Seminars and workshops
The University of Cologne offers its researchers a series of seminars and workshops on the following overarching topics:
- Good scientific practice
- Scientific writing
- Scientific presentation
- Statistics and bioinformatics
- Ethics
- Project / data management
- Research funding
- Didactics
- Career planning and orientation
- Seminar series
- Scientific Career Day
- Life Sciences Lectures
- Further offers
Doctoral students in the Interdisciplinary Program Health Sciences (IPHS) and Molecular Medicine (IPMM) as well as Clinician Scientists in the Cologne Clinician Scientist Program (CCSP) will find a selection of courses for their mandatory modules here.
Please refer to the respective provider's website for information on the conditions of participation, the language of the course and the specific target group.
The events listed here do not claim to be exhaustive. If you are missing something, please send us an e-mail.
Good scientific practice
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
Workshop Good Scientific Practice (Prof. Dr. Nicole Skoetz - Institute of Public Health) | Jun 25 & 27 | 09:15 - 11:15 | |
Workshop Good Scientific Practice (Prof. Dr. Martin C. Michel - Institute for Pharmacology | University Mainz) | Apr 22 | 13:00 (1/2 day) | IPMM/ZMMK |
Good Scientific Practice - Basic principles for Doctoral Candidates (Dr. Julia Verse) | Jun 27 - 28 resp. Sept 26 - 27 | 9:30 - 16:15 | AMC |
Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis – Grundlagenwissen für Doktorand*innen (Dr. Julia Verse) | Sept 23 - 24 | 9:30 - 16:15 | AMC |
Scientific writing
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
Workshop Advanced Scientific Writing (Dr. Ruth Willmott(Bioscript, Vienna)) | Aug 7 - 9 | 2.5 days | IPMM/ZMMK |
Academic Writing in English for Doctoral Candidates in the Life and Natural Sciences (Lesley-Anne Weiling) | Oct 1 - 2 | 9:00 - 15:30 | AMC |
Academic Writing in English for Doctoral Candidates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (Lesley-Anne Weiling) | Apr 16 - 17 | 9:00 - 15:30 | AMC |
| (Lesley-Anne Weiling) | May 6 | 9:00 - 13:00 | AMC |
Scientific presentation
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
Workshop Poster Design and Presentation (Dr. Ruth Willmott(Bioscript, Vienna)) | Jul 4 - 5 | 2 days | IPMM/ZMMK |
Confident performance - presentation skills for female researchers (Dr. Saskia Schottelius) | Sept 13 - 14 | 9:30 - 16:00 | AMC |
| (Thorsten Rother) | Oct 7 - 8 | 9:00 - 16:00 | AMC |
Science Communication - the Basics for First Stage and Recognized Researchers (R1/R2) (Dr. Elisabeth Hoffmann) | May 15 | 9:00 - 17:00 | AMC |
Wissenschaftliche Präsentation in der Promotionsphase – souverän vortragen und diskutieren (Sabine Scheerer) | Nov 20 - 21 | 9:00 - 17:00 | AMC |
Statistics and bioinformatics
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
Statistics with the Software "R" (Prof. Dr. Achim Tresch - Institute for Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics) | tba | tba | IPHS/IMSB |
Grundlagen der medizinischen Statistik (Prof. Dr. Martin Hellmich - Institute of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics) | Block course: Aug 19 - 23 | 9:15 - 13:00 | IMSB |
Ethics
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
Research Ethics and Theory of Science (Dr. Christian Hick - Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine) | tba | tba | IPHS |
Project/data management
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Dr. Christine Kohistani) | May 6 | 09:00 - 16:30 | PE |
Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM/RDM): Eine praxisbezogene Einführung (Andreas Mühlichen and Denis Arnold) | Oct 30 | 09:00 - 16:00 | C³RDM |
Research Data Management (RDM/FDM): A Practice-Oriented Introduction (Andreas Mühlichen and Denis Arnold) | Jul 3 | 09:00 - 16:00 | C³RDM |
Aufbaukurs Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM/RDM): Wie schreibe ich einen Datenmanagementplan (DMP)? (Jasmin Schenk and Andreas Mühlichen) | Apr 16 | 09:00 - 12:00 | C³RDM |
Advanced Course on Research Data Management (RDM/FDM): How to Write a Data Management Plan (DMP) (Jasmin Schenk and Andreas Mühlichen) | Aug 27 | 09:00 - 12:00 | C³RDM |
Research funding
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
Workshop: Funding Opportunities for Postdocs and Clinician Scientists (Dr. Simona Walker (Research Funding Support Medicine)) | on request | on request | Dean's Office |
Individual funding advice for all scientists at the Faculty of Medicine (Dr. Simona Walker (Research Funding Support Medicine)) | on request | on request | Dean's Office |
