Public events
October 2025
Karriereorientierung: Gruppenberatung für Promovierende und Postdocs
This events takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
January 2026
Exposé-Werkstatt. Von der Idee zum Text
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Podcasten über Wissenschaft
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
February 2026
Power Query – Schluss mit Copy & Paste!
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Bettina Leipold und Kolja Fritz / max. Participants: 12
The workshop is in German.
New online training for beginners!
Do you know this too?
You regularly open huge Excel spreadsheets, have to rearrange columns, merge values, or combine data from multiple tables – and you end up doing the same steps over and over again? Then Power...
Die Basiliken - Einführung in das byzantinische Recht
This event takes place in German.
Promotion – der nächste Schritt? Eine Winter School für Erstakademikerinnen*
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Conference "Figurations of Force in the Avant-Gardes between 1900 and 1940"
The emphatic evocation of ›forces‹ can be regarded as one of the defining features of avant-garde movements—both within and beyond Europe—between 1900 and 1940. Bringing together case studies from a range of disciplines, this conference seeks to explore the diverse artistic strategies and forms through which notions of force were articulated in art and literature. Focusing on aesthetic figurations...
Antichrese im byzantinischen Recht: Ein Innominatvertrag
This event takes place in German.
Online-Informationsveranstaltung "Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement – Change Manager:in Nachhaltigkeits-Transformation"
This event takes place in German.
Online Lecture: "Interpreting Đông Sơn Bronze Drum Motifs through Semiotics and Artificial Intelligence Models"
We kindly invite you to this online lecture in English language on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 13:30 – 15:00 h (German time/CET/MEZ) / 19:30 – 21:00 h (Vietnamese time/GMT+7).
Lecture Series: Vietnamese Culture Forum
A collaboration between the Vietnam Studies Center, Fulbright University Vietnam,
and the Department of Vietnamese Studies, University of Hamburg
Online lecture by
Dr. Đinh Hồng
...Online Lecture: "Dr. Friedrich Schäfer and the Creation of a Public Health Service in Early Twentieth-Century Siam"
We kindly invite you to this online lecture in English language on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 14:00–16:00 h (CET/MEZ).
Topic:
"Dr. Friedrich Schäfer and the Creation of a Public Health Service in Early Twentieth-Century Siam"
Speaker:
Kornkanok Khetnongbua (MA)
Affiliation:
Asia-Africa Institute, University of Hamburg
Date/Time:
February 6th, 2026 (Friday), 14:00 – 16:00 (CET/M...
Body Language and Presence for Teaching
This event takes place in German.
Co.ol.Lab 32 - Cross Innovation mit Kreativwirtschaft
This event takes place in German.
Online-Informationsveranstaltung „General Management MBA“
This event takes place in German.
Wintervortrag: Pflanzenjäger und das Grüne Gold
This event takes place in German.
Einladung: Buchgespräch, 10 Februar 2026, 17:00-19:00 Uhr
This event takes place in German.
Was hilft präventiv, was nachhaltig? Balance von Sozialpsychiatrie und -politik
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – National Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
What funding is available for postdocs and what should you consider when submitting an application?
This HRA Spotlight will provide a comprehensive overview of national funding formats with a focus on the German Research Foundation (DFG) and supplementary information on federal funding and foundations. Special focus will be on funding formats for postdocs, both in the early as well as in the more...
Military AI, Risk Capital and the Making of War & Peace
Public Keynote by Elke Schwarz (Queen Mary University) on “Military AI, Risk Capital and the Making of War & Peace”
The Keynote is also the opening lecture f
Artificial intelligence and autonomous weapon systems are increasingly shaping the strategies and tactics of warfare. It is not only current wars, such as those on Ukraine and in Gaza, that contribute to the accelerated development and...
Effective Academic Writing: Tools and Strategies
Writing is an essential skill for researchers aiming for success. This two-day workshop is packed with tips and strategies designed to streamline the writing process, making it not only more efficient but also more enjoyable. Over the two days, we dive into the art of writing, focussing on mastering techniques to effectively communicate your ideas and findings to your readers. By understanding...
Workshop New Insights into Collective Decision-Making
We are delighted to announce the forthcoming of the Workshop "New Insights into Collective Decision-Making" held on 12-13 February 2026 in the Graduate Program "Collective Decision-Making". The workshop brings together junior and senior researchers to discuss their latest theoretical, experimental and empirical research on collective decision-making. The presentations deal with collective...
