Public Events

Wie kann ich als Wissenschaftlerin oder Wissenschaftler meine Forschung in die Medien beziehungsweise in die Öffentlichkeit bringen? Sollte ich das überhaupt wollen? Was ist für die Medien interessant und wie sollte ich dies darstellen? Und welchen Nutzen habe ich persönlich, welchen hat meine Einrichtung davon?

In diesem Workshop erhalten Sie einen Einblick in die Wissenschaftskommunikation, von...

The presentation training will give you key guidelines and practical tips on how to become better at presenting your research outside of the scientific community. The workshop will take a practical approach and will cover these topics:

- Cater to the brain! How to employ media in an optimized way
- Mind the gap by building bridges – how to reach and engage a non-scientific audience
- Fidgeting...

Im Workshop lernen die Teilnehmenden, wie sie wissenschaftliche Themen kommunizieren und ihre eigene Forschung über verschiedene Online-Formate präsentieren können.
Zunächst werden die zentralen Bausteine und Grundregeln der Wissenschaftskommunikation vorgestellt. Die Teilnehmenden erfahren, welche Vorüberlegungen und Planungsschritte für eine erfolgreiche Wissenschaftskommunikation entscheidend...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Along with professional communicators and journalists, researchers play a central role in communicating science to the public. They write articles and commentaries for newspapers and journals, give interviews, appear at public events, are active on social media and much more. If you want to reach a broad audience, you have to focus your topics and make your message generally intelligible.
The...

This event takes place in German.

Researchers often play an important role in public debates on science. They are sought-after experts and frequently give interviews. This seminar teaches the fundamentals of formulating intelligibly and includes hands-on sessions practising the art of argument for communicating in a targeted and medium-appropriate way.
Working together with professional journalists, the interview seminar will...

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. The Getting Started-Workshop supplies you with the tools you need in order to plan and execute your PhD project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You discuss and test basic strategies and techniques of a good project- and time-management. This allows you to organize yourself and your workload in better ways. Based on...

This event takes place in German.

A good supervisory relationship is an essential element for a successful doctorate. It is not only one of the key components to master your scientific project but also affects your further career development in academia and furthermore is associated with your wellbeing during the doctoral phase. To build up a confidential and professional relationship right from the beginning, it is helpful to...

This event takes place in German.

Even promising dissertation projects can fail when implemented under everyday working conditions. To prevent from such failures this hands-on workshop teaches self- and time management skills which are useful to build up working routines and create realistic time schedules for the PhD project. To do so, participants reflect which time-management type they are and under which conditions they...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

There are emails every working day, lots of them. Many issues come into play for researchers in the earlier stages of their career. You are invited to attend this short workshop to reflect on your own treatment of emails, on issues such as:

- When should I read my emails and for how long?
- FOMO – fear of missing out if I am offline and spend time on writing a paper instead
- How to say a polite...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Science is often not visible: It remains hidden behind closed doors, complicated technical terms or cryptic tables. In our workshop we want to change that and teach you how to visualize and animate your research. You will acquire the communication tools that enable you to graphically prepare and sketch your research topics. The aim is to learn how to prepare scientific results and abstract...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

In der Woche der Diversity-Tage soll die Vielfalt an der Universität sichtbar gemacht und durch Impulse gestärkt werden. In diesem Jahr soll dies unter dem Motto "Awareness schaffen" geschehen. Hierfür gibt es unterschiedliche Aktionen für die verschiedenen Mitglieder der Universität - von Workshops zu guter Zusammenarbeit, Rundgängen zur Geschichte der Frauen an der Uni Hamburg bis hin zu...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Workshop No. 2005 - in English - with registration -

Whether in academia, in the professional world or in everyday life we are directly and indirectly confronted with behavior and belief-systems other than our own. In a world that is constantly growing closer, coping with a multitude of cultural backgrounds, values, and mentalities has become a key qualification.

This workshop aims at empowering...

Workshop No. 2006 - in English - with registration -

Conflicts are an inevitable part of our professional and private lives, even if we often try to deny their existence trying to keep up harmony. Though rightly handled conflicts can be a useful tool to development and show us new ways of co-operation and unexpected solutions. Conflict management defines the process of enhancing the positive...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Communicating research outside your circle of peers appears like a daunting challenge. The language of the lab, your go-to conference presentation doesn't work. They just don't get it. How do I make the general public understand what we are doing? How do I communicate research results to a journalist? How do I make them care? The answer to all three questions: storytelling! I know, I know. You are...

Regardless of your field, writing is likely part of your work as a scientist. Writing for a non-scientific audience, however, is outside your usual sphere. You may break out into sweat just thinking about it. Don’t worry, you are not alone. The good news: while talent plays a role as it does in any skill, so does technique and practice. Engaging writing is a skill that you can learn. This is how...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

How can I make an impact in professional contexts such as small-talk situations at conferences? What can help me in situations where I face an international crowd and how can I connect to an interdisciplinary audience?

The workshop "Make an Impact!" offers the opportunity to enhance overall effective communication (verbal and non-verbal) in order to improve networking and self-promotion...

Erfolgreiche Kommunikation braucht einen klaren Kurs. Was will ich erreichen? Wen muss ich dafür ansprechen? Mit welchen Botschaften? Und wie erreiche ich meine Zielgruppe(n) am besten? In diesem Workshop bearbeiten die Teilnehmenden in Kleingruppen ein selbstgewähltes Ziel, das durch strategische Kommunikation erreicht werden soll. Angeleitet vom Trainer durchlaufen sie dabei die sieben Phasen...

Zu Beginn der Promotion stellen sich viele Fragen:
Was sind die verschiedenen Wege zur Promotion? Wie finde ich eine*n Betreuer*in und wie entscheide ich mich für ein Thema? Wie werde ich zur Promotion zugelassen? Wann muss ich mich einschreiben? Wie finanziere ich meine Promotion? Wie kann ich mich in der Promotionsphase weiterqualifizieren und vernetzen?  

Das HRA Spotlight skizziert...

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

This event takes place in German.

Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset.  However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer- reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for doctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English. This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English...

This event takes place in German.

Am Donnerstag, 5. November 2020, um 20 Uhr ist es wieder so weit: „Wissen vom Fass“ geht in die sechste Runde. Fern ab von Laboren und Hörsälen unterhalten Hamburger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler das Publikum mit Kuriosem und Wissenswertem aus ihrem Forschungs-Alltag. In rund 50 Bars und Kneipen der Hansestadt berichten sie in halbstündigen Vorträgen von ihren aktuellen Projekten und...