With the update of the doctoral degree regulations (see here) effective 1 October, an unofficial translation of the regulations is now also available. Please find the document on our homepage under the documents section or via this direct link. Please be aware that only the german version is leagally binding. … Continued
The registration for methods and professional skills courses held in January 2026 will be open from 1 November 2025. Please check the updated overviews of Methods and Professional Skills courses.
You can register from 1-20 November online via Stud.IP for courses taking place in January; … Continued
Our Workshop Program for 2026 is now online available via this link. Feel free to scroll through and check out which courses might be of interest for your career development – either in acedmia or industry. If you already want to sign up for a workshop, please check out the specific details, … Continued
GAUSS Career Workshop: “Conflict Management” (4 Nov 2025)
We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career workshop “Conflict Management” by Dr. Neela Enke.
We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Marcel Forster, Project Manager at Syserso Networks GmbH in Göttingen.
Elections for the doctoral student council (Promovierendenvertretung (PromV)) for the next one-year term of office (starting 01.04.2026) will take place soon (19.01.2026, 12:00h until 27.01.2026).
The doctoral student council consists of 13 members, with one member to be elected per faculty.
These doctoral representatives are the ones of the faculties (taking part in the faculty council (Fakultätsrat)) that advise on questions concerning doctoral students and make recommendations to the university’s governing bodies. … Continued
The GGNB PhD Program “Physics of Biological and Complex Systems” offers its Lectures series “Current Topics in Biophysics and Complex Systems”.
The lecture series is open to all interested Master/PhD students of the natural Sciences!
The lecture will be held in presence, a prior registration by email to imprs-pbcs@gwdg.de is appreciated but not required. … Continued
The RTG 2906 “Curiosity” invites to a Guest Lecture: “Curiosity in the Classroom: Mechanisms, Barriers and Instructional Pathways“. The lecture is delivered by Jamie Jirout from the University of Virginia. Scheduled for November 5th, 2025, 3:30 pm CET via zoom.
Please register here.
What is the lecture about? … Continued
Would you like to start your career in Germany but are not sure about the legal aspects? This course covers the various forms and specifications of employment contracts. In addition, the composition of the salary and the importance of job references will be explained. You will also have the opportunity to clarify your most important questions about these legal aspects of the German labour market. … Continued
The International Max Planck Research School for Genome Science offers its Lecture Series 2025/2026. Fridays at 4.15 – 5.45 pm, large seminar room at MPI Campus, Fassberg.
The lecture series is open to all students. More information, please see below.
Website: http://imprs-gs.uni-goettingen.de
Contact: imprs-gs@mpinat.mpg.de (Henriette Irmer )
In dieser Veranstaltung erhalten Sie einen Überblick über wissenschaftliche Tools, welche Ihnen an der Universität Göttingen für die Erzeugung, Verarbeitung und Veröffentlichung Ihrer Forschungsdaten zur Verfügung stehen. Wir geben Ihnen eine Einführung, wie Sie Ihr Forschungsvorhaben mit Datenmanagement-Plänen strukturieren, Literatur mit dem Open Research Knowledge Graph effizient finden und vergleichen, ihre Forschungsdaten im Datenrepositorium veröffentlichen können, … Continued
The Faculties of Physics and Chemistry again offer two courses on “Successful Intercultural Leadership and Collaboration Approach” with the lecturer Silvie Klein-Franke in November.
From November 17 to 18, 2025, there will be a 2-day course in German (full day, approx. 8:30 am – 5 pm) and from November 19 to 20, … Continued
New England Biolabs will present their methods, products and also job opportunities on Tuesday 18 November at the GZMB/Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen from 11:00h to 14:00h.
11:00-11:30h Dr. Max Körner (Scientific Customer Support): Fast Cloning – Disruptive Developments in DNA Assembly
Max will give an overview about the newest developments in molecular cloning regarding cloning 2.0 strategies. … Continued
In November, the Startup Preschool Göttingen (in English) will take place for those of you who want to start a business. Startup Preschool is open to everyone and is organized especially for internationals.
During the Startup Preschool, you will hear founders’ personal experiences and learn about the legal aspects of starting a business. Moreover, you will get to know how to develop your idea into a business and get tips on where to start. … Continued
Dear Microscopist,
Join ZEISS for an Inspiring Technology@Lunch Workshop in Göttingen.
Discover the future of light microscopy in life science research with the groundbreaking LSM 910/990 featuring Lightfield 4D technology.
This is your chance to explore how Lightfield 4D is revolutionizing volumetric high-speed imaging in scientific applications. During the flexible demo sessions to follow, you’ll even have the opportunity to examine your own samples live on the instrument. … Continued
Bei der Gründungsmesse für Frauen präsentieren unterschiedliche Akteur:innen Informationen und Angebote, die für Gründerinnen in allen Phasen ihrer Gründung und Selbstständigkeit interessant sind und stehen für einen ersten Austausch zur Verfügung.
