Special Events at the SMiP group

In addition to the regular qualification program, the SMiP group organizes special events that are listed on this page.

Coping with the ongoing pandemia, we initiated several special offers within the SMiP group, i.e. Digital PI Consultation Hours (on demand) and informal SMiP gatherings after work. A special project in spring 2021 was the February of Failures initiative. Additionally, the SMiP equal opportunities committee invited Stefan Diestel (University of Wuppertal) to give a short workshop on self-regulation. In fall 2021, we started a new project, i.e. a talk series on career options after the doctorate. Another offer is the voluntary PhD colloquium, organized by SMiP PhD candidates. For the fourth time now, we continued the successfull event series “Career Options after the Doctorate”.

In April 2022, the Research Training Group SMiP started in its second funding phase. Accordingly, some new elements were established for the upcoming years:

Small Group Meetings with external experts,
Regular Consultation Hours with our Mercator Fellow,
SMiP Summer Schools

Moreover, we regularly invite guests to give research talks and we invited Asheley R. Landrum to become part of the “Sustainable Futures” project.

Sustainability in Science

In May 2025, Asheley Landrum will visit the University of Mannheim, offering two workshops and one research talk. She will become part of the project “Sustainable Futures”.

Career options after the doctorate

In each session, a SMiP alumna or alumnus will report on her or his individual experiences and is happy to answer the participants' questions.

More information on that Coaching measure can be found here.

Digital Consultation Hours with Lesa Hoffman

The SMiP group's Mercator Fellow Lesa Hoffman offers digital office hours, specifically dedicated to SMiP PhD Candidates. During the first half year of 2025, Lesa will be available every second Wednesday from 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. The invitation link was sent via e-mail.

SMiP Summer School 2025

The second SMiP Summer School will take place at the University of Mannheim from 30 June to 04 July 2025 (see summer school website).

Small Group Meetings

From 2023 on, the SMiP group will organize so-called Small Group Meetings about once per semester. These meetings will concentrate on specific topics and bring together SMiP members working in the respective field and feature one external expert as guest.