Young Entrepreneurs in Science (YES) is a special training programme for doctoral students of all disciplines at German universities. This year, YES offers exciting workshops with online and on-site events across Germany.

The next Spring Academy of the IRS will take place in May 2024. The topic of the international conference is »Transdiciplinarity and Social Science Spatial Research«. PhD students and postdocs can apply until 10 March 2024.

The Viadrina Mentoring and Coaching Programme for doctoral candidates and postdocs (women, trans*, inter* and non-binary people) starts again in March at the European University Viadrina. Applications can be submitted until 15 February 2024.

The funding consists of the payment of Open Access publication fees in Gold Open Access journals up to a maximum amount of EUR 2,000.

In 2024, GRS will again award mobility grants to doctoral students and postdocs in the early phase after their doctorate. In addition to conference attendance and short research stays, we also support participation in online conferences.

Supervisors and doctoral students gathered at BAM in Berlin for professional exchange through creative workshops and international networking in September.

As a postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Birgit Futterer was the head of a junior research group at the International Graduate School (IGS), the predecessor of GRS. In an interview with the BTU Alumni Office, she provides fascinating insights into her career.

Rudi Tschammer has been pursuing his doctorate since the beginning of 2023 in the BTU-BAM Graduate School »Trustworthy Hydrogen«. His master's thesis has now been honored by the Physical Society of Berlin e.V.

Until 22 September 2023, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers can still apply for a GRS mobility grant for conference attendances and short research stays in 2023.

The Unit for Young Academics is currently surveying all doctoral researchers at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg on the topics of conditions for doctoral studies, career development during and after the doctoral phase, and their personal life situation during this exciting time of qualification.