TD-Lab Training Program

The TD-Lab offers training and consulting services on various topics of participatory and transdisciplinary research to researchers of the Berlin University Alliance. Those offers complement the training programs of the four institutions.

There are a number of challenges associated with the participation of non-scientific stakeholders in research projects, e.g. setting up a consistent research design, using communication techniques that address the different technical languages and perceived differences in status, or recruiting stakeholders for joint research. This is where TD-Lab Training and Consulting comes in and creates opportunities to upgrade your own research professionally and with transdisciplinary methods.

The TD-Lab Training and Consulting services are suitable for all status groups (students, doctoral candidates, postdocs, professors). The offers are graded according to the level of experience in participatory and transdisciplinary research: TDR-Beginners, TDR-Intermediates and TDR-Professionals.

Webinar series: Breakfast Talks "Transformative Dialogues"

At the beginning of the year, the Breakfast Talks webinar series offers inspiration for reflecting on one's own actions in participatory and transdisciplinary research projects. The aim is to empower participants in their collaboration with practitioners and to gain stimulating insights into topics such as criticism of hierarchy, care, and one's own positionality in collaborations. The focus is on applied practical examples and methodological approaches for transformative working methods that can be established in one's own projects. The webinars can be booked individually and invite participants to discover new tools for their own collaborative research work.

• 1/19/2026, 9-10 am: Macht- & Hierarchiekritisches Kollaborieren in transdisziplinären Forschungsprojekten / Webinar in German with Dr. Rita Mayrhofer and Barbara Strauch / more information and registration

• 1/20/2026, 9-10 am: Inclusion and Equitable Participation in Transdisciplinary Research Projects / Webinar in English with Katrin Unger / more information and registration

• 1/21/2026, 9-10 am: Between Roles and Perspectives: A Positioning Training for Participatory and Transdisciplinary Research / Webinar in English with Sorka Tzschabran / more informationen and registration

• 1/22/2026, 9-10 am: Emotionen: Transdisziplinäre Perspektiven / Webinar in German with Manuela Bosch and Ina Zukrigl-Schief / more information and registration

• 1/23/2026, 9-10 Uhr: Care and Regeneration in Participatory & Transdisciplinary Research / Webinar in English with Dr. Nadine Binder / more information and registration