On September 9, a volleyball tournament took place in which the members of our research groups competed against each other. In addition to friendly rivalry, they enjoyed a barbecue together and had a lot of fun.

A career talk with Nathaniel Brantingham took place on 18 August. He has degrees in Psychology, Software Project Management, and Divinity and has worked in many different settings from start-ups to financial data.  Most recently he has worked with a student support non-profit organization at the University of Illinois where he helped students around issues such as mental health, trauma recovery, and identity.  He is also the Chief Financial Data Analyst for a company that does profitability analysis for banks.  His hobbies include writing, reading, games and hiking.

Nate Brantingham has also had a very interesting and diverse career history and talked about what non-traditional careers with advanced degrees might look like.  He has worked with multiple start-ups, financial institutions, non-profits, freelance work, writing, and the game industry. 

He also talked about Mental Health focusing on practical real advice that can actually help.  He discussed topics such as self-care, depression, anxiety, loneliness, what treatment options exist, and what to do in a crisis. 

We would like to thank him very much for coming and for his interesting inputs.

Check out our with scientific mini story with and about Sebastian. As it is primarily intended to appeal to and reach school pupils and young people interested in STEM subjects, the video is in German.