Candidates for the elections of PhD representative in your faculty can register online until November 25, 2025 at 3:00 pm. The elections will take place in January. Elected PhD representatives of the faculties of law, social sciences as well as business and economics will automatically become members in the executive board of GGG as well. … Weiterlesen
The GGG course program for 2026 is now online and you are welcome to register. Please note that our regulations on bindingness are still valid: e.g. four weeks before a course starts, all course registrations are regarded as binding.
In 2026, we will offer you a selection of training courses that, in addition to the experience and evaluations from the current and previous years, … Weiterlesen
The qualification program of GGG includes courses on self and social competencies, competencies needed for your PhD project, and professional skills.
These are our upcoming workshops: … Weiterlesen
The online workshop will give researchers an overview of the main elements of science communication, including the tools to successfully communicate your research plus useful tips and common pitfalls. AI will be taken into account.
The teaching will be in the form of short interactive seminars, with breaks and games for students and time for questions and answers. … Weiterlesen
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, … Weiterlesen
In this practice-oriented online workshop, you will learn to approach your work methodically, break it down into manageable parts, and develop strategies for engaging with literature effectively and efficiently, all while working independently. … Weiterlesen
This on-site workshop aims at providing relevant information and practical training to avoid risk and danger during field research.
Our one-day safety training is among other things best practice for safety-oriented behavior in borderline / extreme situations such as medical emergencies, robberies, political unrest, interrogation by authorities or natural disasters. In addition to conveying certainty of action in threat cases, … Weiterlesen
This on-site workshop provides the perfect support structure for PhD writing projects.
Are you planning to write a research paper or dissertation and are asking yourself how to best go about it? Or, have you started writing, but are unsure how to most effectively bring across your ideas and findings? Or, have you finished a draft and are wondering how to best polish it for publication? … Weiterlesen
This on-site course gives an overview over some core principles of Statistics. It is best suited for beginners and those who would like to refresh their knowledge about Statistics for their PhD. The course will not cover any advanced topics for statistical modeling.The course will cover the following topics: … Weiterlesen
In order to provide a better overview of the various options for training and qualification for you as doctoral candidates at Göttingen campus, the qualification portal for PhD students has been supplemented by courses of other providers at Göttingen Campus. … Weiterlesen
The Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences provides support measures and scholarships for PhD students of social sciences. At the moment GGG offers new support for your qualification and networking activities.
Further up-to-date information can be found on the GGG homepage at: www.ggg.uni-goettingen.de/GGG-sponsorship … Weiterlesen
The Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences (GGG) has launched a low-threshold support of self-designed courses, groups and networks. Since you have the best overview of what will advance you in terms of content, you can expand your knowledge in a self-organized way: Design your own course or peer-group network according to your needs and those of your fellow PhD students. … Weiterlesen
We would like to thank Prof. Dr. Angela Schwerdtfeger for her constructive, interdisciplinary collaboration in the development of doctoral training at the Faculty of Law, on the GGG Executive Board and as GGG spokesperson. Her successor on the GGG Executive Board is Prof. Dr. Eckart Bueren, Professor of Civil Law, … Weiterlesen
In times of crisis like these, more people than ever before are fleeing war or persecution. At the same time, migration itself is increasingly being framed as a social crisis. The research training group brings together researchers from the faculties of philosophy, social sciences, and law. Twelve doctoral candidates are conducting multifaceted dissertation projects to examine how the interplay between migration and crisis is putting pressure on mobility rights worldwide, … Weiterlesen
The 20th Interdisciplinary Week of Methods of the GGG took place from October 6 to October 9, 2025. The GGG is also celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The double anniversary gave rise to a public opening ceremony and an extended supporting program – including welcoming speeches and an anniversary cake. … Weiterlesen
