Advice
Events transregional & online
Open Science Forum Mitteldeutschland 2026
The Open Science Forum Mitteldeutschland 2026 invites participants to Leipzig on 5 October 2026 for an open exchange on Open Science as a field of active shaping and development. The discussion will focus on the role of research-supporting institutions in new approaches to research assessment, sustainable infrastructures, and digital sovereignty in the context of geopolitical developments.
The event will take place from 10:00 to 17:00 at the Bibliotheca Albertina, Beethovenstraße 6, Leipzig. The programme includes keynote inputs by Petra Gehring, Lambert Heller, Anne Gärtner, and Mathijs Vleugel, as well as interactive discussion rounds and a plenary session.
Registration: pretix.eu/OSFM/OSFM2026
Contact: ilona.lipp@zv.uni-leipzig.de
CZS STEM Impact School 2026
The CZS STEM Impact School offers a training course in science communication for STEM researchers on 1–2 September 2026 in Berlin. The programme is aimed at doctoral candidates and postdocs and introduces key principles for effective, high-quality science communication.
Participation costs €100. Registration is open now until the end of July 2026 via an online form. In addition to the Berlin session, there are also options in Mainz and online.
Further information is available on the project page of the CZS STEM Impact School.
Contact: impactschool@w-i-d.de
Workshops "Young Entrepreneurs in Science"
What if your research could change the world?
Young Entrepreneurs in Science offers a unique opportunity for researchers, bringing them closer to start-up concepts and fostering interdisciplinary connections and collaboration. Through engaging workshops and interactive sessions, YES playfully instills creative methods and an entrepreneurial mindset, empowering participants to explore entrepreneurial opportunities.
Workshops 2026 online: https://youngentrepreneursinscience.com/events/
Project: Motherhood in Academia
The ESF-funded pilot project "Motherhood in Academia" develops research-based sustainable measures to better combine career paths in science and motherhood in Saxony-Anhalt—for greater equality of opportunity in science and humanities.
Events are held regularly; please check online for details (in German).
NFDI4Society: Meet-the-Data
The event series is organized by the Consortium for Social, Behavioral, Educational, and Economic Sciences (KonsortSWD - NFDI4Society) in the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) and the Research Data Education Network (VerbundFDB). Once a month, employees of research data centers and researchers present selected data sets and answer questions about data access and data use. The event series is aimed at students and early-career researchers who want to conduct research using existing data, as well as teachers.
The next season will focus on data from educational research. It starts on January 15!
When? Starting January 15, 2026, every third Thursday of the month, 1:15-2:00 p.m.
Where? Online (via Zoom)
Who is it for? Students and researchers in the early stages of their careers, teachers, anyone interested in research data
- More Information (in German)
