April 2024
Mental Health for Postdocs and Supervisors: Taking Care of Yourself and Others
In this two-part workshop, we will approach mental health in academia with the tools and mindset of Nonviolent Communication. The aim of this workshop is to offer participants a practical guide to manage their own emotions in the workplace, to increase their ability and skill to relate to their students or colleagues in a compassionate and honest way, and to improve their communication skills when...
Getting Started. Der erfolgreiche Weg zur Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA Spotlight – Communicating Science Through Comics
Scientists are adept at crafting stories that delve into scientific concepts. However, the traditional method of presenting fact-laden scientific narratives often proves inadequate in an age where scientists are encouraged to communicate their research to varied audiences.
The medium of comics, with its predominantly visual nature, emerges as a tool for disseminating information to a wide range...
May 2024
Onboarding in German Academia
Information and support for doctoral researchers new to the German academic system
Researching, teaching, supervising, and working in the German academic system brings with it challenges in terms of communication and collaboration. An understanding of how research organisations work, what structures they follow, what career opportunities there are and what expectations are associated with them...
Building Your Competence Portfolio for an Academic Career
The profiles of postdocs, group leaders or professors require changing skill sets. Researchers are often focussing on skills directly connected to research itself. However, in order to successfully navigate an academic career track, additional skills particularly in strategy, management, and communication become more crucial along the way.
This workshop will cover the following topics and you get...
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 1: Getting Started as a Supervisor
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...
Interview-Training für Podcast & Co.
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
June 2024
Science City Day am 1. Juni 2024
This event takes place in German.
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 3: Train
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...