DFG Research Units: Steps from pre-proposal to full proposal (Dr. Daniela Kussberger and Dr. Claudia Meel (Dept. 72 Large Scale Projects)) | May 2 | 12:00 - 13:00 | D7 |
Equal opportunity measures in the DFG's funding procedures (Sandra Staudenrausch (Dept. 72 Large-Scale Projects & Dept. for Equal Opportunities)) | Jun 6 | 12:00 - 13:00 | D7 |
EU Funding: How to get started (Tanja Leppik-Bork & Annika Dähne (Dept. 74 International Funding)) | Jun 13 | 12:00 - 13:00 | D7 |
Roadmap to market - Funding opportunities for applied research and development (Dr. Bernadett Simon & Simone Haupt (Dept. 75 Transfer)) | Jun 20 | 12:00 - 13:00 | D7
|
Budgeting in third-party funded projects (Dr. Wiebke Beushausen, Bertrand Yopa & Philipp Görke (Dept. 73 National Funding), Nina Kind & Annika Dähne (Dept. 74 International Funding)) | Jun 27 | 12:00 - 13:00 | D7 |
Fit for Open Science and Research Data Management (Jasmin Schenk (C³RDM) & Katja Restel (OSCC)) | Jul 4 | 12:00 - 13:00 | D7 |
Funding Pioneering Research - ERC Starting & Consolidator Grants (various speakers) | Jul 3 | 10:00 - 12:30 | D7 |
Workshop Getting funded: Writing an individual fellowship (Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)) | tba | tba | IPMM/ZMMK |
Didactics
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
12.01 Medizindidaktik: Curriculum Development (Dr. Dino Carl Novak, Heike Zims) | Apr 19 - 20 | Apr 19: 10:00 - 19:00 | UKK |
12.02 Medizindidaktik: Plenardidaktik (Jürgen-Christoph von Kleist-Retzow, Claus Reinhardt) | Jun 7 - 8 | Jun 7: 10:00 - 19:00 | UKK |
12.03 Medizindidaktik: Interaktiver Kleingruppenunterricht (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jan Matthes, Dr. Christoph Stosch) | Sept 27 - 28 | Sept 27: 10:00 - 19:00 | UKK |
12.04 Medizindidaktik: Unterricht am Krankenbett (Dr. Eva Schönefeld, Dr. Helmut Ahrens) | Aug 30 - 31 | Aug 30: 09:00 - 18:00 | UKK |
12.05 Medizindidaktik: E-Learning (Dr. Dino Carl Novak, Birger Reiß) | Sept 27 | 10:00 - 19:00 | UKK |
12.06 Medizindidaktik: Richtig (?!) Prüfen (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jan Matthes, Dr. Christoph Stosch) | Jun 7 - 8 Oct 25 - 26 | Jun 7: 10:00 - 19:00 Oct 25: 10:00 - 19:00 | UKK |
12.07 Medizindidaktik: Forschung und Medizinstudium (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jan Matthes, Dr. Sören Moritz, Dr. Christoph Stosch) | Apr 12 - 13 Nov 15 - 16 | Apr 12: 10:00 - 19:00 Nov 15: 10:00 - 19:00 | UKK |
Career planning and orientation
| Title (Lecturer) | date | Time | Provider* |
|---|---|---|---|
Workshop Career Mentoring and Management (Dr. Ruth Willmott(Bioscript, Vienna) | Jun 2 - 3 with follow-up on Jul 08 or 09, 2024 | 2.5 days | IPMM/ZMMK |
Workshop Career Orientation for Junior PhDs career development (Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna) | Aug 6 | 1 day | IPMM/ZMMK |
AMC Career Compass: lecture series about career development and applications (various speakers) | Apr 24 | 12:00 - 13:30 | AMC |
Bewerbungstraining (außeruniversitär) für Berufseinsteigerinnen (Diana Ochs) | Sept 27 | 09:00 - 17:00 | AMC |
Career perspectives after PhD in Natural and Life Science (Dr. Gaby Schilling) | Sept 28 | 09:00 - 17:00 | AMC |
Do your own thing: How to get started with your own business! (Sydlik, Sebastian) | Dec 12 | 09:00 - 13:00 | AMC |
Was hat meine Promotion mit meiner Herkunft zu tun? (Dr. Ann-Kristin Kolwes) | May 7 | 09:00 - 13:00 | AMC |
Wie finde ich heraus, was ich (beruflich) wirklich will? Potentialanalyse für Frauen (Dr. Sarah Kersten) | Apr 30 & | 09:00 - 15:00 | AMC |
How to become a professor in Germany (Katharina Lemke, Dr. Vanessa Adam) | Apr 17 | 09:00 - 14:30 | AMC |
Professor wanted! Planning and optimizing your academic career (Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt) | May 28 | 09:00 - 17:00 | AMC |
Wissenschaftlerinnen auf dem Weg zur Professur (RA Prof. Dr. Hubert Detmer, RA Dr. Ulrike Preißler, RA Dr. Wiltrud Christine Radau) | Oct 10 | 09:00 - 13:30 | AMC |
Seminar series
Scientific Career Day
Life Science Lectures
Further offers
You can find further interesting training opportunities here:
*Legend
AMC - Albertus Magnus Center
C³RDM - Cologne Competence Center for Research Data Management
D7 - Department 7 "Research Management" of the University of Cologne
IMSB - Institute for Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics
IPHS - Interdisciplinary Program Health Sciences
IPMM - Interdisciplinary Program Molecular Medicine
PE - Human Resources Development at the University of Cologne
UKK - University Hospital Cologne (Education Portal)
ZMMK - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne