Ignite your innovative potential. Reflect your skillset as an Innovator and discover what you already bring to the table! Practise your entrepreneurial mindset and meet other PhDs or postdocs with great ideas.
Host: Young Entrepreneurs in Science
Target audience: Doctoral and post-doc researchers at Universität Duisburg-Essen, Technische Universität Dortmund and Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Course language: English
Venue: Online
Time: 10:00-13:00 h
Registration deadline: 05.10.2026. Please note: The number of participants is limited.

In this seminar, you will learn, among other things, the basics of designing a research poster, how to find your core message, and how to define the target group. This offer is intended for doctoral researchers who will be participating in this year's Medical Faculty's Day of Research.
Host: Dekanat, Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Duisburg-Essen
Course language: English
Venue: Online
Time: 09:00-12:00 h
Registration: dekanat.events@uk-essen.de by 08.10.2026. Please note: The number of participants is limited.

Our graduate school is delighted yet again to offer the popular annual BIOME concept workshops on biostatistics and data visualisation taught by Prof. Andreas Stang, the highly-experienced director of the Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry und Epidemiology (IMIBE) at Universitätsklinikum Essen. Please note that the biostatistics course is in fact one workshop divided into two sessions (I and II) for concentration purposes.
Target audience: BIOME members
Host: IMIBE and BIOME
Venue: Hörsaal der Verwaltung, 2. OG, Universitätsklinikum Essen
Trainer: Prof. Andreas Stang, IMIBE
Language: English
Participants: Open
Registration: Required for BIOME soft-skill accreditation purposes *

Host: University Alliance Ruhr
The RDM Curriculum of the University Alliance Ruhr offers a wide range of regular basic training courses for various disciplines and target groups as well as advanced courses in English and German. For participating in a basic training course and two advanced training courses you will receive the RDM Badge. 

Host: Graduate Center Plus
Individual support during your doctorate. We will support you during all stages of your doctorate with interdisciplinary counselling and coaching. Do you face a challenge in your career planning or have questions about pursuing a PhD? Make an appointment with us! We offer individual advice according to your needs: on-site, by telephone, or via Zoom in German or English.
Counselling and coaching – what’s the difference? Our counselling services provide you with information that is crucial for your individual planning before or during your doctoral studies, e.g., on how to find a supervisor or how to finance your doctorate. In addition, our coaching opens up a complementary space for self-reflection. Professional guidance will help you look at personal challenges and questions, e.g., Do I want to stay in academia after my PhD? How can I deal with pressure and multiple expectations? How can I resolve conflicts?

GC Plus Counselling Offers:

• Individual advice on all questions regarding the doctoral process
• Career counselling for female early career researchers

GC Plus Couching Offers:

• Together - Peer group coaching for (international) doctoral researchers 
• Coaching Hour
• Coaching on competence development, competence profile, and career planning

The aim of this programme is to open up new career and development perspectives for highly qualified scientists during or shortly after their doctorate. Through design, thinking, and interdisciplinary teamwork, the participants are encouraged to discover their existing skills and potential. Personal contact with founders and intrapreneurs from innovation-oriented companies also enables a practical examination of the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurial thinking doesn't start with the business plan. The approach is rather playful: "How much start-up is in your doctoral thesis?"

Format: Online workshops