News 11/24
05.11.2024
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Industry on Campus Conference // Nov 6
The transformation towards a sustainable circular economy is one of the biggest challenges for the chemical industry during the next decades.
On this day, we will discuss with experts from industry which efforts are made, which approaches are being pursued and which challenges still need to be overcome. As a different perspective, start-ups from Berlin's research community will present their innovative ideas and business models for sustainable chemistry.
Join the discussion and network with Green Chemistry experts!
More information and registration link here: https://www.bcp.fu-berlin.de/termine/2024/20241106-industry-on-campus.html
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Git Crash-Course by Dr. Selina Baldauf// Nov 18, 19 & 25
Learning to use Git is an essential skill if you use any programming language. It allows you to keep track of changes to your project over time, collaborate with others, and maintain a clear and organized project structure.
The main goal of this crash-course is to give you the basic skills you need to start using Git for your own research projects both individually and in collaboration with your colleagues. You will learn a complete Git workflow including remote repositories on Github both in theory and practice.
Who is the course for? Doctoral researchers registered at the BCP department, Postdoctoral researchers at the BCP department
When? Monday, 18 November, to Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 2 – 4 pm; follow-up meeting on Monday, 25 November 2024 (2 -3pm)
Where? Webex Online Course (Please note that a video camera and a microphone are necessary for this course.)
Registration: 2 places still available, please register by 8 November, 2025 via this website
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DRS Award for Excellent Supervision 2024: Call for nominations // Deadline Nov 15
Does your supervisor inspire you? Why not nominate them for the DRS Excellent Supervision Award 2024?
Every year since the launch of the award in 2011, Dahlem Research School will acknowledge and reward two professors of Freie Universität Berlin for their exemplary supervision of doctoral researchers in one of the DRS Doctoral Programs. All of you who are in the final year of your doctoral studies or have recently defended your dissertation in one of the DRS Doctoral Programs are invited to nominate your supervisor!
Nomination deadline is November 15, 2024.
For further information, please visit:
We look forward to your proposals!
Best wishes
Your DRS-Team
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Online Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol // Nov 18
Humboldt University of Berlin, Freie Universität, and Charité will host a joint online workshop on the Nagoya Protocol, focusing on compliance obligations for researchers and consequences for non-compliance.
Date: November 18, 2024 | 10:00-12:00
Further information: Nagoya Workshop
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Thementag zur Lehre 2024: Nachhaltigkeit Lehren & Lernen im Jahr der Biodiversität // Nov 18
Liebe Lehrende, liebe Studierende, liebe Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter, liebe Mitglieder der Freien Universität Berlin,
wir laden Sie ganz herzlich zum Thementag zur Lehre am 18.11.2024 ein, der uns nun bereits im dritten Jahr die Möglichkeit zu Austausch und Vernetzung im Hinblick auf zentrale Aspekte des Leitbilds Studium und Lehre bietet.
Dieses Jahr widmet sich der Thementag im Kontext von Nachhaltigkeit dem Schwerpunkt "Nachhaltigkeit Lehren & Lernen im Jahr der Biodiversität" in Kooperation mit der Stabsstelle Nachhaltigkeit & Energie, der Mitmachinitiative SUSTAIN IT und der Schüler:innenUni Nachhaltigkeit + Klimaschutz.
Sie können an einem facettenreichen Angebot aus Fachexpertise, interaktiven Workshops und spezifischen Vernetzungsmöglichkeiten teilnehmen. In einer Postergalerie laden wir mit Good- und Next-Practice‐Beispielen aus verschiedenen Fachrichtungen zur Diskussion ein. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung der Postergalerie finden Sie hier.
Für eine bessere Planung und kulinarische Versorgung bitten wir Sie um Anmeldung zur Keynote, den Brown Bag Lunches und Abschlussveranstaltung – vielen Dank!
Ort, Zeiten und Anmeldung finden Sie hier.
