50/10: JustWrite! Just Write! is an open online writing group that offers regular focused writing sessions and helps participants develop writing routines. The group is self-organized by the participants and supported by the ZEWK.

Career Day: The Career Day is an annual event organized by the Berlin University Alliance. It is primarily designed for doctoral candidates in Berlin who are looking to expand their horizons and learn about the various career options available to them. It is an excellent opportunity for doctoral candidates in Berlin to explore future perspectives and meet exciting guests. The Career Day will provide an opportunity to meet and speak directly with professionals from various industries and sectors. Participants will be able to attend round table discussions and world cafés, as well as meet with professionals who can provide valuable insights and advice on their future prospects.

Clear and Compelling Scientific Texts: The practice-oriented workshop provides the know-how needed to write well-structured, convincing and easy-to-read scientific texts in the STEM research fields.

Optimize your writing productivity: The course teaches techniques that make it possible to write efficiently and with ease. Participants learn to dissolve writing blocks. They develop individual action plans to sustainably improve self-management and writing productivity.

Thesis Defense Training: The final major milestone of the doctoral program is the oral defense of the dissertation, which presents unique communication challenges. This workshop is designed for doctoral candidates who wish to prepare intensively for their defense. At the beginning of the seminar, the traditional procedure and significance of a defense will be presented, and questions typically asked during defenses will be compiled. Subsequently, various strategies for presenting a convincing argumentative and rhetorical case during the defense will be taught. All doctoral candidates will have the opportunity to simulate their defense during the seminar and receive detailed feedback.

Understanding Visual Communication: Based on the workshop-leader’s twelve years of experience as a graphic designer and his subsequent experience in training small printing companies to transform themselves into design consultancies, this workshop examines the principles of visual communication that will enable primarily verbal communicators to become more effective at expressing their ideas in a compelling visual format.

What's next? Are you nearing the end of your doctoral project and planning a career in academia? Maybe you already are a Postdoc and need further orientation on how to finance your future research? In this Open Door Talk, the team of Freie Universität’s research funding service will inform you about funding options for postdoctoral research projects.
They will introduce funding opportunities for the various disciplines from a postdoc perspective and present a short overview of interdisciplinary and discipline-specific programs and their requirements as well as tipps and information regarding proposal writing.

Writing Week 2026: Book an entire week to learn about Self-management for the scientific writing process, discuss about procrastination and just write – alone and in tandems! Use the opportunity to establish writing groups.