HRA Spotlight – EU Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
Which EU funding is interesting for early career researchers after their doctorate?
The information event will give an overview of the funding formats "Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowships" and "ERC Grants" as well as an insight into the specifics of EU applications. After the presentation, you will have time for your individual questions.
HRA Spotlight: The Hamburg Research Academy offers regular...
Coffee Lecture Love Data Week 2025
This event takes place in German.
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 5: Formale Aspekte der Promotion. Gesetze, Ordnungen und Regulation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Scientific Poster Lab. Visual Methods for Target Group-Oriented Designs
Scientific posters are an integral part of the daily work of scientists. Usually, you design them for an expert group with special pre-knowledge. But sometimes there are also posters required to explain your work to a much broader target group – for example, at “Open House” events or on social media. In this workshop you will learn visual methods that will help you to convey your message to a lay...
Academic Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences
Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset. However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for doctoral researchers in the life and natural sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
This hands-on workshop will delve into the structure of English papers and...
Leserunde #18: Kurze Interventionen zur akademischen Zugehörigkeit
This event takes place in German.
Online-Infoveranstaltung Marketing Management am 17.02.2026
This event takes place in German.
Thriving in the Academic World: Understanding and Managing Stress
This interactive workshop explores the pressures of academic life and their impact on mental health. Through guided discussions and practical activities, participants will learn to recognize sources of stress, prevent burnout, and develop personal strategies to strengthen resilience and well-being.
Moderator: Anett Müller-Alcazar, MSH Hamburg
Online-Workshop: „Der Trauer begegnen…“ Pflegende und trauernde Angehörige im beruflichen Alltag.
This event takes place in German.
"Himmel, der nirgendwo endet" – zu Marlen Haushofers Kindheitsroman
This event takes place in German.
Willkommen Gelassenheit – Stressmanagement für pflegende Angehörige
This event takes place in German.
March 2026
Effektives Zeitmanagement für Promovierende
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Erfolgreiches Projektmanagement für Promovierende
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Academic Career Perspectives – From PhD to Postdoc
Many PhD researchers opt for further careers in higher education and research. So, they work as postdoc as the next step. But the application process can be mysterious, the transition phase from doctorate to postdoc may seem difficult, expectations and requirements remain uncertain. In this workshop, we will demystify the process from PhD to postdocs. We will describe the roles, rights and duties...
Volkskrankheit Fettleber - mit gesunder Ernährung gegensteuern!
This event takes place in German.
Developing Your Emerging Research Ideas for Funding Proposal
Don’t let funding calls pass you by because you haven't had time to put the ideas in your head down in to a coherent proposal. This is an opportunity to spend a day taming your great research ideas. These may be ideas that you have been pondering for some time, have discussed with colleagues, but have not quite got them organised and on to paper. In this interactive session you will spend some...
TK-Vitalscreening
This event takes place in German.
Vielfalt leben, mit Unterschieden umgehen – mit dem Anti-Bias-Ansatz
Target Group: All employees of UHH, including doctoral candidates and postdocs / Language: German / Trainer: Silke Potthast und Luisa Neumann / Max. participants: 15
The workshop is in German.
Out of the boxes! Embracing diversity and dealing with differences – using the Anti-Bias approach
The English word “bias” means prejudice, preconceived opinion, or partiality. None of us is free from it...
TK-Vitalscreening
This event takes place in German.
TK-Vitalscreening
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – Auslandsaufenthalte während der Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Tag für Promotionsinteressierte
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Mehr Souveränität und Sicherheit in schwierigen Gesprächen
This event takes place in German.
Ziele erreichen: Den inneren Kritiker zur Mentorin machen
Target Group: All employees of UHH, including doctoral candidates and postdocs / Language: German / Trainer: Friederike Holm / Max. participants: 14
The workshop is in German.
Personal growth requires an understanding of our own goals, values, and strengths. It also involves dealing with inner barriers and uncertainties to create clarity and shape our own objectives.
The workshop counts as...
HRA Spotlight – Auslandsaufenthalte während der Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
WISO-Meetup DDL #2: Wie macht ihr´s mit gKI und Prüfungen?
This event takes place in German.
Workshop day: “Anti-racist archives and migrant struggles”
This event takes place in German.
Symposium: Residence status and access to labor law
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – German Academic System for PhDs and Postdocs
This HRA Spotlight provides an introduction to the German academic system, tailored for both doctoral researchers and postdocs. This talk will delve into topics such as traditional and new academic career paths, the research funding landscape as well as the implications of the WissZeitVG on career planning. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to navigate academic life in Germany...
