Career Perspectives with a PhD in Natural & Life Sciences // July 9, 5 – 6 pm

Looking for career options after your doctorate? And not sure what is “out there”? With the series "Career Perspectives with a PhD in Natural and Life Sciences", we would like to offer an opportunity for interactive and informal exchange about career-related topics.

On Thursday, July 9, we welcome Dr. Jan Möller, a pharmacist who works as Team Lead Medical Affairs at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma. All information and the meeting link can be found on this website.

There will be no meeting in August. In our next talk in September Dr. Britta Anstötz, who works as Scientific Coordinator at TRR227 and in the Coordination Office for Research Integrity at FU Berlin.

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Open online consultation hours from the Graduate Center // Tuesdays from 11 - 12

The graduate center coordinator Simone offers regular open online consultation hours.

The consultation is always strictly confidential!

Do you have any questions relating your doctorate? None of your problems are too small or unimportant—come by and ask your questions.

Join me online via Webex (please wait in the lobby - I will let you in as soon as the consultation room is free). Always on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.

There will be no open online consultation hours on the following dates (however, you are welcome to contact me to schedule a personal appointment on another day):

• 07.07.
• 14.07.
• 21.07.
• 28.07.
• 18.08.

The advisory service is also open to master's students who seek advice in starting a doctorate. Please feel free to pass on this information.

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Scientific workflows: Tools and Tips / Online lecture series by Dr. Selina Baldauf //July 16, 4-5pm

In this lecture series we will explore a diverse range of topics, including R code quality and efficiency, reproducible document creation, version control with Git, literature management, and academic notetaking. You'll learn practical tips and tricks that can help you optimize your research workflow and increase your productivity.

We will meet online on the 3^rd Thursday of every month during the lecture period and you are welcome to join.

The next session will be “Good practices for sharing research code ”. Find further information and the meeting link here.

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Info event series: Doctoral studies at the BCP department // August 28, 11 am – 12 pm

The Graduate Center is organizing an information series for doctoral candidates at the BCP department. Once a month, the focus will be on a specific topic related to doctoral studies at the department, with a short input and the opportunity to ask questions.

There will be no event in July.

The next info event in our series takes place in August 2026 and deals with the topic “FU Membership & Standard Time to Completion”

This info event deals with the topic of standard time to completion in general. What is the standard time to completion? How long does it last? How can it be extended? Until when is enrollment compulsory? Which requirements (e.g. course on good scientific practice) do I have to fulfill during the doctoral studies? Which courses will be accepted? What do I have to do if I want to change universities?

Join the online meeting, gather some information and ask your questions!

Further information and the Webex link can soon be found here: https://www.bcp.fu-berlin.de/en/graduiertenzentrum/promovierende/veranstaltungen/info-events/index.html

Here you will also find the presentations of past information events as well as helpful links on the respective topic.

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Online Workshop “Introduction to data analysis with R” // Oct 12, 13, 19 & 20

Course offer by the Graduate Center: This workshop offers an introduction to data analysis with R.

The workshop's main goal is to equip you with essential R skills for analyzing your own research data, covering data processing and visualization. Find more details in the attached flyer.

Who is the course for? Doctoral researchers registered at the BCP department, Postdoctoral researchers at the BCP department

When?  12., 13., 19. & 20. October 2026; 9 am – 3.30 pm

Where? Webex Online Course (Please note that a video camera and a microphone are necessary for this course.)

Registration: Will follow in the next newsletter in September. For now, save the date!

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Summer Get-Together hosted by the FU Doctoral Council // July 30 // Feedback until July 10

Dear Doctoral Researchers, 

on behalf of the Doctoral Council, we are organizing an informal summer get-together on July 30th at 6:00 PM with snacks and drinks at the FU Dahlem Campus (the green area between Fabeckstr. 36 and Arnimalle 22). 

To help us plan, we would like to gauge how many of you might be interested in attending. Take a moment to complete the poll by July 10th using this link.

Your feedback will be greatly appreciated! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. 

To stay informed about events like this and news relevant to doctoral studies, subscribe to the Doctoral Council's Newsletter here.

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Dahlem Research School (DRS)

Workshop program for winter semester 2026/27 live starting July 15! Please note that the workshop list is currently not available – the IT service is already working on this problem!

Look through our program, choose the workshops and events that suit you, and prepare your account before the booking start on September 16 at noon → Workshops & More

Open Door Talk: Prompting and Literature Search (online)

Date: 16. Juli 2026, 10:00-12:00 hrs / 10:00-12:00 am Berlin time
format: online @ Dahlem Research School
Language: English

Prompting and Literature Search introduces PhD students to practical strategies for using large language models and AI-based search tools. Get hands-on experience through guided examples that help you craft prompts and integrate AI-enhanced search into your research workflow.

Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/132129 

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Academic Writing Week // July 20 - 24

Regardless of whether you are just starting out with your first paper at university or hold some writing experience: During the writing week, among other things, you will receive tips on

• how to plan and organize your writing process
• how to find relevant literature and sources on your topic
• how to structure your thoughts

Our program ranges from assistance in finding and developing a topic, introductions to scientific research and research strategies, questions dealing with sources, mind mapping and organizing an argument, to motivation strategies and problems with German academic language – thus offers support for current and future writing projects.

More information and registration: Academic Writing Week in July 2026 – Schreibwoche

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Berlin University Alliance (BUA)

E-Learning Module “Good Research Practice for Doctoral Researchers”

This online course covers responsibility and misconduct in research, managing research data, identifying and avoiding questionable research practices, plagiarism, authorship & publication, and conflicts in doctoral supervision. 
You can complete the course at your own pace. To fulfill the obligation to provide proof of participation in a course on good scientific practice worth at least one credit point (12 full hours) you also have to complete the optional chapter 2.2 Statistical Inference.

A list of workshops and events from the BUA organizations for all doctoral researchers can be found here.

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CZS STEM Impact School // Sept 1&2 (in Berlin)

Die CZS STEM Impact School vermittelt Teilnehmenden grundlegende Prinzipien für eine wirksame und qualitätsorientierte Wissenschaftskommunikation. Das Angebot richtet sich an Promovierende und Postdocs.

Die Teilnahme an der Weiterbildung kostet 100 €. Im zweiten Halbjahr 2026 finden insgesamt drei Impact Schools statt:
Berlin, 1.-2. September (deutschsprachig)
Mainz, 14.-15. Oktober (englischsprachig)
Online, 4.-5. November (deutschsprachig)

Interessierte konnten sich vom noch bis zum 12. Juli 2026 für die Impact Schools über ein Onlineformular anmelden.