Upcoming Courses and Events

Our courses will help you develop your own research and competency profile to achieve your career goals within or outside academia. You are free to choose the courses and events that interest or will benefit you most. yDiv postdoc courses focus on five main categories that are pivotal for your postdoc career in integrative biodiversity research.

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LEAD

Training in leadership and supervision skills, project management

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COMMUNICATE

Training in communication skills

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TEACH

Training in basic and advanced teaching skills and didactic methods

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WRITE

Training in advanced grant writing, publications

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KNOW

Training in professional expertise


Graduate Academy Courses and Partner Courses

Course TitleDateLocationOffered by
Time and self management for the doctorate16 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Ethical and Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence like ChatGPT in Academic Work and Study: Insights and Strategies17 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Raus aus dem Elfenbeinturm, rein ins echte Leben – Wissenschaft spannend kommunizieren18 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Tagungsorganisation von A-Z: Wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen planen und durchführen19 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Data Science with R: Intermediate19 – 27 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Gremienarbeit: Hochschulstrukturen verstehen und Interessen professionell vertreten20 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Writing Sprints20 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
How to write a competitive DFG proposal23 February & 10 June 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Schreibwoche23 – 27 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Selbstfürsorge in der Promotion: Imposter Gefühle und Selbstvertrauen24 February 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Lunch Lecture “Mental Health im Wissenschaftsalltag”25 February 2026OnlineFortbildung Uni Leipzig
Training für interdisziplinäre Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit25 – 27 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Führung auf Augenhöhe: Praxisworkshop für Postdocs und Gruppenleiter:innen27 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Good Scientific Practice – Protecting Scientific Integrity2 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Promotion in Balance – Produktiv und gelassen durch Zeit- und Selbstmanagement3 March 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Design Basics for Scientists4 – 5 March 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Avoiding Stress at the End: Reproducible Data Analysis Workflows5 March 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Workshop Artificial Intelligence Tools: Responsible Use and Applications in Research and Academia5 March 2026Online
Fortbildung Uni Leipzig
Überzeugen im Vorstellungsgespräch5 – 6 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Data Science with R: Introduction5 – 13 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Projektmanagement9 – 10 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Finish it! How to Finalise Your Dissertation10 March 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Logik und Argumentation12 – 13 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Academic Careers in Germany – Options, demands, and strategies12 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Change Management19 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Academic Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences: Towards Organisation and Motivation19 – 20 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Prokrastination: Ursachen verstehen, Verhaltensmuster erkennen und Strategien entwickeln20 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Training Berufungsverfahren23 – 24 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Wissenschaftslandschaft und Hochschulen in Deutschland: Prinzipien, Akteure und Governancestrukturen25 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Lunch Lecture “Wissenschaftskommunikation für Forschende“26 March 2026Online
Fortbildung Uni Leipzig
Projektmanagement25 – 26 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Writing Sprints27 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig

Partner Institutions