At this year’s SoWi GO! PhD students are invited to find out about a variety of career options. On the second day (Dec 03) from 10:00 to 11:00 pm, GGG will be present to inform about requirements and perspectives of a PhD in Social Sciences together with Martin Ertelt (Studienbüro SoWi). … Weiterlesen
Are you starting your doctoral studies or have you begun your doctoral studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences in recent semesters, and would you like to discuss important issues and network with other doctoral candidates? Then we cordially invite you to the Historic Observatory (Historische Sternwarte) on 4 December 2025. You can look forward to exciting lectures, … Weiterlesen
Die Veranstaltung dient der Vorbereitung auf die Disputation. Zunächst erfahren Sie von Frau Hennemuth aus dem Studienbüro Näheres über die mit der Disputation verbundenen formellen Fragen. Frau Dr. Roß von der Göttinger Graduiertenschule Gesellschaftswissenschaften widmet sich sodann der Disputation als Prüfungssituation, bevor Herr Prof. Dr. Heinig konkret auf die rechtswissenschaftliche Disputation an unserer Fakultät eingeht. Wie läuft diese ab? … Weiterlesen
Göttingen’s graduate schools offer focused opportunities for qualification in and reflection about science management as a career option. These are our current offers: … Weiterlesen
Hier finden Sie einen Überblick der aktuellen Fortbildungen im Themenfeld Diversität im Qualifizierungsprogramm für Beschäftigte. … Weiterlesen
Mit Impulsvorträgen, Podiumsdiskussionen, Workshops und zahlreichen Möglichkeiten zum Networking bietet “Change by Women” am 15. November in der alten Mensa am Wilhelmsplatz einen Tag voller Austausch, Inspiration und Empowerment. Wir erzählen Geschichten des Gelingens und bringen inspirierende Frauen auf die Bühne, die für den „Change“ stehen und in Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik etwas bewegt haben – und bewegen. … Weiterlesen
We would like to invite you to join in a game afternoon! We’re looking for active people who enjoy playing board games and are willing to play their game of choice and explain the rules to anyone who wants to join in. … Weiterlesen
Learn how to write compelling and competitive funding applications! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore how to structure your proposal, adopt the reviewer’s perspective, and use AI tools strategically to enhance clarity and impact. … Weiterlesen
The InDiGU-PLUS project supports international students (BA, MA, PhD) at the University of Göttingen throughout their entire student life cycle in order to help them successfully complete their studies and smoothly enter the German-speaking labour market. The InDiGU-PLUS programme for the winter semester 2025/26 includes German courses at the Lektorat DaF, workshops on written and oral communication in the academic and professional context, … Weiterlesen
Die neuen Promovierendenbeauftragten und der Studiendekan der Juristischen Fakultät (Proff. Dr. Eckart Bueren, Alexander Baur und Hans Michael Heinig), haben in Absprache mit dem Dekan an der Fakultät eine Workshop-Reihe eingerichtet, die sich an Lehrstuhlinhaber/innen ebenso richtet wie an PostDocs und Promovierende. Das Programm finden Sie online hier. Ziel der Veranstaltung ist es, … Weiterlesen
KNOW HOW ist ein Online-Selbstlerntool der Universität Göttingen. Sexualisierte Gewalt ist ein gesellschaftliches Problem, das auch an Universitäten existiert. Prävention, Aufklärung und eine klare Haltung gegen alle Formen von sexualisierter Gewalt sind entscheidende Schritte auf einem Weg zu einer Universität, an der alle in einem sicheren Umfeld forschen, lehren, lernen und arbeiten können.Verschiedene Videos und Fragen, … Weiterlesen
The Ombuds Office has further expanded the information it offers on various research integrity topics on its website. Under the heading ‘Good research practice – issues of application’, persons interested can find information and further materials on topics such as dealing with authorship and research data, avoiding predatory publishing, using AI tools in research and teaching, … Weiterlesen
If you have any ideas or wishes concerning our services, please let us know. … … Weiterlesen
This newsletter is published four times a year. It is available for PhD students and supervisors of social sciences, and all interested persons. The newsletter can be found online. The next newsletter will be published on February 10, 2026.
This newsletter shall inform you about the basic issues of doing a PhD and contribute to closer contact between you and the GGG team, … Weiterlesen
First of all, we would like to welcome you! As Graduate School of Social Sciences, we will use our best endeavor to be a supportive companion during your PhD. Here we provide information for PhD students who have just started doing their PhD or joined GGG only recently. This section is mainly intended for newcomers but holds useful information for experienced PhD students as well. … Weiterlesen
If you like to know more about our qualification program, support measures, and consulting offers, or if you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. … Weiterlesen
