Spring Summer 2026

  • Special Events

    Graduation Event for the Cohorts 2023 & 2024

    18 September 2026 (during Fall Retreat)

    SMiP Goodbye

    18 (evening) & 19 September 2026, Mannheim

  • Workshops (elective)*

    Large Language Models as a Research Tool for the Behavioral Sciences (PDF, 21 kB)

    Instructor:Dirk Wulff
    Dates:

    26 March (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ) and

    27 March 2026 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:Mannheim; Room 108 CIP Pool (1st day), 211 (2nd day); both rooms are located in building B6, 30–32

    Theorizing in Psychological Science: Meaning, Measures, and Models (PDF, 21 kB)

    Instructor:Mandy Hütter & Zachary Niese
    Dates:

    23 March (4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting!)

    31 March (12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ) and

    01 April 2026 (9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)

    Location:

    Tübingen; Room 4.503

    please register via email to annette.foerster[at]uni-mannheim.de before 17 February

    Basic Concepts of Stochastic Processes (PDF, 195 kB)

    Instructor:Rolf Ulrich
    Dates:

    01 April (12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.) and

    02 April (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

    Location:Tübingen; Room 4.328 

    Simulation-Based Inference for Cognitive Modeling (PDF, 22 kB)

    Instructors:Paul-Christian Bürkner & Stefan Radev
    Dates:

    09 April (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm. ) and 

    10 April 2026 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:Mannheim, B6, 30–32; Room 108 CIP Pool

    * SMiP PhD students may also attend other method workshops (e.g., offered by IOPS). Please consult the coordinator for further information.

  • Colloquia (mandatory)

    Local colloquia

    • Colloquium Freiburg
    • Colloquium Heidelberg
    • Colloquium Landau
    • Colloquium Mannheim
    • Colloquium Tübingen

    Joint colloquia

    IOPS SMiP Joint Conference, Dates: 25 and 26 June 2026, Groningen

    SMiP Fall Retreat 2026, Date: 18 September, Mannheim

  • Coaching (elective)

    Digital Event Series “Career Options after the Doctorate”

    In each digital event, one or two experts from a certain field of work will provide insights into their working life and answer questions from the audience. 

    24 February 2026, 04:30 p.m. – 05:30 p.m., digital environment (detailed information will be provided via e-mail): Dr. Pascal Kieslich (Data Science) 

    TBA

    Equal Opportunities and Compatibility of Private Life and Academic Career

    Individual Coaching for PhD Candidates of Cohort 2023

    Individual Consultation, Dates: TBA

    Individual Coaching for PhD Candidates of Cohort 2024

    Individual Consultation, Dates: TBA

Registration

Please register online before 17 February 2026.