MIN Faculty Courses
April 2026
E-Learning: Starting Your PhD or Postdoc in Hamburg Successfully
Beginning a doctoral or postdoctoral journey often involves a lot to manage. Beyond organizing your research tasks, it is important to also keep an eye on other relevant aspects that arise during this crucial phase of your career.
In collaboration with TwentyOne Skills, we provide support to facilitate your onboarding and help you start your research journey in Hamburg effectively. Our goal is...
June 2026
Writing Outside the Box: Techniques, Formats & Practice
Writing for a non-scientific audience has you breaking out into sweat? Don’t worry, you are not alone. The good news: while talent plays a role as it does in any skill, so do method, technique and practice. Engaging writing is a skill that you can learn. This course will focus on the basics:
1. Mind the gap: how to write for target audiences beyond academia
2. Dealer's choice: an introduction to...
SDG 7: Wie schaffen wir die Energiewende?
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – Nationale Forschungsförderung für Postdocs
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Job Fair Follow-up - Resilience, Bias & Next Steps
This workshop is for international students.
Job fairs and applications don’t always lead to immediate success — and that’s normal.
This follow-up session helps you reflect on your experiences, understand discrimination and bias in application processes, and strengthen your resilience.
Topics include:
Facts about bias and discrimination in recruiting
How to take a personal and empowered stance
...
Food & Health Academy: NUTRI-SCORE - ein verlässlicher Kompass im Supermarkt?
This event takes place in German.
Sonntagsführung: Der (neue) Apotherkergarten
This event takes place in German.
SDG 13, SDG 16: Katastrophenschutz bei Sturmflut und Starkregen
This event takes place in German.
Hamburg Sustainability Week: Knowledge Exchange Lunch - Transferprojekte gestalten Wandel
As part of Hamburg Sustainability Week 2026, the University of Hamburg’s Transfer Agency invites you to an inspiring networking event on June 30 (11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) at HADLEY’s Bar.
The results of the currently funded transfer projects will be presented. Under the motto “Triple Transformation: digital, sustainable, open!”, these initiatives pursue the goal of a so-called twin transformation...
UHH Transfer Fund Projects Shape Change: Knowledge Exchange Lunch as Part of Hamburg Sustainability Week
As part of Hamburg Sustainability Week 2026, the University of Hamburg’s Transfer Agency invites you to an inspiring networking event on June 30 (11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) at HADLEY’s Bar.
The results of the currently funded transfer projects will be presented. Under the motto “Triple Transformation: digital, sustainable, open!”, these initiatives pursue the goal of a so-called twin transformation...
July 2026
Emotional Awareness and Resilience
This workshop is designed for international students.
The term resilience describes the ability to adapt to new situations, even when things get difficult. People with a high level of resilience can deal well with such situations and emerge stronger. They can control their emotions, adapt to setbacks and maintain a positive attitude even under pressure. In resilience training, you will learn...
Sonntagsführung: Die Dosis macht das Gift – Giftpflanzen im Botanischen Garten
This event takes place in German.
SDG 7, SDG 9: Water a Magic Liquid: its Special Properties and Usage in Energy Harvesting, Transformation and Storage
Prof. Dr. Michael Fröba, Institut für Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie, Fachbereich Chemie, Universität Hamburg
Science Communication in Grant Proposals
This workshop is aimed at scientists who apply for funding for their research, especially postdocs. The seminar enables you to adequately reflect the topic of science communication in your grant applications and to implement the communication projects planned within the framework of your research proposals.
The workshop will cover essential basic principles of science communication. You will then...
Three Minute Thesis Preparation Workshop
This workshop is primarily aimed at doctoral students who would like to take part in the sixth Hamburg Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) on 25 August 2026. Speakers will be given preference when allocating workshop places, therefore you can only register for the waiting list.
Presenting your PhD thesis in just 3 minutes is a big communicative challenge. Tools of science communication can help...
Sonntagsführung: Die Blume des Jahres.
This event takes place in German.
SDG 3, SDG 9: Physik im Einsatz für Medizin und Gesundheit – Neue Wege in der medizinischen Bildgebung
This event takes place in German.
HRA Spotlight – EU-Forschungsförderung für Postdocs
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 4: Facilitate
About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...
Approaches to Good Supervision. Session 5: Laws, Rules and Regulations
About the Series
Starting as a postdoc, junior group leader or junior professor, it is usually expected to supervise doctoral candidates. Supervision however is one of the tasks that are so "normal" in academia that we quite often neglect to further explain and prepare: "Everybody knows what supervision is so we don’t need to talk about it." – As a result of this mindset, researchers who start...
August 2026
Praxisworkshop: Salbei-Destillation
This event takes place in German.
Passende Tools für die Lehre finden: ein praxisnaher Überblick
HUL - Short Sessions
Sie möchten entspannt beim Kaffee die Lehre weiterentwickeln? Dann sind Sie hier richtig!
In einstündigen, interaktiven Websessions möchten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, sich über Fragen und Herausforderungen der Lehre auszutauschen und voneinander zu lernen.
Es sind ausdrücklich alle an der Lehre interessierten Personen der UHH herzlich eingeladen, an den Websessions...
Gemeinsamer Kompass: KI-Nutzung mit Studierenden besprechen
HUL - Short Sessions
Sie möchten entspannt beim Kaffee die Lehre weiterentwickeln? Dann sind Sie hier richtig!
