Women and Career in Natural Science – equal opportunity: Insights behind the CV

Workshop: Voice and Body (for women only)

Event Date: 14.06.2022 – 15.06.2022:

“Integral to voice and body training is the central idea that physical and vocal dynamics are connected to the speaker’s motivation and to the importance of the information being communicated. The trainer has a professional theatre background, which is a unique benefit for the participants to help identify the verbal challenges of each speaker, giving attention to breath, articulation, intonation, volume, modulation and tempo. The Training is given to improve non-verbal aspects such as gesture, positioning, distance, eye contact and relationship with media. The trainer input will provide the opportunity to gain new insights in effective communication and learn how to present yourself more effectively and to make the best impression and strongest impact. Participants monitor their improvement and implement feedback through active role-play exercises in which they present themselves.”

Good Scientfic Writing

Event Date: 21.05. – 22.05.25 & 10.03.2025

the principles of good scientific writing
• cultural differences in how academic papers are written
• how to structure research articles
• how to build effective paragraphs and sentences
• communicating voice and attitude in a text
• incorporating narrative into academic texts
• abstracts and introductions
• punctuation
• editing techniques

Workshop: project management for PhD students

Event Date: 25.08.2022 – 26.08.2022:

The participants learn the basics of project management as it is commonly used in business and science – this course therefore represents a general introduction to this topic. At the same time, the focus of the course will be on the particularities that need to be taken into account when planning a doctorate.
The techniques covered will be practiced on the participants’ individual doctoral cases. As a result, they create a plan for their (remaining) doctoral time and learn how to utilize it. Instead of presenting golden rules, the advantages and disadvantages of different project management procedures will be explained. Participants are encouraged to contribute their own preferences and experiences and to vary the techniques presented.

Workshop: Mastering Presentation Skills and Technique

Event Date: 12.04.2022 + 13.04.2022:

Goal of this Workshop is the improvement of your presentation skills and techniques in order to make your performance even more convincing. To this end, you will get to know and practice tools and strategies in the following three fields: Story (i.a. a well structured preparation incl. target group analysis); Slides (i.a. a red threat, clear messages, strong pictures ) and Stage (using your body and your voice to underline your content, coping with nervousness).