Newsletter for Doctoral Candidates

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Dr Julia Anna Matz

Dr Sandra Wienand

Newsletter for Doctoral Candidates

Welcome to the Graduate Academy's new newsletter for doctoral candidates!

Information on the Graduate Academy's events in the next three months and its ongoing funding opportunities, workshops from our partner BYRD and much more can be found in the following sections.
Enjoy exploring!

The team of the Graduate Academy

Important information

Please note that registration for the Graduate Academy workshops takes place via StudIP and is binding. If you do not have StudIP access, please contact us by email at graduiertenakademie@uol.de.

Let's dive into spring!

Our workshops from April to June 2025

Have you been to Schlaues Haus Oldenburg yet?
Our on-site events usually take place at Oldenburgs „smart house”.
You can find more about its events here: www.schlaues-haus.de.

Applications are now open! In winter semester 2025/26, the new mentoring programme "Perspektiven. Wege in die Wissenschaft" (in German), which is aimed at advanced doctoral candidates and early postdocs who are the first in their family to complete an academic education.

Application deadline: 30 June 2025

Any questions? → graduiertenakademie@uol.de

Did you know?

  • Reichart Prize 2025: Science prize open to all disciplines
    This year, the Academy of Non-Profit Sciences in Erfurt, together with the state capital Erfurt and the universities located there, is once again organising the Reichart Prize - Erfurt Young Talent Award for Applied Sciences. All information about the competition can be found on the website.
  • Online event series: Meet-the-Data@Bildungsdaten
    Are you looking for data for your term paper, dissertation or doctoral thesis? The event series of the Consortium for the Social, Behavioural, Educational and Economic Sciences (KonsortSWD - NFDI4Society) is launching a series of events on data sets and advises on data access and data use. Starting from 13 March! More information at https://www.konsortswd.de/en/.
     

  • Events organized by the International Office der UOL
    03.04.2025 | Reception at the City of Oldenburg | 2:30 – 4 pm
    All new international students, doctoral candidates and researchers will be welcomed to Oldenburg by officials from the City of Oldenburg in the historic town hall. Afterwards, there will be a city rally for all international students. All doctoral candidates and researchers are welcome to join the rally, too.
    Location: We will gather in front of the historic town hall ("Altes Rathaus") opposite "Kaffee Hamburg" at 2:30 pm.
    Registration: Please register here by 31st March 2025.
    Further information is available on our website.

    05.04.2025 | ArtFest in Bremen-Vegesack | 10:45 – open end
    According to the organisers, the ArtFest in Bremen-Vegesack is „a celebration of art in all its forms" and is organised by students at Constructor University in Bremen. With this exhibition, art from artists from all over the world is brought to Bremen to celebrate diversity and creativity. Art forms include, for example, cartoons, sketches, paintings, drawings, photography, film, poetry, theatre, dance, interactive installations, textiles, performances, mixed media. You can find more information about the ArtFest on their website.
    Meeting point: Oldenburg main station, South side (Hauptbahnhof Süd) at 10:45 am (train departure: 11:05 am)
    Costs: There is no entry fee. However, please note that all travel routes to and from Bremen-Vegesack and within Bremen are at your own expense (e.g. CampusCard/ semester ticket, Deutschlandticket or a VBN ticket for the whole day).
    Registration: Please register here by 1st April 2025.
    Further information is available on our website.

  • Courses in Higher Education (Hochschuldidaktik)
    „Teaching in English - Essentials”
    11.04. bis 04.07.2025
    Anmeldung bis 07.04.2025 

    „Teaching in English - Advice”
    individuelle Terminvereinbarung
    Anmeldung und weitere Informationen

  • UGO-Open-Science-Preis 2025
    It is aimed at projects and initiatives that are guided by the principles of open science in their work and actively endeavor to make research results and processes transparent and accessible to the public.  Application deadline: 20.04.2025

Permanent qualification programmes

Good academic practice and generative AI
How should research results be documented? How to cite correctly? How do you deal with image sources? The eLearning course provides answers to questions about correct scientific work Good academic practice in the doctorate.

NEW: At the end of 2024, the University of Oldenburg published general recommendations for dealing with (generative) AI in the doctoral field published.

Measures to ensure equal opportunities at the UOL
Are you doing your doctorate with a chronic illness or disability and would like support during the challenging time of further academic qualification? Are you taking on family responsibilities during your doctorate and looking for guidance and support? The University of Oldenburg offers the following measures to improve your work-life balance:

  • Individual coaching
  • Funds for the temporary employment of assistants

You can find the conditions on the website of the Graduate Academy. Applications are possible at any time.

Highlight of the month

Information. Qualification. Advanced Training. During and after the doctorate @UOL.

The variety of academic career paths and suitable offers depending on the target group are bundled here.

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