Good projects need money in order to be put into practice. In light of limited public funding, the securing of sources of financial support – whether classic science-funding organisations, foundations or companies – is an important task, especially in the academic and non-profit sectors. But for many early-career scientists writing grant applications is a difficult task. [more]

The supervision of doctoral candidates is a challenge, an opportunity and a privilege all at once. But how to ensure productive supervision? [more]

After completion of the thesis, personally defending it presents a new challenge for the doctoral candidate. For many, oral examinations are associated with nerves and worries about blackouts. However, they quickly lose their horror if systematic preparation is started in good time. [more]

Plagiarism and falsification of data by researchers have been in the news repeatedly over recent years. The internet allows knowledge to become a mobile and easily re-packaged good. Even though deliberate academic misconduct is not representative, good scientific practice presents a series of difficult questions, and nagging problems for researchers and accidental breaches can happen. [more]

In this workshop the process of academic writing is highlighted from the first idea through the structuring and formation of the text to its completion. You engage with the content related, formal and organisational aspects of writing and train your text competency with exercises. [more]