Archive of activities of the Doctoral Researchers Network

IT MA(t)TERs is a conference focusing on marine and terrestrial microbiology, organized jointly by the Doctoral Reps from Marburg and Bremen. In 2023, the conference will take place from May 15-17th. [more]

IT MA(t)TERs is a conference focusing on marine and terrestrial microbiology, organized jointly by the Doctoral Reps from Marburg and Bremen. In 2021, the conference will take place online from April 12-14th. More information can be found on the official website https://it-matters.online/. [more]

The last Stammtisch of 2020 happened on December 17th. As the previous Stammtisch, X-mas Gathering was held online and was attended by many researchers wearing stylish sweaters. The event featured group games, a Secret Santa and lots of fun. [more]

After personal contact restrictions were imposed, the traditional Stammtisch had to adopt an online format. On 26th of November 2020, the Doctoral Reps organised a virtual Bingo for researchers to have fun together outside the lab and to promote contact between people from different labs/departments.  [more]

From 5th to 10th of October 2020 the Mental Health Collective of Max Planck Society organised the Mental Health Awareness Week, an initiative to engage researchers to learn about and to discuss strategies to improve mental well being. Aware of the importance of such initiative, particularly in the challenging year of 2020, the Doctoral Reps in Marburg created posters and flyers to advertise the event locally and to help spread its message. [more]

On16th of April 2020 the Doctoral Reps organised the last in person Stammtisch, which consisted of a hiking session to a must see touristic point in Marburg: the Spiegelslustturm. [more]

"While writing a PhD is a unique life opportunity and most doctoral researchers start off their journey with great passion for science and the aim of making a difference, the road towards a successful PhD might be very bumpy. Whether or not these bumps will turn into opportunities for growth does not only depend on the doctoral researcher but also on his/her work environment: in order to flourish, researchers need healthy and supportive work environments. [more]

Nature Communications is an online-only journal that publishes high-quality research from all areas of the natural sciences. Senior Editor César Sánchez will provide a brief overview of the Nature family of journals, and will describe the editorial procedures for publication in Nature Communications. [more]

On the 1^stand 2^ndof April, the 3^rd“It Ma(t)Ter(s)” Conference was held in Marburg.  Here doctoral researchers and early carrier researchers had the chance to present and discuss their work on microbiology in multiple talk and poster sessions. [more]