Beginning a doctoral or postdoctoral journey often involves a lot to manage. Beyond organizing your research tasks, it is important to also keep an eye on other relevant aspects that arise during this crucial phase of your career. 

In collaboration with TwentyOne Skills, we provide support to facilitate your onboarding and help you start your research journey in Hamburg effectively. Our goal is...

Most of the lectures will be given in German, but some will also be in English. Please refer to the program to see which ones.

This event takes place in German.

For you as doctoral researchers it is vital to organise and secure your data right from the start of your research project until you archive it at the end.

You need to make sure your data is preserved so that other scholars can reuse it without compromising the legal or ethical rights of others or the purpose of your research. 

In this introductory workshop on research data management (RDM), you...

This event takes place in German.

Although women are highly qualified in science, they continue to be structurally disadvantaged. They are underrepresented in key positions, less likely to be recognised as experts, and have less speaking time at events. And when they raise their voices, they are more often victims of hate speech. This is not an individual failure, but rather a reflection of a system that distributes visibility...

This event takes place in German.

Learn how to create a business model based on your research and improve your pitching skills at our next PIER Startup Workshop “Business Modeling and Pitching” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 12 June 2026. 

The decision to start a doctoral project comes with many urgent questions: What paths lead to a doctorate at Hamburg’s higher education institutions and what kind of doctorate is right for me? How do I choose a topic and a supervisor? Where do I apply for a position or where can I get funding for my project? In short, what is doing a doctorate all about?

This HRA information event is designed for...

Writing for a non-scientific audience has you breaking out into sweat? Don’t worry, you are not alone. The good news: while talent plays a role as it does in any skill, so do method, technique and practice. Engaging writing is a skill that you can learn. This course will focus on the basics:

1. Mind the gap: how to write for target audiences beyond academia
2. Dealer's choice: an introduction to...

About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.          

As part of Hamburg Sustainability Week 2026, the University of Hamburg’s Transfer Agency invites you to an inspiring networking event on June 30 (11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) at HADLEY’s Bar.

The results of the currently funded transfer projects will be presented. Under the motto “Triple Transformation: digital, sustainable, open!”, these initiatives pursue the goal of a so-called twin transformation...

This workshop is aimed at scientists who apply for funding for their research, especially postdocs. The seminar enables you to adequately reflect the topic of science communication in your grant applications and to implement the communication projects planned within the framework of your research proposals.

The workshop will cover essential basic principles of science communication. You will then...

This workshop is primarily aimed at doctoral students who would like to take part in the sixth Hamburg Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) on 25 August 2026. Speakers will be given preference when allocating workshop places, therefore you can only register for the waiting list.

Presenting your PhD thesis in just 3 minutes is a big communicative challenge. Tools of science communication can help...

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.          

About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...

About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...

The workshop is designed to provide you with information about the most important phases of the appointment procedure for W1 to W3 professorships in Germany as well as concrete advice for your applications.

Format
This event takes place in a blended learning format. You will be given access to a self-study video (3 hours 45 minutes) in advance, in which all essential content on the topic of...

Find out what you need to establish your own company in Germany in our next PIER Startup Workshop “Starting a Startup in Germany as a non-EU Citizen” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 18 September 2026. 

This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.