Dear early career researchers,

each year since 2011, the Dahlem Research School celebrates and rewards the exceptional dedication of two professors from Freie Universität Berlin for their outstanding supervision of doctoral researchers.

This year, we have news for you: From now on, all doctoral researchers at Freie Universität Berlin are warmly invited to nominate their supervisor for the DRS Award for Excellent Supervision. The nomination must be for a professor of Freie Universität Berlin.

Nominations are accepted if you have submitted your dissertation in the current academic year. The selection phases cover the period from October 1 of one year to September 30 of the following year.

Have you recently submitted your dissertation? Do you want to show your appreciation for your supervisor's unwavering support and guidance? Now is your chance!

How to participate:

1. Visit our portal www.drs.fu-berlin.de.
2. Register or log in.
3. Click on the link under "DRS Award for Excellent Supervision" and fill out the form.

The awardees will be selected from anonymized submissions by a panel of doctoral researchers and DRS staff, and notified in December. The prize, amounting to 2,000 Euro, will be dedicated to further supporting doctoral researchers.

Celebrate excellence. Nominate your supervisor!

Best wishes and take care,
Your DRS Team

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DRS Podcast

Upcoming DRS Workshops

BUA Events and Workshops

Calls & Announcements

Offers from our partners

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DRS Podcast "Drs 4 Docs @ Berlin"

The Dahlem Research School podcast "DRS 4 Docs @Berlin"  (https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/) for prospective and current doctoral researchers was created to support during the early career phase. Across various seasons of the podcast, you will hear interviews with experts aimed at different phases, from starting to finishing a doctorate, and interviews with winners of the supervisor award. Listen to all episodes and find helpful links: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/

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Upcoming DRS Workshops

Dahlem Research School offers an extensive workshop program that is open to doctoral researchers from the partner institutions of the Berlin University Alliance. Visit our booking platform: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/.

NEW USERS: Make sure you register with an institutional email address.
REGISTERED USERS: Confirm your continued membership once a year to be able to book workshops.

OPEN DOOR TALK "WHAT`S NEXT DOC?"
Freie Universität’s research funding service team give an overview of funding options for postdoctoral research projects.
Date: February 12, 2-4pm
Venue: Hittorfstr. 16, room 004
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/102817

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BUA Events and Workshops   

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore participation is free of charge.

WRITING WEEK – 1
Creative Retreat for Academic Writing to enhance writing skills and advance individual projects.
Date: March 10-14, 2025, 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: online
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/101964

ERFOLGREICH IN DIE PROMOTION (DE) - retreat
Eine Präsenzveranstaltung für Promovierende der Berlin University Alliance, die am Anfang ihrer Promotion stehen.
Date: March 24-26, 2025
Venue: Hotel & Spa Sommerfeld
Registration: https://hu.opencampus.com/de/node/6350

KICK OFF YOUR DOCTORATE (EN) - retreat
An in-person event from the Berlin University Alliance for doctoral researchers starting their doctorate in Berlin.
Date: March 26-28, 2025
Venue: Hotel & Spa Sommerfeld
Registration: https://hu.opencampus.com/de/node/6357

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Calls & Announcements   

INSIGHTS SKILLS TRAINING "SOCIAL MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS"
Description: Learn how to effectively use social media for research communication.
Target group: PhD researchers and postdocs
Date: February 7, 2025
URL: https://berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-details/insights-skills-training-social-media-for-researchers-1
To register for the training, please send a short email with your name, institution, and program to lena.gatscha@wzb.eu.

PHD WORKSHOP | MUSEUMS AND NEW CHALLENGES 
Description: A workshop exploring how museums address modern challenges through digital technologies, societal responsibility, and environmental conservation. 
Target group: Doctoral researchers from Una Europa partner universities. 
Date: May 5-10, 2025
Application deadline: February 8, 2025
URL: https://www.una-europa.eu/calendar/phd-workshop-museums-and-new-challenges 

OXFORD BERLIN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP - FLEXIBLE FUNDS
Description: Funding for new or ongoing research collaborations between Berlin University Alliance and University of Oxford.
Target group: Researchers from all career levels at Berlin University Alliance, University of Oxford, and BR50.
Application deadline: February 16, 2025
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/international/oxford/programme/flexible-funds/index.html

