Past events
Soft-Skill-Courses of the TRR259
- 2026-05-08T09:00:00+02:00
- 2026-05-08T13:00:00+02:00
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FridayCareer Strategies for Academics with Ambitions Beyond Academia
This interactive workshop helps academics gain clarity about their career direction and present their expertise with impact. Through a mix of self-reflection, profile development, and practical exercises, you will strengthen your self-awareness, define a clear professional profile, and learn how to demonstrate your qualifications convincingly in interviews. You will discover how to communicate your skills effectively for careers outside academia and prepare strategically for your next career step. What you will learn: - Understanding the job market inside and outside academia - Key differences in academic and non-academic application processes - How to identify and articulate your unique profile and competencies - Expanding your career options, with a focus on non-academic pathways - Strategies for self-marketing
- 2026-01-20T09:00:00+01:00
- 2026-01-20T17:00:00+01:00
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TuesdayAI in Research
AI is transforming society – including the way researchers conduct their work. While many already leverage tools like ChatGPT to assist in grant writing and paper composition, the potential applications of AI extend far beyond these initial use cases. In this workshop we will explore: - Ethical considerations for AI tool usage in research contexts - Strengths and weaknesses of AI models - Exploring the multifaceted applications of AI in research - Evaluating specialized AI tools for streamlining literature research, data extraction, and data analysis - Leveraging APIs and local LLMs
- 2025-12-04T09:30:00+01:00
- 2025-12-05T16:00:00+01:00
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ThursdayScientific Writing
Writing a scientific paper can be one of the most rewarding — yet challenging — parts of your research journey. This workshop will help you transform your results into a clear and compelling story that resonates with your scientific audience. Whether you are preparing your first manuscript or aiming to refine your writing skills, this course offers practical tools to make the writing process more confident, structured, and efficient. This interactive two-day online workshop supports you in developing strong scientific writing skills through a blend of live sessions, recorded materials, and practical exercises.
- 2025-10-30T09:00:00+01:00
- 2025-11-26T18:00:00+01:00
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ThursdayE-Learning: Berliner Kompaktkurse
The TRR259 iRTG offers access to selected short, self-paced E‑Learning units from The Berliner Kompaktkurse. The Berliner Kompaktkurse are offering E‑Learning units on a variety of topics, such as: - Spezialtechniken und -themen - Tiermodelle - Versuchsplanung - Genetik und Transgene Techniken
- 2025-10-30T09:00:00+01:00
- 2025-11-27T18:00:00+01:00
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ThursdayE-Learning: Scientific Poster Design
Transform your scientific poster: learn how to create clear, visually compelling posters that communicate the essence of your research — and avoid the typical “wall of text.” You can now gain access to the self-paced online course How to Design an Award-Winning Scientific Poster
- 2025-09-30T09:00:00+02:00
- 2025-10-23T18:00:00+02:00
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TuesdayE-Learning: Scientific Imaging and Visualization
Would you like to develop your imaging and visualization skills through flexible, self-paced online training? The TRR259 iRTG offers access to selected BioVoxxel self-study courses — perfect for life scientists who analyze microscopy images or want to create professional scientific illustrations.
- 2025-09-29T10:00:00+02:00
- 2025-09-29T17:00:00+02:00
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MondayResearch Data Management
Digitalization is changing day-to-day research practices across all fields of academic inquiry. This advancement leads to a growing number of research data collected, processed, analyzed, published and archived, almost exclusively, in digital systems. In this context, the term Research Data Management (RDM) refers to a range of activities and topics concerning the handling of digital research data. Ever wondered what a data management plan is and why care to write one? Ever been unable to open a file, find the most recent version of a file, or worse, lost an important file? Regardless if small or big and transdisciplinary, all projects can generate enough (digital) research data to become confusing and susceptible to loss. In the first part, this workshop provides foundational knowledge and best practices for handling digital research data. The second part builds on this with a practical introduction to tools and data structures used in the TRR259.
- 2025-06-12T10:00:00+02:00
- 2025-06-12T12:00:00+02:00
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ThursdayGood Scientific Practice
In this compact and interactive online session, Dr. Alexandra Krämer (ImmunoSensation Cluster of Excellence) and Dr. Simon Görgen (TRR237 “Nucleic Acid”) will provide a practical overview of the core principles and critical aspects of good scientific practice, including key aspects of research integrity, data management, and responsible conduct of research.
- 2025-06-03T14:00:00+02:00
- 2025-06-04T13:00:00+02:00
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TuesdayThe Psychology of Persuasive Presentations
In this workshop, we’ll explore how we can better focus on our audience. We’ll investigate the challenges audiences can have in processing and understanding presentations. And we’ll practice using the tools that can combat these challenges. During the workshop you’ll have the chance to apply those tools to your presentation. Everyone will get the chance to present to a partner, and we’ll finish by seeing a selection of your presentations. In the workshop, we’ll be looking at: • How audiences really make decisions • How to make it memorable • What are the attention magnets? • Slides: where they help; where they harm; how to make them work for you. • How belief and memory are linked and what that means for you • Demonstrations and Analogies • Statistics that stick • The language of power • The ancient art of rhetoric • What makes your audience care and therefore act? You’ll see examples from real presentations, all of which won funding or investment.
- 2025-05-23T09:00:00+02:00
- 2025-05-23T16:00:00+02:00
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FridayProject Management for Scientists – Part 2
Part 2: Effective Time and Self-Management for Scientists Scientific work often demands high efficiency under tight deadlines, making effective time and selfmanagement crucial for timely results and long-term well-being. This comprehensive workshop equips you with essential skills to manage your time and self effectively, providing practical strategies to integrate research, teaching, and personal life seamlessly. In addition, this workshop addresses the importance of teamwork and project management in scientific research. You'll develop skills to work effectively within research teams, understand your role, and contribute meaningfully. Through interactive exercises and reflective discussions, you'll critically assess your skills, question assumptions, and view situations from different perspectives. This workshop provides a solid foundation for enhancing both your time management and teamwork abilities, essential for thriving in your scientific career.