Dear reader,

welcome to the November issue of the monthly GAUSS newsletter with information from the GAUSS Office including courses and events organised by GAUSS. Furthermore, the newsletter contains information about workshops and events offered by partners at the Göttingen Campus and additional information that might be of interest for doctoral students in Göttingen. For more information about each topic, please follow the links below.

Some of the events or seminars are advertised in German as the language during the events or workshops will be German. Feel free to forward this email to other interested students. If you do not want to receive information like this again, please let me know and I will remove you from the mailing list. 

All the best,
Dirk

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GAUSS Office

Call for course registrations – February 2020

The registration for methods and skills courses held in February 2020 will be open from 1 December. You can register for courses taking place in February from 1-17 December; the slots will be allocated on 21 December.

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New GAUSS student representatives

On 30th October the student representatives of the individual GAUSS programs met to elect the new student representatives of GAUSS. Although there was a …

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Call for participants in the "Three-Minute-Thesis (3MT) Competition"

Can you present the core message of your doctoral thesis in just three minutes and with only one static slide? Can you explain your research to a group of lay people – in English? And finally, are you interested in a trip to Montpellier? Then this is something for you! We are delighted to launch the call …

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Workshops and Events

Conference: European Molecular Imaging Meeting, Deadline 3 Dec!

The meeting will take place from 24-27 March in Thessaloniki, Greece. In 2020 we expect 700+ attendees from all fields of imaging science from within and outside Europe: a truly interdisciplinary …

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Third Infinity Conference, 24-26 Feb 2020)

We would like to draw your attention to the biennial international conference "Third Infinity 2020 conference on physics out-of-equilibrium" focused on the Physics of Biological and Complex Systems.

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Conference: VIBes in Biosciences - Symposium for PhD students in life sciences, 11-13 March 2020

VIB, a non-profit Life Sciences research institute in Flanders, is going to have their 6th edition of VIBes in Biosciences, an international symposium for PhD students in Life Sciences on 11-13 March 2020 in Leuven, Belgium. …

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Interactive Lecture: Which job research strategy is the right one for you?, 9 Dec

Which job research strategy is the right one for you? Within this lecture you will gain professional insights on different research strategies for qualified jobs. Your trainer Simon Chaplin shows a wide range of possibilities where and how to find the job that matches your interests, competences …

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Meeting: Göttingen Neural Networking Day, 17 Dec

Please join us for the first "Göttingen Neural Networking Day" on Tuesday, 17th of December 2019! We want to provide a meeting place for the rich and diverse neuroscience community in Göttingen. We provide the location, poster boards, food and drinks, you bring your science, your poster, and your questions. Everyone is welcome, …

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Open Science Göttingen Meet-up, 18 Dec

We would like to invite you to our next Open Science Göttingen Meet-up: Gamification in Open Science Education. During the meeting we …

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Information and events for "Start-up support", current program

The founding team of the Cooperation and Innovation staff unit supports you from the idea to the foundation. Here you find an overview of the programme of start-up support in this winter semester. …

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Funding Opportunities and Prizes

Lift-Off start-up competition

Dear (potential) founders, the application for the Lift-Off start-up competition is now open. In addition to student founders, the Lift-Off competition also offers scientists a platform for the further development of their projects. In total, the winners can look forward to prize money of more than 30,000 euros. Click here for …

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Bernd Rendel Prize for junior researchers in Geosciences, deadline 15 Feb 2020

Since 2002 the DFG has annually awarded the Bernd Rendel Prize to early career geoscientists who do not hold a doctorate. These prizes, funded by proceeds from the Bernd Rendel Foundation which is managed by the Stifterverband, aim to enable prizewinners to attend international conferences and congresses or may be used for other scientific purposes. The award criteria include the …

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In German only: KlarText-Preis für Wissenschaftskommunikation

Was hast Du da eigentlich gemacht in Deiner Doktorarbeit?” – Um die Antwort auf diese Frage geht es bei KlarText, dem Preis für Wissenschaftskommunikation der Klaus Tschira Stiftung. Die Stiftung sucht junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, die 2018 oder 2019 eine sehr gute Doktorarbeit geschrieben haben und einem nicht-wissenschaftlichen Publikum erklären, was sie da eigentlich gemacht haben in ihrer Forschung. …

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Körber Foundation: Deutscher Studienpreis 2020

The Körber Foundation annually awards the Deutscher Studienpreis (German Study Prize) for contributions by young researchers of outstanding social importance. Prizes with a total value of over 100,000 euros are awarded, including three top prizes of 25,000 euros each in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Cultural Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering Sciences sections. The competition is open to …

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Bayer Pharmaceuticals Award from GBM for outstanding doctoral thesis

For the thirteenth time, the (German) Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, GBM) is awarding a prize to young researchers for the best molecular biology doctoral thesis of the past year. The award, which is financed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, is endowed with 1,500 euros.  …

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Miscellaneous

Join the local group of "Scientists for Future"

Hi Göttingen-Scientists ! We from academia and sciences know, humans have a strong negative effect onto the earth's climate. Already today, the ongoing and proven climate change endangers our wealth, health and will cause more and more suffering at humans and animals. This year the movement for preventing a climate crisis got a great boost. Lets stand up und support …

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 Dr. Dirk Kamin

Scientific Coordinator
Georg-August-University School of Science (GAUSS)
Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1 |  level B01, Room 126 (map) | 37077 Göttingen, Germany

Phone: +49 551 39-24094 | E-mail: office@gauss.uni-goettingen.de
Web: http://www.gauss.uni-goettingen.de