This scientific English writing workshop is designed to help researchers develop the English communication skills they need to further their academic career. The goal of this training is to help familiarize participants with the writing conventions adopted in their particular field and provide them with practical tools to improve their English academic writing skills.
The IMPRS-IS Coordination Office is hosts a series of informational annual meetings, each focused on a different IMPRS-IS related topic. The first session in our 2021 series will provide an overview of the thesis advisory committee (TAC).
Picture a Scientist is a 2020 documentary on gender equality inside science. The movie tells the stories of several prominent female researchers, and brings to light the barriers they encountered, including cases of discrimination and harassment. IMPRS-IS will offer a screening of this film with a following panel discussion for our community members.
Due to the large number of international scholars, IMPRS-IS offers free German courses for our entire community! Find more details about how to sign up for our next semester of courses here!
The IMPRS-IS coordination office hosts a series of informational annual meetings, each focused on a different IMPRS-IS related topic. The second session in our 2021 series will provide an overview of how to enroll as a Ph.D. student at the University of Tübingen.
The IMPRS-IS coordination office is hosts a series of informational annual meetings, each focused on a different IMPRS-IS related topic. The third session in our 2021 series will provide an overview of how to enroll as a Ph.D. student at the University of Stuttgart.
This workshop conveys fundamental knowledge about dealing with conflict and trains the powers of observations as well as negotiation skills. The participants learn to better judge the impact of their behavior and to develop strategies for solving conflicts.
A doctorate is a complex and long lasting project. If it is not usefully structured from the beginning it is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and often also motivation in a maze of possibilities. This S4 workshop is designed to help new doctoral researchers gain insights into proper project management.
Writing proper code is not an easy task: it must be structured and follow some standards. In this one-day workshop, participants will be introduced to the general standards for software development.
The Soft Skills Seminar Series (S4) is offering our next workshop for IMPRS-IS Scholars — Modern Marketing for Scientists. The workshop consists of two 90-minute sessions which will take place virtually on the afternoons of Monday, July 27 and Friday, July 31 from 3:00-4:30pm CEST.
IMPRS-IS in collaboration with our Soft Skills Seminar Series has a created a customized tutorial package to aid students in creating video presentations. Get access to this tutorial package and even sign up for one-on-one individualized feedback from MPI-IS Visual Content Creator, Alejandro Posada.
The IMPRS-IS Soft Skills Seminar Series team, is offering full-day version of our workshop on intercultural communication titled -- Intercultural Communication and Working in Diverse Groups: Advanced Training. It's free to members of the IMPRS-IS community.
IMPRS-IS holds orientation days for new Ph.D. students biannually to provide our scholars with valuable information regarding Ph.D program requirements. Scholars are also provided with useful information regarding residency in Tübingen and Stuttgart.
Top-level scientists are frequently asked to conduct interviews and engage with the press – to discuss their research with the media and public, representing their respective institutions, providing expert testimony, etc. This training will teach participants to better understand the way journalists think, in order to enhance success during interviews.
You want your projects to run more quickly and smoothly – with considerably less stress, frustration and time pressure? The question is: What can you do about it? This Project Management for Scientists Workshop is designed to help!