What is the IRTG?

The Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) is part of the CRC 1242 and is co-chaired by Prof. Jürgen König and Prof. Marika Schleberger. The IRTG supports the CRC in qualifying the doctoral students for the research program and for a later career in academia, industry, and administration. It offers doctoral students a comprehensive training program in fundamental sciences and key skills.

More information can be found here.

Ph.D. Spokespersons

The over 40 Ph.D. students are represented by six Ph.D. spokespersons that are elected by the Ph.D.'s annually on the Ph.D. Retreat. Together with the CRC1242 office, they organize the annual Ph.D. Retreat, group-building activities, or small presents in Easter and Christmas time.

Current Ph.D. Spokespersons

Additional Events and Conferences can be found here:

Good research practice is an important point in science, that's why the CRC1242 and the IRTG put great importance on teaching good research practice. At the Summerschool in 2023, there was a talk on good and bad research practice by Axel Lorke.

Information on good scientific practice can be found here:

• Good Research Practice (by UDE)
• Good Reserach Practice (by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation))

As artificial intelligence also gets more important around the world and in science, the CRC1242 and IRTG also focus on its importance. At the Ph.D. Retreat, there was a workshop on artificial intelligence by Gérald Kämmerer.
A statement of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) can be found here:

Statement by the Executive Committee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) on the Influence of Generative Models of Text and Image Creation on Science and the Humanites and on the DFG's Funding Activities

This year, the annual Ph.D. Retreat took place in Landal Beach Resort Ooghduyne from 30.05.-02.06.2023. The program and workshop scopes can be found here: