Support and help

University Library courses

The Library offers a wide range of online live, self-study and in-house courses. For doctoral candidates, we particularly recommend the Level C courses for academic writing and Level D courses for research and teaching, for example:

C5: How to publish your doctoral thesis?
D4: Open Access
D5: Research data

Ask an expert

If you have questions concerning academic work, our experts will support you on site or online via video call. Choose from the topics and simply book your personal consultation appointment via Ask an expert, for example:

Publish PhD theses
Cite sources correctly
Manage research data

Citation in (cumulative) theses

The Guideline: Citation in Dissertations was developed for doctoral candidates by the Unit for Young Scientists in collaboration with the University Library. It contains crucial information on forms of plagiarism, secondary publications and writing and publishing doctoral theses.