Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: Bauhaus Research School

The Bauhaus Research School is a central research institution that promotes early stage researchers and artists at the Bauhaus University of Weimar. As the central contact point for all doctoral candidates at the university, we provide support in all questions related to the doctorate.

We organise a wide range of qualification programmes as well as advice and services, e.g. on the topics of career and funding. Beyond subject cultures and faculties, we offer opportunities for networking and interdisciplinary dialogue.

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Published: 14 October 2024

Ph.D. Welcome Day | 19.11.2024

We kindly invite new doctoral candidates of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar to our PhD Welcome Day with Q&A Lunch. Besides information for the start of your doctorate, there will also be enough time to get together, talk and network.

TIME: 10:00 - 12:00
VENUE: "Lernraum.Bauhaus", Amalienstraße 13, Room 004, 99423 Weimar. OR online

Published: 14 October 2024

Postdoc Welcome Day | 21.011.2024

Once a year, we invite all new Postdocs to the Welcome Day at the Bauhaus Research School.

When: November 21st 2024, 13:00 -14:30 p.m.
Where: Bauhaus Research School, Marienstr. 14, 2nd floor

Published: 13 October 2024

PhD Journey with a Plan | “How will you finance all this?” - Funding and Financing

Workshop #1 | 27.11.2024: We guide you through the various scholarship and funding formats of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and inform you about the respective application processes. We will also provide tips on how to find external support.

Published: 13 October 2024

PhD Journey with a Plan | “New in Weimar or would you like to go abroad?” Doing a doctorate with an international background

Workshop #2 | 05.12.2024: As a doctoral candidate with an international background, you will learn more about the German academic system and get to know various support services and important contact persons. In addition, the International PhD Network will introduce itself, which offers doctoral candidates support in integrating into everyday university life and social life in Weimar.

Published: 12 October 2024

PhD Journey with a Plan | "How am I supposed to manage it all?" - Strategic planning of your doctorate

Workshop #3 | 12.12.2024: How can I plan and use my doctoral period with foresight? What is part of the skills profile of early stage researchers and how can I acquire them? We will answer these two questions in this information event and give you tips on how to strategically plan your doctorate.

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WELCOME DAY #1 | “How will you finance all this?” - Funding and Financing | 27.11.2024

We guide you through the various scholarship and funding formats of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and inform you about the respective application processes. We will also provide tips on how to find external support.

Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 10.00 am
Type: Training/workshop

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WELCOME DAY #2 | »New in Weimar or would you like to go abroad?« Doing a doctorate with an international background | 05.12.2024

As a doctoral candidate with an international background, you will learn more about the German academic system and get to know various support services and important contact persons. In addition, the International PhD Network will introduce itself, which offers doctoral candidates support in integrating into everyday university life and social life in Weimar.

Date: Thursday, 05 December 2024, 12.30 pm
Type: Training/workshop

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Research Data Management: Organisation, Documentation, and Publishing | 12.12.2024

This workshop will focus on the reasons for good research data management and how to create a data management plan as a basis for project applications to third-party funding organisations. For the implementation of research data management, support services and various principles and models will be presented, such as the FAIR principles, the 5S Data Model or the 3-2-1 backup rules.

Date: Thursday, 12 December 2024, 10.00 am
Type: Training/workshop

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WELCOME DAY #3 | "How am I supposed to manage it all?" - Strategic planning of your doctorate | 12.12.2024

How can I plan and use my doctoral period with foresight? What is part of the skills profile of early stage researchers and how can I acquire them? We will answer these two questions in this information event and give you tips on how to strategically plan your doctorate.

Date: Thursday, 12 December 2024, 12.30 pm
Type: Training/workshop

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Workspace
The Bauhaus Research School provides workspace for its doctoral and post-doctoral students for a period of 12 months. Users receive access to their workspace 24/7.

Counselling
The Bauhaus Research School offers advice in legal, administrative and financial issues concerning research in Weimar.

Publication expenses
Doctoral candidates on low income are supported by the Bauhauus Research School by providing a grant towards printing costs for the publication of their doctoral thesis.

Information
We inform about current calls for proposals, scholarships, funding, qualification and events on our website and in our newsletter. To keep yourself informed subscribe to our newsletter.

Networking
Exchange experiences with other young researchers and artists and organise networking events together with us.

BauhausTrack

The Bauhaus Research School provides individual support for junior professors and heads of junior research groups on their career path in academia under the label BauhausTrack.

HIT Course at the Bauhaus Research School (Photo: Hamish John Appleby)

Courses

The Bauhaus Research School organises an extra curriculum with courses in key qualifications according to the requirements of the doctoral programmes and the wishes of PhD students and supervisors.

eLearning

In various eLearning programmes, the Bauhaus Research School provides information and networking opportunities for prospective doctoral candidates, doctoral candidates and Postdocs.

Coaching

Doctoral candidates, postdocs, and junior professors can receive an external coaching focussing on individual topics, change processes, and important decisions. The Bauhaus Research School also offers individual language coaching sessions as well as individual writing consulations every semester for doctoral candidates and postdocs.

Career Councelling

In collaboration with the Career Service, the Bauhaus Research School advices and supports students who are interested in doing a doctorate and doctoral candidates in their inidvidual career planning.

Funding

Welt.Raum.Bauhaus is a programme of the Bauhaus Research School to support doctoral candidates by award grants for traveling and publications, as well as by the mentoring programme Career.International.

Events

The Bauhaus Research School organizes regular events for young researchers, designers and artists of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, as well as prospective doctoral candidates