GENDER, DIVERSITY & CAREER DEVELOPMENT - 6TH SYMPOSIUM
Description: A symposium offering workshops on career development, communication with supervisors, and AI competencies for gender and diversity in MINT research.
Target group: Early-career researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and partner research groups.
Date: February 17, 2025
Application: Contact via email for registration details.
URL: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/frauenbeauftragte/2025/01/16/gender-diversity-career-development-4/#more-9946

ACADEMIC WRITING WEEK
Description: The Writing Week of the Universitätsbibliothek at Freie Universität Berlin offers events on planning, organizing, and improving academic writing skills.
Dates: February 24-28, 2025
URL: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/schreibwoche/ 

JOIN THE TEAM: become part of the organizing team for the Interdisciplinary Conference for Early Career Researchers on (IN)CREDIBLE RESEARCH 2025: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & GOOD SCIENCE (October 9-10, 2025).
Application deadline: February 28, 2025
URL: https://gss.charite.de/incredible_research_conference_2025 

UNA EUROPA SUMMER SCHOOL 2025 | SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
Description: Lectures, workshops and excursions focusing on protein transition will be offered by teachers from some of the universities in the Una Europa network.
Target group: Doctoral researchers from Una Europa partner universities.
Date: June 2 – 6, 2025
Place: University of Helsinki, Finland
Application deadline: February 28, 2025
URL: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/international/network/partnership-networks/unaeuropa/news/2025-summer-school-sustainability-food-systems.html

KLARTEXT PREIS FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSKOMMUNIKATION
Description: A prize for young researchers who can explain their doctoral work in a popular science article or infographic.
Target group: Scientists and researchers in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics who have completed their PhD in the last two years.
Application deadline: February 28, 2025
URL: https://klartext-preis.de/

DEUTSCHER STUDIENPREIS 2025
Zielgruppe: Die Ausschreibung richtet sich an Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen aller Fachrichtungen, die im Jahr 2024 eine exzellente Dissertation von besonderer gesellschaftlicher Bedeutung vorgelegt haben
Preis: Drei Spitzenpreise zu je 25.000 Euro und weitere Förderangebote.
Einsendeschluss: 1. März 2025
Weitere Informationen: https://koerber-stiftung.de/en/projects/german-thesis-award/teilnehmen/

STARTER KIT ACADEMIC TEACHING
Description: A workshop providing an introduction to academic teaching, including course design and student engagement.
Target group: International staff teaching at Freie Universität Berlin.
Date: March 13-14, 2025
Application deadline: Open until fully booked
URL: https://veranstaltung.dcat.fu-berlin.de/Veranstaltung/cmx6703e02384543.html

SPOTLIGHT ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY
https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/drs/research-integrity/gwp-news/index.html

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Offers from our partners

BUA GRADUATE STUDIES SUPPORT PROGRAM
www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/projekte/graduate-studies-support-program/list/ 

CAREER PERSPECTIVES with a PhD in Natural & Life Sciences
Date: every 2nd Thursday of a month
Venue:  online
https://www.bcp.fu-berlin.de/en/graduiertenzentrum/promovierende/veranstaltungen/careertalks/index.html 

CAREER SERVICE DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT
https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/career/veranstaltungen/index.html

UNIVERSITÄTSBIBLIOTHEK DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT
u.a.Richtig Zitieren, offene Schreibsprechstunde, Literaturverwaltung, Fake-News erkennen, Qualitätskriterien für die Literaturauswahl: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/ub/ueber-uns/termine/index.html

PHILOLOGISCHE BIBLIOTHEK DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT
Das Exposé zur Dissertation, Publikationsstrategien, Dissertationspreise:
https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/philbib/schulungstermine-fuer-das-Wintersemester-2024_25/index.html

STATISTISCHE BERATUNGSEINHEIT DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT - FU:STAT
(Deutsch oder Englisch, fachbereichsspezifisch und disziplinenoffen):
https://www.stat.fu-berlin.de/schulungen_neu/interne-start/index.html

BUA POSTDOC ACADEMY
https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/postdoc-academy/index.html

BERLIN UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE
https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/events/index.html

FORSCHUNGSPREISE
www.fu-berlin.de/forschung/service/foerderung/informationen/preise

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