Auch dieses Jahr wird es wieder spannende Impulsvorträge von Gründerinnen während der Veranstaltung geben. Das Thema der Impulsvorträge 2025 steht unter dem Stern “Persönliche Erfahrungen mit verschiedenen Förder- und Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten”. … Continued
This course is designed for researchers and scientists from the University of Göttingen, who are interested in enhancing their research capabilities through the application of artificial intelligence (AI). Participants will explore how AI can assist in analyzing large datasets, automating routine tasks, and improving literature research and organization. The course also addresses the legal and ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in research, … Continued
Dear Göttingen Colleagues and Friends,
Registration is now open for the 5th Göttingen Neural Networking Day, a networking opportunity for everyone studying neuroscience in Göttingen! Join us for a day of scientific exchange across all our projects on neuroscience.
Date: Monday, December 8, 10:00 – 17:30Location: German Primate Center
For more info: https://events.gwdg.de/e/GoeNN5
To help us plan the snacks, … Continued
Dear late-stage PhD candidates and postdocs,
the University of Göttingen is offering a Career Coaching and a Mentoring Programme for female postdocs and in case of the mentoring also for female doctoral candidates (in their final year) at Göttingen Campus, designed to accompany young female researchers through this phase of their development. … Continued
Die Ausschreibung des Deutschen Studienpreises 2026 richtet sich an Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen aller Fachrichtungen, die im Jahr 2025 eine exzellente Dissertation von besonderer gesellschaftlicher Bedeutung vorgelegt haben.
Mit drei Spitzenpreisen von je 25.000 Euro gehört er zu den höchstdotierten deutschen Nachwuchspreisen. Unseren Alumni stehen zudem vielfältige Förderangebote offen – vom Mentoring für die Wissenschaftskarriere über einen Konferenzmittel-Fonds bis zur Teilnahme am Max-Planck-Programm für Startup-Gründungen. … Continued
Chancen für Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen: Forschung in den USA mit Fulbright
Planen Sie im Rahmen Ihrer Promotion einen Forschungsaufenthalt in den USA?
Das Fulbright-Doktorand:innenprogramm bietet Ihnen die Chance auf ein Stipendium an einer US-Universität oder wissenschaftlichen Institution.
Wir fördern vier- bis sechsmonatige Forschungsprojekte an einer US-Hochschule oder Forschungsinstitution, die zwischen dem 1. August und dem 31. Dezember 2026 beginnen. … Continued
The Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (CNV) Foundation is aiming for the advancement of science and to facilitate the progress of highly qualified women with children. Excellent graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are supported by providing them with funds to be used for additional childcare and domestic help (1 year, monthly 500 €). The Foundation intends this contribution to enable young mothers to gain greater flexibility and time for their scientific work and thereby to contribute to advance more highly qualified women in Germany’s leading scientific research. … Continued
Im Hochschulwettbewerb zum Wissenschaftsjahr 2026 lädt Wissenschaft im Dialog junge Forschende aller Fachrichtungen ein, ihre kreativen und interaktiven Kommunikationsideen rund um das Thema Medizin der Zukunft einzureichen.
Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 30. November 2025.
Die zehn besten Ideen werden mit je 10.000 Euro zur Umsetzung belohnt. Die Teams werden über das gesamte Jahr von WiD betreut und bei der Umsetzung unterstützt. … Continued
Are you working on an innovative project in materials science or engineering? The SAMPE Innovation Award is now open for applications – and it might be the perfect opportunity for you to gain international recognition for your academic work.
Who can apply?Bachelor’s, Master’s, Diploma, or PhD students that deals with:
What’s in it for you? … Continued
Dear Open Science enthusiasts,which Open Science related topics, questions or concerns are most relevant for you? Please let us know your wishes via this short poll (Wooclap, no login, 3 questions):https://app.wooclap.com/DBDQNH/questionnaires/68f6504e11398b85a85eacfeNote that each question page needs to be submitted separately.Thank you so much for your cooperation, we look forward to see you in future meetings!With greetings on behalf of all OSMU organizers,Birgit — … Continued
Dear Open Science enthusiasts,
at Göttingen Campus we run a lively Carpentries community – and look for additional instructors!
