Newsletter for Postdocs October 2026
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Newsletter for Postdocs October 2026
Welcome to the new issue of the Graduate Academy's postdoc newsletter!
Today you receive our newsletter for October 2026. This time, we’re taking a look at the workshops we have in store for you up to and including December and present events of our partners, different information as well as calls AND, as always, a highlight of the month: This time, it’s a preview of a special event for postdocs in early December, for which you can already register. Be sure to scroll to the end!
Enjoy exploring!
The Team of the Graduate Academy
Our workshops until December 2026
- English+ „Open seminars” starting on 12 October 2026
- Drittmittelanträge entwickeln und schreiben! on 04 November and 05 November 2026 (in German language)
- Planning and writing research texts on 06 November 2026
- Machtspiele durchschauen und abwehren: verbaler und nonverbaler Umgang mit Manipulation, Intrigen und Psychotricks on 09 November 2026 and 12 November 2026 (waiting list only) (in German language)
- LinkedIn for PhD candidates and postdocs: From an empty profile to a strong presence (hands-on) on 26 November 2026 (waiting list only)
- Dealing with failure and rejection in academia - how to stay resilient on 30 November 2026
- Leadership Skills for Women in Science on 01 December and 02 December 2026
- Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Fellowships - Opportunities for your research! on 02 December 2026
- Writing Introductions on 04 December 2026
- Career Paths for PhDs & Postdocs in German Academia on 14 December and 15 December 2026
Important information about registration and allocation of places for our offerings!
- We have new terms and conditions! To ensure interdisciplinarity, no more than half of the available places for each Graduate Academy program will be allocated to members of the same faculty. By registering, you agree to the Graduate Academy’s terms and conditions.
- Please also note that registration for the offerings of the Graduate Academy takes place via StudIP and is binding. You cannot cancel your registration yourself. If you do not have StudIP access, please contact graduiertenakademie@uol.de via email.
- Registration is always provisional at first. The Graduate Academy will verify whether you are eligible to participate and whether spots are available. Afterward, access will be granted in the order of the registration date! (You will then receive an automatic email).
- If you are unable to attend the event, please cancel your registration by emailing us. This will allow people on the waiting list to move up.
Ongoing offers
- E-Learning Course: „Good Scientific Practice”
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. P.S.: General recommendations for dealing with (generative) AI in doctoral dissertations have been published by UOL at the end of 2024.
Offers from PE.OE on GWP for supervisors: https://uol.de/peoe/fuehrung/fuehrung-in-der-wissenschaft (under seminars and training) - Measures to ensure equal opportunities at the UOL
- Individual coaching
Funds for the temporary employment of assistants
Conditions see the website of the Graduate Academy.Applications are possible at any time.
Workshops organised by our cooperation partner BYRD Uni Bremen
As a UOL postdoc, you can take part in the events organised by our cooperation partner BYRD (University of Bremen) ! Register now!
- 28.10.2026 My Visibility as a Scientific Expert on Digital Media (online, English)
- 27.11.2026 Wissenschaftskommunikation für Early Career Researcher (Campus, deutsch)
- 09.12.2026 Isolation & Belonging in Academia (online, English)
Did you know?
- University Didactics events
"Teaching in English - Advice"
Individual appointment
Registration and further information - twillo - das niedersächsische Portal für offene Lehre (in German)
Bildungsmaterialien, Workshops und Online-Sprechstunden - Counselling and Coaching for Employees at the UOL
The counselling and coaching services are aimed at all employees of the University of Oldenburg. It is available directly during working hours - without bureaucratic obstacles. The counsellors are bound to confidentiality and all concerns are treated in strict confidence.
Please feel free to get in touch. - The BIS Digital Humanities Service offers a wide range of interdisciplinary services, such as workshops on individual methods, tools and programming languages (e.g. digital literary studies, AI audio transcription, Python), weekly open consultation hours, and a monthly get-together as a place for exchange, networking, and low-threshold skills acquisition. For further information, see the service homepage.
- Interested in start-ups? Then quickly register for the start-up newsletter of the Gründungs- und Innovationszentrum of UOL!
- DFG information events on funding opportunities for researchers at early career stages
For dates see DFG website - DFG workshops and information events on the topic of equal opportunities
For dates see DFG website - DFG e-learning „Mitigating Bias in Scientific Evaluation and Decision-Making Processes”
individually usable e-learning course, currently only available in German, for further information see DFG website - DFG offer: Check of CVs
for Walter Benjamin-, Emmy Noether- or Heisenberg-Programme - Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München
sichtbar.sein.selbst.gestalten - Sichtbarkeits-Konfigurator für Wissenschaftlerinnen (in German)
Förderschwerpunkt „Innovative Frauen im Fokus” des BMFTR - Just out! UniWinD publication for download:
Karriereorientierung im deutschen Wissenschaftssystem (currently only in German) - Doing Research and Teaching in the U.S. with Fulbright Germany
Scholarship programme „Forschung & Lehre“ für promovierte Wissenschaftler:innen (in German language)
Application deadline: 07.10.2026 - Hochschule Bremerhaven
Taking the leap: The career path to a professorship at a university of applied sciences (online, in English language)
07.10.2026, 17:00-19:00h - New offer of the Family Service at the UOL
hejDAD Fathers' Campus programme (including workshops, talks and more)
Start: 13.10.2026 - Netzwerk Alleinerziehende in der deutschen Wissenschaft
Essay prize for single parents in academia
Deadline of submission: 18.10.2026 (call in Germany language only). - Language Centre at the UOL
Survival German for International Researchers
Start: 21.10.2026 - Programme for Research in Japan - JSPS Summer Program
Application deadline: 31.10.2026 - DAAD Programme „Future Network Weimar Triangle: Science for Europe”
Application deadline: 02.11.2026 - Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2028
Application deadline: 11.11.2026 - Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft
New call „Sandpit” - Focus: Education and AI
Funding of 50.000 € for a 3-day event, application in English language
Application deadline: 31.03.2027
Highlight of the month
Special event: Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg "Fellowships - Opportunities for your research"
On 2 December, from 14:00 to 16:00 h, the Programme Director at the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Dr Dorothe Poggel, will be presenting research opportunities at the HWK for postdocs from the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen in the BIS Saal on the Haarentor Campus. Two former fellows will talk about their experiences and will be happy to answer questions. The event, which will be held in English, is organised by the UOL Postdoc Delegation.
Registration is now open!