In einstündigen, interaktiven Websessions möchten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, sich über Fragen und Herausforderungen der Lehre auszutauschen und voneinander zu lernen.
Es sind ausdrücklich alle an der Lehre interessierten Personen der UHH herzlich eingeladen, an den Websessions...
September 2026
Aktivierende Vorlesungen: Dramaturgie und Interaktion sinnvoll einsetzen
HUL - Short Sessions
Sie möchten entspannt beim Kaffee die Lehre weiterentwickeln? Dann sind Sie hier richtig!
In einstündigen, interaktiven Websessions möchten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, sich über Fragen und Herausforderungen der Lehre auszutauschen und voneinander zu lernen.
Es sind ausdrücklich alle an der Lehre interessierten Personen der UHH herzlich eingeladen, an den Websessions...
First Audition? How to Apply for Professorships
The workshop is designed to provide you with information about the most important phases of the appointment procedure for W1 to W3 professorships in Germany as well as concrete advice for your applications.
Format
This event takes place in a blended learning format. You will be given access to a self-study video (3 hours 45 minutes) in advance, in which all essential content on the topic of...
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...
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...
Planning Class Sessions: Clear Direction, Room to Adapt
HUL - Short Sessions
Would you like to receive inspiring ideas and exchange thoughts on teaching topics while enjoying a relaxed breakfast coffee? Then you're in the right place!
In one-hour interactive web sessions, we aim to provide you with impulses for your teaching at UHH and space for exchange and questions.
Everyone interested in topics regarding "Teaching and learning at UHH" is...
Praxisworkshop: Lorbeer-Destillation
This event takes place in German.
Career Options: Sinn statt Status? Das Berufsfeld Stiftungen entdecken
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Applying Successfully for Jobs in Academia
The rules and requirements for job applications in academia are different from those in other fields. How should application documents look like? Which key skills acquired during dissertation or early postdoc years should be highlighted? How do I prepare for and present myself during the interview and which type of questions should I expect?
At the beginning, the seminar will mainly focus on the...
Gute Aufgaben mit KI entwickeln: Einstieg erleichtern, Anspruch erhalten
HUL - Short Sessions
Sie möchten entspannt beim Kaffee die Lehre weiterentwickeln? Dann sind Sie hier richtig!
In einstündigen, interaktiven Websessions möchten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, sich über Fragen und Herausforderungen der Lehre auszutauschen und voneinander zu lernen.
Es sind ausdrücklich alle an der Lehre interessierten Personen der UHH herzlich eingeladen, an den Websessions...
PIER Startup Bootcamp Workshop III: Starting a Business in Germany as a non-EU Citizen
Find out what you need to establish your own company in Germany in our next PIER Startup Workshop “Starting a Startup in Germany as a non-EU Citizen” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 18 September 2026.
Besser vorbereitete Studierende: kontinuierliches Lernen unterstützen
HUL - Short Sessions
Sie möchten entspannt beim Kaffee die Lehre weiterentwickeln? Dann sind Sie hier richtig!
In einstündigen, interaktiven Websessions möchten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, sich über Fragen und Herausforderungen der Lehre auszutauschen und voneinander zu lernen.
Es sind ausdrücklich alle an der Lehre interessierten Personen der UHH herzlich eingeladen, an den Websessions...
HRA Spotlight – Early Career Researchers in der Wissenschaftskommunikation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Selbstbewusst den eigenen Weg gehen: Ein Workshop für Frauen* in der Wissenschaft
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
October 2026
Communicating with Students: Channels, Timing, and Content
HUL - Short Sessions
Would you like to receive inspiring ideas and exchange thoughts on teaching topics while enjoying a relaxed breakfast coffee? Then you're in the right place!
In one-hour interactive web sessions, we aim to provide you with impulses for your teaching at UHH and space for exchange and questions.
Everyone interested in topics regarding "Teaching and learning at UHH" is...
Wieder aufstehen: aus Rückschlägen Lernchancen für Studierende machen
HUL - Short Sessions
Sie möchten entspannt beim Kaffee die Lehre weiterentwickeln? Dann sind Sie hier richtig!
In einstündigen, interaktiven Websessions möchten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, sich über Fragen und Herausforderungen der Lehre auszutauschen und voneinander zu lernen.
Es sind ausdrücklich alle an der Lehre interessierten Personen der UHH herzlich eingeladen, an den Websessions...
November 2026
MINGZ Doctoral Welcome Night
The MIN Graduate Center (MINGZ) is excited to invite the new (and not-so-new) MIN faculty doctoral researchers to a Welcome Night. You will be able to get to know the MINGZ, meet your fellow doctoral candidates, and grab a beer. We will provide information on:
How to get started at Universität Hamburg;
How to optimize the journey towards your doctoral degree;
How to cope with stress, planning...
MIN Postdoc Welcome Night
The MIN-Faculty at Universität Hamburg welcomes all new (and anybody that still feels new) postdoctoral fellows in Hamburg, to the supportive environment at the MIN faculty and at PIER Education Platform (PEP). We will make you familiar with structures at the MIN faculty and have two mini Workshops to choose between!
Venue: Mittelweg 177
5:00 - 5:40pm (Room 0006_0008): Introduction to the...
December 2026
PIER Startup Bootcamp Workshop IV: Digital Prototyping
Make your ideas tangible and join us for our next PIER Startup Workshop “Digital Prototyping” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 11 December 2026.