New speakers of the Pro.Doc
Anne-Kathrin Müller, who has been active in the Pro.Doc Doctoral Council for more than 3 years and is herself working on a practice-based doctorate at the Faculty of Art and Design, will now take on the role of Speaker. Her specific goals are to improve the working conditions of doctoral candidates and postdocs, to help shape the doctoral framework regulations and to further expand networking with other doctoral candidate organisations in Central Germany.
Mahsa Mirboland from the Faculty of Civil Engineering will now be serving as Deputy Speaker. For Mahsa, the involvement of doctoral candidates in university policy is an important focus: she is committed to involving doctoral candidates even better in the university's decision-making processes.
→ You can find more information about our Pro.Doc Doctoral Council and all other members here.
Are you a registered PhD candidate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar? If yes, the Pro.Doc is kindly inviting you to the Annual General Assembly:
May 7th 2024 from 7.00 to 8:30 pm
GRAMA Lounge in the University Library
The members of the PhD council will present to you the ongoing topics that are of interest to the PhD candidates and are looking forward to collecting your feedback, suggestions, and further concerns. Save the date and join our Moodle room “Promovierendenschaft | PhD student body” to stay tuned!
How to Edit Your Texts:
04.04.24 (online) - 12:00 - 14:30 Uhr
This workshop will explore the difference between editing and proofreading. In addition, topics such as the question of at which stage of the writing process your work should be edited and the sub-steps of editing, such as content and style, will be discussed.
Academic Writing I:
12.04.2024 | 9 am – 5 pm
13.04.2024| 9 am – 5 pm
Mr Lauterbach is back again this year with his very popular two-part course. They will focus on how academic writers can best express themselves, what criteria a well-written English paper must fulfil and how to make the writing and publishing process most productive.
Academic Writing II:
26.04.2024 | 9 am – 5 pm
27.04.2024 | 9 am – 5 pm
Part 2 of this workshop focuses on issues of language and style that become relevant when writing and revising an academic text. The emphasis is on how sentences should be constructed and linked together - both to give your texts an academic and professional form and to make them engaging and effective for your readers.
Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten: Recherche, Schreiben, Präsentation
(in German)
Over the course of the semester, the various phases of academic work are developed step by step: from the criteria of academic work, research strategies and literature management to citation styles, writing techniques and presentation of results. The weekly course sessions take place in person and are supplemented by self-study materials and tasks in the Moodle room.
11 sessions: register here
OFFERS FROM THE LANGUAGE CENTRE
German intensive course preparing for working in Germany
It is possible to have the course fees refunded. If you are interested in such a course, please contact the Language Centre as soon as possible: carmen.beuthan@uni-weimar.de
Documents: Form (pdf)
Deadline: 21.2.2024, Thursday
Further German courses during the lecture period: overview
Scientific and Technical English: Focus written communication
This course is designed for English learners who are interested in improving their written communication skills specifically for scientific and technical purposes. Through a combination of seminars, online exercises, and practical assignments, students will learn how to articulate scientific concepts, analyze scientific papers, and compose various forms of scientific documents using clear and precise English. Students have the ability to choose their own reading and writing focus in order to practice and master the vocabulary most relevant to their field.
Level: B2/C1 Format: Blended-learning, 3 ECTS
Course description (pdf)
Dr. Bokai Liu, one of the participants:
»I was enrolled in Dr.Watts’ Technical English for 4 semesters at least. She is full of energy and enthusiasm when giving lectures. Her course settings are very reasonable and scientific. Especially in the first class, she will discuss with all her students and coordinate and set up subsequent courses according to everyone's needs. Dr. Watts' technical English is divided into two major parts, not only the writing of scientific English, but also the academic presentation and academic Poster. Under Dr. Watts' help, I successfully published my first academic paper. Her course has a profound impact on me and has a direct and irreplaceable role in my subsequent doctoral thesis writing and PhD defense. I feel very lucky to have met Dr. Watts during my doctoral research. I think I am fortunate enough to complete my doctoral research more efficiently with the help of her and this Technical English course.«
Dr. Bokai Liu did his doctorate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and is currently working as a researcher at the Swedish Umeå Universitet in the field of Applied Physics and Electronics.
The 10th Long Night of Academic Writing is now the »Night of Writing«. You can now submit your own offers such as workshops, lectures, stands here.
CALL »Successfully failing: No result is also a result«
If you would like to present your story in this new format on "failure" in researching, writing and publishing please register until 15 May 2024 by sending an email to research-school[at]uni-weimar.de
Anschubfonds | Seed Financing Fund 2024 | 1st Call NOW OPEN!
Applications will be accepted until 30 April 2024 for the funding lines "Professors" and "Postdocs".
→ The Research Operations Department is offering a virtual information session on the "Postdocs" funding line on Wednesday, 10 April 2024 at 10 am.
If you are interested, please register before 8 April 2024: Register!
For Women in Science 2024 Call For Applications
Each year, "For Women in Science Germany" supports four young female scientists working in Germany - with a prize of 25,000 euros. The partners in Germany are the German Commission for UNESCO, L'Oréal Germany and the German Humboldt Network (the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation was a partner from 2006 to 2022).
"Early career" means here: female doctoral candidates in their final year, post-docs, habilitation candidates or junior professors in the 4+2 years after their doctorate.
The duration of the employment contract/scholarship must be at least 12 months from the date of submission of the application; a confirmation of the employment contract/scholarship is required for female doctoral candidates.
Applications: www.forwomeninscience.com/challenge/show/101
Contact for questions: fwis@unesco.de
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2024
After the successful awarding of scholarships for 2024/25, the following formats are still available:
• 1 Re-Entry Scholarship for doctoral candidates after a family break (12 months)
• 1 Bauhaus-Postdoc-Scholarship for Bauhaus Doctoral Alumni (12 months, extension possible)
• up to 2 Scholarships in the Thuringian Program female postdocs (12 months, extension possible)
• 1 Bridge Scholarship for female postdocs (6 months)
Innovative, creative or simply genius? The start-up hub at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will help you realise your project with the neudeli Fellowship:
6-month program | individual coaching | budget for material resources of up to 2,500 euros | access to the Thuringian start-up community
For: all students, employees and alumni of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar who would like to realise their product or service ideas.
→ Apply online for the fellowship by 31 March 2024