BIOME - Soft Skills
Soft Skill Workshop Attendance Sheet
Candidates at the Faculty of Biology (Dr. rer. nat.) have to attend a minimum of 3 workshops in 3 years. Candidates at the Faculty of Medicine should attend a minimum of 2 workshops during the BIOME year.
Workshops organised by BIOME have an attendance list which should be signed and then the participation is noted in the BIOME data bank. Attendance at non-BIOME workshops can be noted on and countersigned by the trainer on the Workshop Attendance Sheet which can be downloaded below or can be proved by the submission of a certificate issued by the hosting organisation.
The soft skill requirement is waivered for ELAN candidates (who receive similar training in modules 1, 3 and 4 of the ELAN programme). Similarly, participation in the intensive one-year DiMento programme fulfils the BIOME soft skill requirement entirely. Nevertheless, these members are welcome to register for any workshops of interest they may wish to attend.
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Soft Skill Programmes - Overview
Ongoing Graduate Center Plus
The soft skill programme at the University of Duisburg-Essen is provided by the Graduate Center Plus. For regular feeds about soft skill courses, please subscribe to the GC Plus mailing list!
Ongoing Research Academy Ruhr
The Research Academy Ruhr pools and develops qualification and support offers for advanced master students, doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers within the University Alliance Ruhr.
Ongoing RUB Research School
Further courses of interest may also be found in collaboration with the Ruhr University Bochum. To register for RUB workshops, please contact Dr. Ursula Justus.
Current Workshops of Interest
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Programme 2021Home Training Days
Within the Home Training Days series, GC Plus offers compact online workshops for doctoral researchers of all disciplines at the UDE. These workshops allow you to further develop your personal and academic skills remotely.
Host: GCPlus
Venue: Online
Registration: Via GCPlus website. Begins three weeks before the workshop date and runs for seven days.
| Date | Time | Workshop | |
| 02+09.09.2021 | 14:00−17:00 | Zeitmanagement | |
| 11.10.2021 | 10:00−17:00 | Academic Writing | |
| 10-11.11.2021 | 09:00-13:00 | Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis | |
| 08-09.12.2021 | 09:00-12:30 | Networking strategies for doctoral researchers |
05-07.10.2021RAR Herbstakademie 2021
Take your time during the peak phase of your doctorate for workshops and discussions in a compact format. During our interdisciplinary Herbstakademie, you can prepare for the final phase of your doctoral thesis and for the time thereafter.
All workshops will be held in German.
Host: Research Academy Ruhr
Venue: Online
Registration: Via RAR website until 19.09.2021
| Date | Time | Workshop |
| 05.10.2021 | 08:30-12:30 | Opening, talk and discussion |
| 05.10.2021 | 12:30-13:00 | Lunch Break - Meet other participants on wonder.me |
| 05.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Netzwerken in der Wissenschaft |
| 05.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Stolpersteine und Möglichkeiten am Ende eines langen Weges: Die Dissertation veröffentlichen |
| 06.10.2021 | 08:30-12:30 | Übergangsphasen selbstbestimmt gestalten – Schritte zu mehr Resilienz |
| 06.10.2021 | 08:30-12:30 | Präsentieren wie die Profis |
| 06.10.2021 | 08:30-12:30 | Karriere(n) in der Wissenschaft |
| 06.10.2021 | 12:30-13:00 | Lunch Break - Meet other participants on wonder.me |
| 06.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Passende Karrierewege mit Doktorhut im Non Profit Sektor: NGOs, Stiftungen und Öffentlicher Dienst |
| 06.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Den Abschluss finden – Schreibcoaching für die letzte Phase der Dissertation |
| 06.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Karrierewege nach der Promotion |
| 07.10.2021 | 08:30-12:30 | Bewerben für den außeruniversitären Arbeitsmarkt |
| 07.10.2021 | 08:30-12:30 | Den Abschluss finden – Schreibcoaching für die letzte Phase der Dissertation |
| 07.10.2021 | 08:30-12:30 | Karriereweg Wissenschaftsmanagement – ein Einstieg |
| 07.10.2021 | 12:30-13:00 | Lunch Break - Meet other participants on wonder.me |
| 07.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Auf der sicheren Seite: Urheberrecht, Publikationswege und Lizenzierungsstrategien für Promovierende |
| 07.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Die Disputation in (Online-)Präsenz erfolgreich meistern |
| 07.10.2021 | 13:00-17:00 | Drittmittel für die Wissenschaftskarriere |
2021BIOME Statistics and Data Visualisation Workshops
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.
