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)*
Open-source Large Language Models for Research in the Social Sciences [tentative title]
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 Introduction to BayesFlow
Instructors: Paul Buerkner & 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 Basic Concepts of Stochastic Processes (PDF, 195 kB)
Instructor: Rolf Ulrich Dates: TBA May / June Location: Tübingen * SMiP PhD students may also attend other method workshops (e.g., offered by the CDSS: GESS, or 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, 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 p.m. – 05 p.m., digital environment (detailed information will be provided via e-mail): 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.