Dear early career researchers,
This month’s newsletter is all about empowering your journey—whether you're just starting your doctorate, exploring new career paths, or ready to make your voice count in the research community. Postdoc Career Fair 2025
Thinking beyond academia? Join us on June 26, 2025, at Humboldt Graduate School in Berlin-Mitte for a full-day fair packed with expert panels, hands-on guidance, networking opportunities, individual CV reviews, and focused mini-coaching. Discover where your research can take you, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
→ https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/postdoc-academy/career-fair Library Starter Kit for Doctoral Researchers
Starting your doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin? This new starter package brings together all essential library services at a glance—from research and literature management to publication support and training offers.
→ https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/ub/service/startpaket_promovierende Doctoral Council Election – June 17–18, 2025
Your voice matters. Vote for strong representation and better doctorates.
Planning to be away? Apply for a postal vote by June 3.
→ https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/promovierendenvertretung/Wahlen-2025 Also in this issue
→ DRS Podcast
→ Spotlight on Research Integrity
→ Upcoming Workshops and Events
→ Calls & Announcements We hope you find inspiration, support, and new opportunities in this edition.
Best wishes and take care,
Your DRS Team

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DRS Podcast "Navigating your Doctorate"

Discover our most-listened-to episode: "Cracking the German Job Market"
What do international doctoral students need to succeed in Germany’s job market? Career coach Amanda Wichert shares expert tips on leveraging your research skills, navigating language expectations, and deciding whether a postdoc is the right move. https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/2024/02/22/s02-episode-7-cracking-the-german-job-market-as-an-international-doctoral-student/ 

The Dahlem Research School podcast "Navigation your Doctorate" (https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/) supports prospective and current doctoral researchers during their early career phase. It features expert interviews covering all stages of a doctorate and chats with winners of the supervisor award.

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Spotlight on Research Integrity

NEWS AROUND GOOD RESEARCH PRACTICE
https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/drs/research-integrity/gwp-news/index.html

FU BERLIN X BUA OPEN SCIENCE TRAINING (Offered through a Berlin University Alliance grant, these specialized events are brought to you by the FU Open Science Ambassador Team (Stephanie Häring, Helen Niemeyer, and Lars Schulze):

1. Open Data und sensible Daten: Ein 1x1 des Datenschutzes (BIH, Charité‑Universitätsmedizin Berlin
   Date: May 7, 2025; join the online session: https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin-en/j.php?MTID=m19c9782fa8ff1684ef8d2c500253e39f, Meeting-Kennnummer: 2794 855 8645, Meeting-Kennwort: d34YJwqeHp8
2. Open educational resources (Universitätsbibliothek, Freie Universität Berlin).
   Date: June 4, 2025; registration: www.fu-berlin.de/sites/ub/forschen-lehren/fortbildungen_ful/workshops/OER-2025_06_02.html
3. Partizipative Forschung: Lessons learned (Freie Universität Berlin).
   Date: July 2, 2025; venue and link for online participation tbc

More OPEN SCIENCE in the Berlin University Alliance: https://berlin-university-alliance.de/openx-initiative.

E-LEARNING MODULE ‘GOOD RESEARCH PRACTICE FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS’
https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/grp

UNIWIND'S OPEN SCIENCE GUIDE — A MUST-VISIT! (in German)
A glossary, FAQs and links to resources tailored for early career researchers and science managers. Perfect for understanding the benefits of Open Science! https://www.openscience.uniwind.org/.

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Upcoming Workshops and Events

Dahlem Research School offers an extensive workshop program, most of which is open to all doctoral researchers from the partner institutions of the Berlin University Alliance. Visit our booking platform and check the announcements:
→ www.drs.fu-berlin.de/course_list.

NEW USERS: Register with an institutional email address and confirm your membership.
REGISTERED USERS: Confirm your continued membership once a year.

EINFÜHRUNG IN DIE GUTE WISSENSCHAFTLICHE PRAXIS
Die Teilnehmenden lernen die Grundlagen guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis kennen und wenden sie auf ihre eigenen Fälle an.
Date: 03. Juni (9:00-17:00) + 04.Juni (9:00-12:00); Hittorfstr. 16 (Dahlem Research School)
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/108020

INS SCHREIBEN FINDEN: SCHREIBTRAINING  
Daten: 13.06, 10.07, 11.07., 9:00-13:00 Uhr
URL: https://hu.opencampus.com/de/node/8376

DEEP SCIENCE FUTURE WITH AI: An Ideation Workshop for Producing a Better Tomorrow  !NEW!
Date: July 17, 9:30am – 5pm
URL: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/115072

GOING ABROAD – OPTIONS FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
Learn about different (funding) opportunities of spending time abroad during your doctorate.
Date: June 18 (4pm-5pm), Seminarzentrum, Silberlaube, L115, Otto-von-Simson-Straße 26, 14195 Berlin
URL: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/115073 (no registration required)