Target audience: BIOME members
Host: IMIBE and BIOME
Venues: 14.07.2021 - Online; 13.10.2021 and 10.11.2021 - Hörsaal der Verwaltung, 2. OG, Universitätsklinikum Essen (if possible)
Trainer: Prof. Andreas Stang, IMIBE
Language: English
Participants: Open
| Date | Time | Workshop | Link |
| 14.07.2021 | 16:00-18:30 | BIOME Statistics I: Principles of descriptive and inferential statistics |
Registration |
| 13.10.2021 | 16:00-18:30 | BIOME Statistics II: Definition of the p-value Fisher’s significance testing and Neyman-Pearson null hypothesis testing |
Registration |
| 10.11.2021 | 16:00-18:30 | Data Visualisation: Simplifying raw data for a clearer understanding Detecting hidden trends, patterns and relationships Identifying discrepancies, anomalies and outliers |
Registration |
Please note: For members of BIOME's Clinical Research core, these three workshops are part of the regular lecture curriculum.
2021Biostatistics (Plus)
BIOME members particularly interested in brushing up their deeper understanding of biostatistics are cordially invited to join any lecture of interest of the affiliated yet independently-managed programme PhD Epidemiology and Clinical Research which is based at the Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry und Epidemiology (IMIBE) at Universitätsklinikum Essen.
Target audience: BIOME members
Hosts: IMIBE and epi&cr
Venue: Online
Trainers: Various
Language: English
Registration: fabian.standl@uk-essen.de
2021Consultation and Individual Coaching
Host: Graduate Center Plus
Do you need advice or would you like to exchange with other early career researchers? Join our "Open GC Plus Online Consultation", always Wednesdays from 10.00 to 11.00 a.m. via ZOOM. You will receive access to the ZOOM meeting room by e-mail to gcplus@uni-due.de. Please include a brief description of your questions in the e-mail.
Our "Coaching Hour" offers you an additional opportunity to enter into a confidential dialogue on individual concerns. Further information on this offer can be found here. We offer this format by telephone or online by prior appointment. Please contact Valentina Vasilov for appointments: valentina.vasilov@uni-due.de, 0201 183 3176.
OngoingYoung Entrepreneurs in Science
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
Further Recommended Training Programmes
01-12.2021 DiMento for BIOME Doctorates
This collaboration project with UDE’s Career Service (ABZ) is aimed at all doctorates who wish to pursue a career in the German industry after their PhD. The one-year programme is open to both genders, with a focus on candidates with a diversity background.
Language: German (C1 or higher)
Venue: Universitätscampus Duisburg
Registration deadline: 15.11.2020
Contact: mechthild.budde@uni-due.de
2021 UKE's Training Programme
Seminars within the categories 1, 3, 4 and 5 (specifically management and communication skills) of the further training programme at the Universitätsklinikum Essen are considered to be equivalent to other soft-skill workshops.
Ongoing UDE's Career Service (ABZ)
Some of the wide-ranging workshops offered by UDE's Career Service may be of great interest and use to BIOME members. For regular feeds about these workshops, please subscribe to the Career Service's mailing list!
Ongoing Recommended Online Tutorials
The following online courses have been recommended by fellow BIOME members:
Biostatistics/Data Analysis
Writing in the Sciences
Focus on Peer Review
Elsevier Researcher Academy
Recommended article:
A Gentle Introduction to the p-Value (English)
Eine sanfte Einführung in den p-Wert (German)
Survival Language Courses
Ongoing German for Guest Scientists/Visiting Researchers
German language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache) courses at different levels are offered to guest scientists and visiting researchers by the University of Duisburg-Essen's Institute for Optional Studies.
Contact and Registration: sprachkurse@uni-due.de
Ongoing German for International Medical Doctors
The Universitätsklinikum Essen offers a German course tailored to meet the needs of local international medical doctors. Aspects covered in this language course include:
- Conversations with patients
- Medical German for doctors
- Themes and contents considered relevant by the participants in their professional day-to-day lives.
Ongoing University-Level English
The UDE PE programme provides university employees with the opportunity of attending English language courses to apply and improve their existing English language skills. The aim here is to acquire the foreign language at a higher level. The three levels of the individual courses (A2 to C1) correlate to those of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Contact: claudia.hobe@uni-due.de or fortbildungsteam@uni-due.de