Agile Project Management: The compact course is intended to give a quick insight into the world of agile project management and to show its applications in scientific projects. A basic understanding of concepts, mindsets and practices of agile project management will be provided and practiced using the most widely deployed techniques. However, participants are also encouraged to bring in their own preferences and to question and vary the presented methods. All activities will be based on the participants' individual cases, which results in a concrete approach to use agile techniques for their own projects (e.g. the doctorate).

Easy to understand at a glance – Designing scientific posters with a clear purpose and creating effective visuals: Scientific posters are the ideal visual presentation medium at academic conferences. Designed to be clear and concise, they provide the foundation for presenting your research project in a way that engages your audience, sparks conversation, stimulates discussion, and helps you network. To get your target audience excited about your topic, you need a clear structure, a text format optimized for readability, and well-chosen graphics and visualizations. You should also carefully consider how to arrange the content on the A0 format in a clear and effective way. Basic design rules and foundational knowledge of layout techniques will help you present your topic in a visually organized and appealing way—so that it is noticed, heard, and understood.

Good Scientific Practice - Ethical Challenges and Strategies: The aim of the workshop is to help the participants become more sensitive regarding the ethical problems of their own research. Thereby, they will be enabled to identify specific problematic fields within their work and to analyse them. For that, they learn about the basics of good scientific practice and apply them to their own cases. Finally, the participants work on strategies to deal with their discussed cases.

Good Scientific Practice for Natural and Life Sciences: In recent years, plagiarism and the falsification of research data have repeatedly made headlines. The internet has made knowledge highly mobile and easy to redistribute in repackaged forms. Although deliberate academic misconduct is far from representative, the practice of good scientific work still raises a number of challenging questions and persistent problems for researchers, and unintentional violations can also occur. Nevertheless, there are basic and useful principles that researchers should know and be able to apply. When these principles are understood, it becomes possible to act appropriately even in difficult situations and to avoid serious pitfalls in an academic career. This workshop introduces participants to the principles of good scientific practice. It provides guidance on ethical and legal standards and, using typical issues and problem cases, demonstrates how these principles can be applied in research in a practical way.

Good Scientific Practice – Protecting Research Integrity: This course provides participants with research ethics knowledge, gives them space to reflect on their values and attitudes as researchers, and allows them to practice skills in dealing with conflictual situations in their research practice. Participants acquire knowledge about the rules of good scientific practice and train their competences to make responsible decisions in everyday research.

Make Contacts that Count: Networking and Personal Branding: Knowing how to develop and maintain an effective network is a key career strategy. To build a well-functioning network is a vital component in planning a science career. Many highly-qualified scientists have taken a route to build their career that has been arduous and lonely. This module explores less stressful methods of career development, by the strategic use of networking. Whether planning a career in the scientific or commercial world, awareness of the priorities and needs of funding bodies or potential employers or backers is a key to success. This seminar provides an overview of the structure of networking - the strengths and weaknesses of working in networks and allows for an opportunity to optimise your own networking activity and strategies for acquisition.

Research Integrity: Introduction to Data Management in Humanities and Social Sciences: Digital research data are generated or collected in almost every research project. Researchers are faced with the challenge of not only managing and documenting these data, but also preserving them and making them available for reuse. The workshop offers a general introduction to the various aspects of research data management.

Self-care during your doctorate: In addition to academic demands, the time spent on a doctorate can also mentally be very challenging. Pressure to perform, high demands on your own structure and the one or other obstacle? In this workshop, we would like to talk about methods of self-care and strategies to not lose sight of yourself.