THE CONVINCING EXPOSÉ
Explore and discuss the expectations the readers of your exposé might have. Work on both the academic content and the work plan of your research project, the two main components of the exposé.
Date: June 19, 9am–12noon; online
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/108027

ONLINE COMPETENCE TOOL
A self-assessment platform that helps doctoral researchers and postdocs identify and enhance interdisciplinary skills for diverse career paths.
https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/postdoc-academy/competence-tool/

Even if workshops are fully booked, please still register for the waiting list so that we can gauge the level of interest or need you have for the workshops. This helps us plan future sessions or make adjustments.
Also check for free places in the Berlin University Alliance's GRADUATE STUDIES SUPPORT PROGRAM 
→ www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/projekte/graduate-studies-support-program/list/
and explore Freie Universität Berlin’s further RESOURCES FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
→ https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/offers/index.html.

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Calls & Announcements

X-STUDENT RESEARCH GROUPS
The Berlin University Alliance supports research projects in which junior researchers and students conduct joint research.
Deadline: June 1, 2025
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/teaching-learning/sturop/research-groups/call-for-proposals/index.html

UNA EUROPA: INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS AND SUPERVISORS
Target group: Doctoral researchers and supervisors from social sciences, humanities and law domains: boost your interdisciplinary methods and research skills – and your impact!
Application Deadline: June 1, 23:59 CEST.
URL: https://www.una-europa.eu/calendar/training-programme-for-doctoral-researchers-and-supervisors

WORLDCafé 2025 | PATHS TO A DOCTORATE – WHICH FOUNDATION IS RIGHT FOR ME?
Description: An online event series on doctoral funding opportunities facilitating direct dialogue with foundation representatives.
Target group: Prospective doctoral researchers from all disciplines
Date: 03.06.2025 – 01.07.2025 (Tuesdays, 12:00–14:00 CEST)
URL: https://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/friedrichschlegel/aktivitaeten/worldcafe/2025 (no registration required)

JOB SHADOWING PROGRAM DER BUA POSTDOC ACADEMY
Application deadline: June 8, 2025
URL:  https://events.tu-berlin.de/de/events/0196a047-ff81-7632-b3c0-f4e19005fe3e?scopeFilter%5Bpublicly_visible%5D=true&scopeFilter%5Bhidden_in_lists%5D=false&scopeFilter%5Bended%5D=false
Online-Info-Treffen: 04.06.2025, 13:30 bis 14:00 Uhr
URL: https://events.tu-berlin.de/de/events/0196a05d-d3ce-7014-a6ff-119a80d031bb/apply 

TECHNOLOGIES D’AVENIR SCHOLARSHIPS
Description: 1–3  month research stays at French institutes on topics including eco & energy transition, AI/Quantum, health, and creative industries.
Target Group: Master’s students (with a research focus), doctoral candidates, and postdocs
Application Deadline: June 4, 2025
URL: https://www.science-allemagne.fr/non-classe-nodisplay/du-master-au-post-doctorat-lappel-a-candidature-technologies-davenir-est-ouvert/

DOCTORAL COUNCIL ELECTION // June 17 and 18
Information and forms: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/promovierendenvertretung/Wahlen-2025/index.html

MACHTVERHÄLTNISSE & MENTALE GESUNDHEIT AN HOCHSCHULEN
Description: Diskussionsveranstaltung at TU Berlin zu Machtstrukturen und mentaler Gesundheit an Hochschulen.
Target group: Hochschulangehörige, Forschende, Studierende
Date: June 18, 2025, 17:30 - 20:00 Registration deadline: June 17, 2025
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/news/2025/Machtverhaeltnisse-Betreuung.html

POSTDOC CAREER FAIR 2025
Thinking beyond academia? Join us at Humboldt Graduate School for a full-day fair packed with expert panels, networking opportunities, CV checks, and focused mini-coaching.
Date: June 26, 2025, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/postdoc-academy/career-fair/index.html

BERLIN SUMMER SCHOOL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & SOCIETY: OPEN SCIENCE & AI
Description: A collaborative summer school focusing on making AI more transparent, fair, and trustworthy.
Target group: Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers interested in AI, computer science, data science, machine learning, intelligence research, and interdisciplinary digitalization; advanced Master’s students.
Date: September 15–18, 2025, Application deadline: June 30, 2025
URL: https://www.bifold.berlin/education/summerschool

CALL: PH.D. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM “UNCERTAINTY” by the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
The program “Uncertainty” provides scholarships for different stages of Ph.D. research. Call for research proposals from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics and Law.
Deadline: June 30, 2025
URL: https://zeit-stiftung.de/themen/thema/199-die-ungewissheit-untersuchen-neue-promotionsstipendien--uncertainty--ausgeschrieben

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
(Annual) Calls for doctoral places, doctoral positions and/or fellowships
https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/doctorate/structured-or-individual/drs_programs

DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
A selection of the most important institutions that award doctoral scholarships
https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/funding/grants/index.html

FORSCHUNGSPREISE (in German)
www.fu-berlin.de/forschung/service/foerderung/informationen/preise

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