“So many tasks! I don’t know where to start!”, is a common challenge when it comes to preparing for exams, writing homework assignments …

“So many tasks! I don’t know where to start!”, is a common challenge when it comes to preparing for exams, writing homework assignments and certainly when facing a doctorate. To eliminate overwhelm and get (the right) things done, it is essential to have a clear goal, a long and midterm-plan and to be organized on a day-to-day basis. As a result of the workshop, each participant has a solid plan and the tools to continue planning. We will also discuss how to deal with delays and other obstacles, so that participants are equiped to navigate challenges as they come up.

You can find further information and register here.

The Inclusion Officer of the UDE and the GC Plus once again invite you to a digital exchange on the topic of doing a doctorate with a disability …

The Inclusion Officer of the UDE and the GC Plus once again invite you to a digital exchange on the topic of doing a doctorate with a disability or chronic illness. Participants can share their experiences and wishes in a confidential space. Questions about doctoral studies will be answered and the information website will be presented. We look forward to a lively participation, especially if you yourself live with impairments and are thinking about a doctorate or are already doing one.

You can register here.

The decision to do a doctorate often brings about great changes in life. Apart from content-related and academic challenges, however, questions …

The decision to do a doctorate often brings about great changes in life. Apart from content-related and academic challenges, however, questions regarding the purpose of our research activities, and our identity within academia and beyond often receive only little attention, or none at all.
This workshop offers you a space to reflect on issues of professional integrity and identity. We explore how we can (re-)connect soul and role, find purpose and truly ‘make sense’ in our academic workplaces and beyond. For this, we work with mini-inputs, individual reflection, creative writing, circles of trust, powerful questions, and ambulant reflection.

Date: Thu, 28 March 2024, 10:00–17:00 hours
online via Zoom

You can find further information and register here.

If you are interested in pursuing a doctorate after graduation or have recently started your doctoral project, the three-day Frühjahrsakademie …

If you are interested in pursuing a doctorate after graduation or have recently started your doctoral project, the three-day Frühjahrsakademie will provide you with valuable support: experts from the graduate institutions of the UA Ruhr universities and experienced trainers will help you find your bearings and make informed decisions.

Advanced Master's students interested in a doctorate at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University and/or the University of Duisburg-Essen as well as early doctoral researchers of all subject fields of the UA Ruhr universities can participate.

In order to give as many interested parties as possible access and still provide space for networking, the Frühjahrsakademie will take place in hybrid form this year. You can take part in person in Duisburg or join in virtually for most parts of the opening day on 19 March 2024. You can also choose between on-site and online workshops. You can put together your own program according to your needs and planning. All sessions and workshops are optional and freely selectable.

You can find the program and register by 8 March 2024 herehref>.

This seminar is all about harmonising presentation content and body language. The HOW of
a presentation is just as important as the WHAT. …

This seminar is all about harmonising presentation content and body language. The HOW of
a presentation is just as important as the WHAT. We will develop the tools with which we can
deliver a convincing all-round package. However, we don't want anyone to bend - the aim is
to improve your persuasiveness in scientific presentations by means of many practical exercises that are customised to your type.
Do you already have a topic that you can or must present soon? Feel free to bring it along.
We'll work on it together!

Date: Mon, 26 February 2024, 09:00–15:30 hours
Place: WST, Campus Essen (details to be announced)

You can find further information and register here.

Doing a doctorate is fun - and can be quite frustrating at the same time. New perspectives, insights and options for action often emerge in the …

Doing a doctorate is fun - and can be quite frustrating at the same time. New perspectives, insights and options for action often emerge in the group, which provide more clarity, increase motivation and promote the achievement of goals. The new GC Plus coaching format is a moderated group coaching for doctoral candidates at UDE. The coaching supports you on the path to your doctorate and in your further career planning through self-reflection, feedback and interdisciplinary skills development. Supervisor: Valentina Vasilov.

Application period: 1 February, 2024–20 February, 2024

All information and the possibility to apply can be found here.

It is an important concern of the UDE to reduce structural barriers for people with disabilities and/or chronic diseases. The GC Plus strongly …

It is an important concern of the UDE to reduce structural barriers for people with disabilities and/or chronic diseases. The GC Plus strongly supports this concern and has therefore compiled information for you as a doctoral candidate, but also as a person interested in doing a doctorate and as a doctoral supervisor, on counseling opportunities and interest groups (not only) at the UDE as well as a link to the extensive portal "Promotion inclusive" of the University of Cologne. We are happy to receive further information and feedback.

Here you can find the info page.