Friday, 10/07/2026

Throughout the day (10:30 - 18:00): Individual Appointments with DFG/KoWi staff.

There will be lists for registration on site.

07:30-08:30   Yoga

Outside

 

09:00-10:15     DFG Updates (Britta Siegmund, DFG Vice President)

Conference Hall

10:15-10:45     Coffee break

Foyer
 

10:45-12:15     Workshops/Talks

EU Research Funding (Martin Winger, KoWi)
The info session provides an overview about funding opportunities of the European Research Council (ERC), in particular on the application and evaluation procedures for ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants, and taking into account the new requirements of the ERC Work Programme 2027.

Conference Hall

 

How to identify which support measures are really needed by your (future) coworkers (Peter Kolb, Friederike Pollmann)

In this workshop, we will explore how to find out whether the support measures (e.g. mentoring, childcare, classes, ...) intended for the people we are responsible for are also what they want. And how this might be different if we have to suggest support for people we have not hired yet. We likely model our offers according to what we ourselves would have found effective at a particular career stage, but is this still a reasonable assumption now, i.e. 5, 10, 15 years later? The workshop format is intended to be a mixture between the identification of actual measures and the discovery of ways in which to obtain ideas in the future. We would like to assemble a toolbox of measures to share with everyone, so every participant is kindly asked to bring the names or short descriptions of two measures that worked well for them to the workshop.

Room 3+4

One Standard or Many? Good Scientific Practice Across Disciplines  (Gordon Feld, Michael Roth)

In this workshop, we explore what counts as good scientific practice across different disciplines. We discuss how to structure a lab to foster excellent research, strong supervision, and effective role modelling, while keeping the goals of the Emmy Noether Programme in mind. We also consider open science practices, which have become increasingly prevalent in some fields as indicators of good scientific practice, but are seen differently in others.

Room

Room 5+6

 

Grundlagen der Mittelverwendung im Emmy Noether-Programm (Sabrina Legler, DFG)

Bei der Kommunikation mit den Finanzabteilungen der Universitäten und Forschungs-einrichtungen hilft es, sich mit der finanziellen Abwicklung der Bewilligung und der dieser zugrundeliegenden Verwendungsrichtlinie auszukennen. Darüber möchten wir in dem Workshop einen Überblick geben und Ihre Fragen beantworten. Der Workshop findet auf Deutsch statt.

Room 1+2
 

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Restaurant
 

14:00-15:30     Workshops/Talks II

Scicomm-Support: dealing with attacks and unobjective conflicts in science communication (Kristin Küter & Julia Wandt, Scicomm Support)
Hostility and unobjective conflicts against researchers, science communicators and scientific institutions as a whole in the context of their science communication have increased noticeably in recent years and have been proven by studies. In all scientific disciplines researchers and science communicators often experience anti-scientific online and offline attacks. But how can researchers respond to such attacks, prepare for them and find support? What is the background and aim of such hostility? We present how the German national contact point Scicomm-Support came about and how it can provide support. We are also happy to discuss your personal experiences and any cases you may have as well as questions about the topic in general.

Room 5+6

 

Dos and Don’ts in Professorial Hiring Procedures (Hans-Dieter Arndt)

Academic hiring is a complex matchmaking exercise which may result in a life-long (20-35 years) relationship – after a seemingly rather cursory dating history. The procedures are formalized and quite comparable for many German institutions. In this workshop we will talk about the background of hiring procedures, key aspects, dos and don’ts, purely based on 25 years of experience of the speaker (a chemist) as an applicant and as a member of diverse committees in universities and research institutions. Bring any materials and, of course, any questions you might have.

Conference Hall

The Heisenberg Programme (Nils Föhles, DFG)

This session is designed for Emmy Noether Group Leaders who have been in the programme for at least one year. Together, we will work through the key requirements and address any specific questions or challenges that may have come up during preparation.

Room 1+2 

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

Foyer

16:00-17:30     Workshops/Talks III

Appointment Negotiations (Katharina Helmig, Deutscher Hochschulverband)

The workshop will show how an ideal negotiation is prepared and conducted after an offer has been made. Which points of negotiation will be discussed, and how can these be tactically incorporated into the negotiations? Typical negotiation outcomes from real-life experience will also be presented.

Speaker: RA (Syndikusrechtsanwältin) Katharina Helmig, Justitiarin für Hochschul- und Beamtenrecht im DHV.

Conference Hall 

Combining Family & Work Life (Fritz Günther)

Balancing the advancement a professional career in academia with private social commitments and a healthy family life is not always easy. In this workshop, we will review the situation of academics in this balancing act, and provide a discussion forum to exchange experiences and practical information.

Room 5+6 

Good Review Practice – how should we assess research? (DFG: Matthias Kiesselbach, Djawed Nauroozi)

How can qualitative and substantive criteria take center-stage in research assessment? How can we ensure that a broad variety of research activities and outputs counts in research assessment? How can non-linear career paths be fairly evaluated? Under what conditions may AI be used in research assessment? This workshop is aimed at answering these – and many other – questions about good review practices.

Room 1+2

 

Alumni Networking (open round)

Room 3+4

18:00-20:00    Dinner

Restaurant

20:00-21:30   Hot Topics in Science: AI Transforming Scientific Work and Research Culture ↗

Conference Hall