In 2025, the GRS will award up to four full PhD scholarships for 36 months and up to four short-term scholarships for six months to support the completion of the PhD thesis. The call for applications closes on December 13, 2024.

Postdoctoral researchers with an outstanding scientific record are invited to apply for a 4-year position (E14) in the fields of STEM and Life Sciences.

In future, the GRS will be strengthened by external expertise through a new advisory board. Prof. Dr. Günther Tränkle, Prof. Dr. Ronald Tetzlaff and Dr. Birte Seffert have joined the advisory board. They will provide advice on the long-term strategic objectives of the GRS.

Doctoral candidates at the BTU can apply for the REUNICE certificate programme until 12 July 2024.

If you are planning to attend conferences or short research stays this year, you can apply until 20 September 2024.

In July, GRS offers several online training courses on data science with R. Take advantage of our online courses with experienced trainers from eoda GmbH.

This year GRS has a collaboration with TwentyOne Skills, which is one of the largest digital learning platforms for young researchers. You can use the platform flexibly and according to your needs with more than 40 relevant courses.

The GRS offers again a broad qualification programme for PhD researchers and postdocs. The complete programme is now online and you can easily register via our course portal.

The German Scholars Organisation (GSO) has summarised the current state of the discussion on the reform of the WissZeitVG in English.

Professor Thomas Raab was director of the Graduate Research School (GRS) at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg for nine years. He previously served as spokesperson for its predecessor, the International Graduate School (IGS). In this interview, he provides insights into the development and potential of promoting young academics.