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Woche der guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis 2024 / Good Research Practice Week 2024 // Nov 25 - 28
Vom 25.-28. November beleuchtet die GWP-Woche unterschiedliche Aspekte der wissenschaftlichen Integrität, von künstlicher Intelligenz über gute Betreuung bis hin zu Plagiatsvermeidung und Publikationsprozess. Die Höhepunkte der Themenwoche bilden ein Festvortrag von Prof. Weber-Wulff (HTW Berlin) sowie eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema "Selbsternannte Hüter der wissenschaftlichen Integrität - Fluch oder Segen?". Die Angebote finden vorwiegend in deutscher Sprache statt und sind hochschulöffentlich. Wir freuen uns über Ihre rege Teilnahme. Das vorläufige Programm können unter https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/gwp/wdgwp2024/programm/ einsehen.
Bei Fragen oder Anregungen im Zusammenhang mit der guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis wenden Sie sich gerne jederzeit an die Koordinationsstelle für wissenschaftlich Integrität https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/gwp/ansprechpersonen/koordination/.
Im Rahmen der Woche der guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis findet am 25.11. von 13:00 – 14:15 folgender Mini-Workshop statt: How to avoid and handle conflicts in supervisory relationships
Nähere Infos finden Sie hier.
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ENGLISH VERSION
From November 25 to 28, 2024, the university will host a series of events that highlight different facets of research integrity from artificial intelligence to effective mentoring to plagiarism pitfalls and the publishing process. We are especially excited to announce this year's keynote speaker, Professor Weber-Wulff of HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences, who will give a talk on "Artificial Intelligence in Education and Research" on Wednesday, November 27. We also hope you will join us for the final panel discussion on Thursday, November 28, where experts will discuss the challenges involved in defending research integrity.
Please note that while the majority of events will be held in German, the program does include several workshops in English.The events are open to all members of the university. We look forward to seeing you there!
As part of the week of good research practice, the following mini-workshop will take place on 25.11. from 13:00 - 14:15: How to avoid and handle conflicts in supervisory relationships
You can find more information here.
You can find the program here: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/gwp/wdgwp2024/programm/.
If you have any queries related to good research practice, you are more than welcome to contact the Coordination Office for Research Integrity:
https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/gwp/ansprechpersonen/koordination/.
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Dahlem Research School (DRS) Workshops & Open Door Talks
DEEP SCIENCE FUTURES: A BETTER TOMORROW WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Date: November 25, 9 am-4.30 pm
Room: in person
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/102263
WRITING WEEK
Date: December 2-6, 2024
Room: online
Further information: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/node/101963
STARTING YOUR PROJECT WITH SUCCESS
Date: December 5, 2024
Room: DRS, Hittorfstr. 16, R004
Further information: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/node/102264
EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS WITH CARE RESPONSIBILITIES
Date: December 10 & 17, 2024
Room: DRS, Hittorfstr. 16, R004
Further information: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/node/104268
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Humboldt Graduate School (HGS) workshops
Research Integrity
Open to doctoral candidates of the Berlin University Alliance
Trainer: Katarzyna Biernacka
Dates: 08/11/2024, 09:00–15:00
Format: Online
Language: English
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Promotion erfolgreich beginnen und durchführen
Offen für alle Promovierenden der Berlin University Alliance
Trainerin: Dr. Olaf Hars
Datum: 14/11/2024, 09:00–16:30
Format: Online
Sprache: Deutsch
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Managing your Doctoral Project
Open to doctoral candidates of the Berlin University Alliance
Trainer: Dr. Alexander Egeling
Dates: 20 & 27/11/2024, 09:00–17:00
Format: online
Language: English
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Offen für alle Promovierenden der Berlin University Alliance
Trainer: Dr. Malte Engel
Daten: 28 & 29/11/2024, 09:00–17:00
Format: in Präsenz in der Humboldt Graduate School, Luisenstr. 56, 10017 Berlin, Raum 122
Sprache: Deutsch
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Graduate Center Adlershof (GCA) workshops
WORKHIER! YOUNG ACADEMICS CAREER PROGRAM
07.11.2024, 13:00-14:00
Info-Session
The local job market is dynamic and growing, especially in the fields of natural sciences and technology, and there are many opportunities for you to explore, whether in established corporations, innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, or Berlin's vibrant start-up scene. However, understanding what’s out there and how to get your foot in the door is often the biggest challenge. That’s where "workhier!" comes in, — it bridges the gap between science and business, offering you practical insights, connections, and strategies to help you find and structure the right career path in Berlin (Program Kick-Off: 30 Jan 2025 || Deadline for applications: 30 Nov 2024).
workhier! is a new career program for international PhD candidates and postdocs launched by HU Berlin in cooperation with WISTA, Agentur für Arbeit, Berlin Partner and HZB.
