Dear reader,

welcome to the September 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. 

GAUSS Office

Call for course registrations – December 2022

The registration for methods and professional skills courses held in December 2022 will be open from 1 October 2022. You can register from 1-20 October online via Stud.IP for courses taking place in December; the slots will be allocated around 25 October. Read more...

German language courses during the winter term 2022 (registration 10-21 Oct 2022!)

From 10 – 21 October 2022 you can register for the GAUSS/GGNB German Language Courses via Stud-IP! The evening classes (level A1.1 to B1.2) with a duration of 2 x 1,5 hours per week will run from 1 Oct - 2 Feb 2023. Please check carefully for scheduling conflicts. Read more...

GAUSS Career Impulse Session with Dr Marco Becker (AstraZeneca): "From Basic to Clinical Research" (14 Oct 2022, online)

We’re happy to announce our next online GAUSS Career Impulse Session with Clinical Project Manager Dr. Marco Becker (AstraZeneca), an alumni of the GGNB program “Molecular Biology of Cells”. Read more...

Workshops and Events

BrainOmics Course at Human Technopole Milan - register by Sept 30!

On behalf of the organising committee, we would like to inform you about BrainOmics, a training course taking place at Human Technopole in Milan, Italy, 28 Nov - 02 Dec 2022. The course will focus on computational tools for the analysis of single cell multi-omics datasets particularly applied to understanding the molecular state of cells composing the nervous system. Read more...

Workshop: With good research practice through your doctoral studies - what the ombuds office can do for you (5 Oct 2022)

Is it your goal to become a good scientist? Would you like to learn about the applicable rules of good research practice in general and find out which rules apply at the University of Göttingen? Are you looking for input to reflect on the importance of the rules of good research practice for your own PhD project? Have you ever thought about what you … Read more...

[in German] btS Alpakaführung (6 Oct 2022)

Am 6. Oktober findet eine vom bts - Life Sciences Studierendeninitiative e.V. organisierte Führung durch die Alpaka-Haltung des MPI-NAT statt. Dort können Interessierte mehr über die Haltung und wissenschaftliche Bedeutung der Tiere lernen. Read more...

Margaret Maltby Mentoring Program for female scientists (deadline: 15 Oct 2022)

Every two years the University Medical Centre (UMG) is inviting applications for the Margaret Maltby Mentoring Program. This program is offering young female scientists the opportunity to manage their careers successfully with mentoring; a combination of personal accompaniment by a female or male mentor, training and qualification as a person of leadership, coaching in small groups, and networking. Read more...

[Reminder] 24th EMBL PhD symposium, 7-9 Dec 2022 (register until 26 Oct 2022)

The 24th EMBL PhD Symposium - "The Spectra of Life: Dimensional Breadth in Biological Research" will take place on 7 - 9 December 2022 at EMBL Heidelberg. You can either join in person or online! Read more...

Information Day "Research in Europe" with lectures on funding opportunities (10 Nov 2022)

The European Liaison Office of the German Research Organizations (KoWi) together with the University of Siegen are organising the information day "Research in Europe" for junior researchers on 10 November 2022. Through various lectures and exhibition booths, the institutions participating in the event will inform... Read more...

DEAL - new offers by the University of Göttingen to publish open access (Oct, Nov & Dec)

A University publication fund can cover costs for open access journals, but the options for publishing grow ever more complex every year. This makes it hard for researchers to maintain an overview, even though publishing is key to their career. This training will give you an overview of the current options... Read more...

Funding Opportunities and Prizes

Funding support for women in science with children - apply to the Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard Foundation (deadline 30 Nov 2022)

The Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard (CNV) Foundation is aiming for the advancement of science and to facilitate the progress of highly qualified women with children. We especially aim to support excellent graduate students and postdoctoral fellows by providing them with funds to be used for additional childcare and domestic help (1 year, monthly 400 €). Read more...

Miscellaneous

[in German] Astronomietag 2022 am Nordcampus in Göttingen (01 Oct 2022!)

Am Samstag, den 1. Oktober findet am Nordcampus in Göttingen der Astronomietag 2022 statt. Mit dem Thema „Faszinierende Mondwelten im Sonnensystem“ wird Astronomiefans ein tolles Programm rund um die Planeten unseres Sonnensystems geboten. Read more...

MPG-event "Mental Health Awareness Week" (10-14 Oct 2022)

As you may already know, this year's MPG Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) will take place from Monday 10 Oct to Friday 14 Oct via ZOOM. This MPG-wide event is a collaborative effort of the Mental Health Collective (MHC), BGM Network, Administrative Headquarters, PostdocNet, PhDNet, and many other MPG-internal and MPG-external institutions and advocacy groups. Read more...

[in German] GWP - Handreichung für einen plagiatsfreien Schreibprozess

Für Studierende steht seit kurzem eine Handreichung zur Vermeidung von Plagiaten bereit, welche von der Schreibberatung des Studienbüro der Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät erstellt wurde. In erster Linie wurde die Handreichung für Studierende der SoWi Fakultät erarbeitet, bietet jedoch auch für Studierende anderer Fächer übersichtliche Informationen und Erläuterungen zur Vermeidung von Plagiaten. Read more...

Join the new network "Motherhood and scientific research"

Dear mothers and scientists, you may have already heard about the book "Mutterschaft und Wissenschaft" and maybe you even want to join the associated network? The network is suitable for all who identify as mothers and who work in science, want to network, inform and exchange ideas. Read more...

 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