, Florentin Wörgötter, Mondays starting from 21 Oct 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340166, ID: A 025)
  • Theoretical and Computational Biophysics by Helmut Grubmüller, Bert de Groot, Mondays starting from 21 October 2024, in presence, 1.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340232, ID: A 143)
  • Advanced Methods in Statistical Mechanics by Aljaz Godec, Felipe Pereira Alvez, Tuesdays starting from 22 October 2024, in presence, 4.0 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340296, ID: A 212)
  • Build your own experiments with Arduinos by Markus Jeschke, October 2024, in presence, 1.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340464, ID: A 265)
  • Data simulation for linear models in R by Roger Mundry, 7-25 Oct 2024 (registration possible from 12 Aug – 8 Sep 2024 via https://s.gwdg.de/ccyh3N), in presence, 4.5 Credits (EXA Stud.IP: 340497, ID: A 279)