Location: a:head area Adlershof, Rudower Chaussee 24 & hybrid: https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/63954336036
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Journal Club Diversity and Responsible Research and Innovation – DRIVERS // Dec 2
The Journal Club for Diversity and Responsible Research and Innovation (DRIVERS)* meets online on the first Monday of every month at 11:00 a.m. to critically discuss selected literature on diversity and RRI, paying particular attention to how these topics intersect, and to the role of research assessment and its reform.
Jointly led by colleagues from NeuroCure, the Einstein Center for Neurosciences (ECN), the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), and the BIH QUEST Center, DRIVERS brings multiple perspectives to the discussion.
We warmly invite you to join us and contribute your views! We strongly recommend that participants read the paper in advance. Those who regularly participate in the Journal Club can receive a certificate of participation. Please contact us for further information: https://neurocure.de/diversity-kopie/drivers-journal-club.html
Next Meeting: Dec. 2 - The gendered nature of independence in the context of research funding and excellence, H. Schiffbaenker, et al., 2022
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New Course Program offered by fu:stat // Dec 2024 & Mar 2025
The statistics advisory unit of Freie Universität Berlin (fu:stat) offers a broad portfolio of courses on basics in statistics but also software applications, e.g. R, SPSS and Phyton. The new training program also includes a course on generative artificial intelligence for the first time.
Here you can find the course program: fu:stat course program
The participation fee will be covered by DRS (until the semester quota is exhausted) if you are doing your doctorate at a university of the Berlin University Alliance. When registering on the fu:stat website, please identify yourself as a doctoral researcher from an institution of the Berlin University Alliance (Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin).
If you cancel within one week before the start of the course, you will have to pay 30% of the course fee as a cancellation fee. This cancellation fee is not covered by DRS.
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DFG Prospects: Online Info Talks on DFG Funding Opportunities for Research Careers
Germany’s largest independent research funding organization offers funding opportunities for all career stages between doctorate and professorship. Join the online talk and get to know the DFG and its funding portfolio for postdocs. DFG offers an overview of all funding instruments for the time after your doctorate.
Upcoming talk in the Prospects Series: 13/11/2024, 10 – 11:30 a.m. CET, Walter Benjamin Programme
More info here.
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VBIO offers information, online seminars and more for the life science sector.
Upcoming events in the SoftSkill Seminar Series:
13/11/2024, 18 Uhr: “Studium/Promotion - und wie gehts weiter? Wie den richtigen Job finden?”
27/11/2024, 18 Uhr: "Unterwegs in Sachen Ökologie und Umweltschutz"
03/12/2024, 7:00pm: "Unlocking Your Personality to discover Ideal Career Paths"
More info here.
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*To Be Honest - Conference 2024 // Dec 5 & 6
This event will explore important topics like the WissZeitVG, offering insights into its impact on academic careers as well as discussions about careers beyond academia, getting perspectives from employers, and more. Sessions will cover authentic visibility in academia and offer a look at how selection committees evaluate candidates for academic positions. The conference is virtual and free of charge.
More information and registration: *tbh - conference 2024
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Save the Date – Tag des Fachbereichs / Networking Day at the Department // Jan 16, 2025
The next Networking Day at the Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy on Thursday, January 16, 2025, starting at 4:15 pm in Arnimallee 22.
The afternoon will start in the large lecture hall with short lectures by
- Prof. Dr. Anne Seidlitz, newly appointed for Pharmaceutical Technology
“Will 3d printing change the way we develop and test medicines? Insights from the Seidlitz lab.”
Prof. Dr. Lars Heinke, newly appointed for Physical Chemistry, Specialized in Spectroscopy
“Dynamic Processes in Nanoporous Films”
We will then move on to the poster session in the foyer with drinks and pretzels. All working groups of the department are cordially invited to present a poster there.
Further details will follow