Offene Gruppe: Decoding the Disciplines
This event takes place in German.
April 2026
Feedback geben im Team
Target Group: All employees of UHH, including doctoral candidates and postdocs / Language: German / Trainer: Friederike Holm / Max. participants: 14
The workshop is in German.
Feedback is an effective tool for successful communication in teams, providing clarity and shaping change processes. In this workshop, you will learn how to give constructive feedback and develop important skills for...
HCHE Research Seminar
Kick off of the HCHE Research Seminar Series in the summer semester of 2026.
Program details to follow.
Brown Bag: Erfolgsmomente teilen – Motivation stärken
Target Group: All employees of UHH, including doctoral candidates and postdocs / Language: German
The workshop is in German.
In this Brown Bag Meeting, everything revolves around how we can make shared successes visible and celebrate them in an appreciative way. We will exchange ideas on how positive experiences in everyday work can be consciously noticed, acknowledged, and valued.
Register...
Multiplier's training for global learning
This event takes place in German.
Digitales Termin und Aufgabenmanagement mit Kanban
Target Group: All employees of UHH, including doctoral candidates and postdocs / Language: German / Trainer: Matthias Otto / Max. participants: 15
The workshop is in German.
Sometimes, it can be challenging to keep track of tasks, especially in complex workflows. In this workshop, you will learn about the Kanban method to organize both one-time and recurring processes flexibly and transparently...
Praxisworkshop: Rosmarin-Destillation
This event takes place in German.
Aktionstag für Sicherheit und Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz
This event takes place in German.
Online Seminar: Abhängigkeitserkrankungen am Arbeitsplatz – Handlungsempfehlungen für Führungskräfte
This event takes place in German.
May 2026
Brown Bag: Meetings effektiv gestalten – Good Practices
Target Group: All employees of UHH, including doctoral candidates and postdocs / Language: German / Max. participants: 15
The workshop is in German.
In this Brown Bag Meeting, we would like to jointly explore ways to make meetings at our university more efficient and productive. Efficient meetings are a key foundation for successful collaboration. Together, we aim to exchange tips on how to...
Für Führungskräfte - Mehr Souveränität und Sicherheit in schwierigen Führungsgesprächen
This event takes place in German.
Krisen,Katastrophen,Kriege–wie bleibe ich psychisch gesund, wenn die Welt Kopf steht?
This event takes place in German.
„Das macht auch was mit uns!“ - Ein Vortrag für Angehörige von Menschen mit einer Suchterkrankung
This event takes place in German.
Praxisworkshop: Rosen-Destillation
This event takes place in German.
June 2026
CSMC Keynote Lecture: Shari Boodts
Manuscripts as Witnesses to the Cultural Contexts and Material Conditions of Textual Transmission: The MsPhys Project
Professor Dr Shari Boodts (Radboud Institute for Culture and History, Radboud University
Medieval manuscripts are an inexhaustible source of information about the past. By their very nature, they facilitate, even encourage, modifications from copy to copy, providing a distinctive...
Praxisworkshop: Melissen-Destillation
This event takes place in German.
Workshop: The Material Traditions of the Psalms
…and their words reach the ends of the earth…
The Material Traditions of the Psalms
In the fourth century, Athanasius of Alexandria wrote in his letter to Marcellinus regarding the astonishing nature of the Psalms, saying that their reader recognises the Psalms ‘as being his own words. And the one who hears is deeply moved, as though he himself were speaking, and is affected by the words of the...
August 2026
Praxisworkshop: Salbei-Destillation
This event takes place in German.
September 2026
Praxisworkshop: Lorbeer-Destillation
This event takes place in German.
October 2026
Mentalstrategien – Stressprävention im (Arbeits-)Alltag
This event takes place in German.
Online-Infoveranstaltung „Introvision zur Selbstanwendung“
This event takes place in German.
November 2026
Partizipativ führen – Die Führungskraft als Moderator:in
Target Group: All leaders at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Jutta Weimar / Max. Participants: 15
The workshop is in German.
In complex organiszations like the university, traditional leadership approaches reach their limits quickly. In this 4-hour workshop, various aspects of participatory leadership will be discussed, and immediately applicable methods and tools for "facilitating" will be...
Selbstmanagement - Meine Zeit effektiv nutzen
This event takes place in German.