This is an opportunity for you to become a certified instructor (please note that the number of tickets is very limited). The training is also beneficial for other teaching activities related to working with data or programming. … Continued
Am 05.11.2025, 12:00 – 13:00 Uhr, findet folgender Kurzvortrag (mit anschließendem Austausch) zur Frage statt:
„Kann man Zivilcourage lernen?“
Der Beitrag von und mit Prof. Dr. Margarete Boos greift zudem folgende Fragen auf:
In accordance with the PersDatO (privacy regulations of the University), as of January 2024, GAUSS (incl. GGNB) will switch to using the student e-mail address (…@stud.uni-goettingen.de) for all communication with doctoral students.
All doctoral students have been informed prior to the change, and are already asked to regularly check their student e-mail or preferably integrate it in their e-mail client. … Continued
The programme of the Graduate Academy (GRADE) of Goethe University Frankfurt is intended as a general introduction to the topic of “Good Academic Practice during Doctoral Studies” for doctoral students.
With six modules, it forms a mixed form of clearly prepared information, optional links to deepen the understanding of individual terms and test questions. … Continued
In educating and training junior scientists, the University is aiming to ensure the prevention of scientific misconduct, offer advice, help investigating cases of suspected violation of rules, and arbitrate cases of unclear authorship or other disputes.
Thus, in accordance with the binding GAUSS doctoral degree regulations of the math-nat. Faculties (§6 (2)) all doctoral students have to attend an official seminar on Good Scientific Practice (ideally) in the first year of their PhD. … Continued
The Centre for Statistics of the University of Göttingen offers courses and consulting services in statistical questions for all Göttingen PhD students.
The service comprises in particular consultation on data collection, statistical modelling and statistical inference.
If you are interested in 1-to-1 statistical consulting or further information about the service please follow this link. … Continued
Important rules for course registration. … Continued
Do you know, that each GAUSS PhD-program has its own student representative(s)?
If not, you can find all representatives listed on the GAUSS webpage.
For each program, at least one program representative is appointed for a term of office of one year – reappointment is possible. The program representatives represent the doctoral students of their program at the annual meeting with the GAUSS Board. … Continued
Every GAUSS PhD student is affiliated with the University of Göttingen through their membership in one of the GAUSS porgrams and their mandatory matriculation at the University. No matter if you are pursuing your PhD at a department or institution of the University, the Göttingen Campus (MPI, DPZ,…) or external. The affiliation to the University of Göttingen has to be stated in every publication in that a GAUSS doctoral student is listed as an author! … Continued
Scholarships for doctoral students in all disciplines are awarded by the following foundations. Information on the scholarship providers and the application requirements can be found via the links.
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung https://www.boeckler.de/de/stipendium-fur-promovierende-2670.htm
Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung https://www.hss.de/stipendium/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung https://www.boell.de/de/stipendien
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes https://www.studienstiftung.de/
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung https://www.fes.de/studienfoerderung
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung https://www.freiheit.org/de/stipendien-fuer-promovierende-0
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung https://www.kas.de/de/web/begabtenfoerderung-und-kultur/bewerbung
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung https://www.rosalux.de/stiftung/studienwerk/promotionsstipendium … Continued
We are delighted to introduce you to a feature on our GAUSS Career Service Webpage: a selection of Trainee Programs.
A trainee program is one option to start your career in industry and can be a great opportunity. As there are many in different sectors (e.g. Pharma, Chemical Industry, Consulting, Precision Engineering), … Continued
Every student is eligible to apply for a GAUSS emergency scholarship as long as this would help to finalize the doctoral research. … Continued
Since January 2021 the GAUSS Office sends automatic emails out of the GAUSS database to remind you of your next scheduled Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting and the approaching thesis submission deadline (in GGNB such reminder emails already exist for a long time).
As you know at least three TAC meetings and progress reports are mandatory during your doctoral studies within GAUSS (see RerNat-O 2018). … Continued
In case you are in need for professional help with personal/private/mental health problems. … Continued
The newest edition (2022) of the information brochure “An Orientation Framework for Good Scientific Practice” is available in English as well as in German.The brochure offers employees of the University and the University Medical Center guidance by formulating central standards of good scientific practice and explaining the ombuds system and its procedural paths at the University of Göttingen in a simple form. … Continued
Do you want to learn to program in Python but don’t know how to start?
The Gipp Lab and CIDAS have created a free YouTube course with short videos (2-10 minutes each) that teach you the basics of the Python programming language.
The 7 lessons will be published separately weekly on the CIDAS YouTube channel as well as within the OpenILIAS self-learning platform:
▶️ YouTube: https://t1p.de/Python_Course_YT
📖 ILIAS Course: … Continued
Online course on Data Visualisation in English by SUB.
The course “Bringing Data to the Point” provides a foundation in data visualisation and introduces visualisation forms, various tools and basic design rules that help to graphically present information and findings in an approachable way.
The course is available as an ILIAS learning module on StudIP and at the OpenILIAS-platform for non-members of the university. … Continued
