Training
Check here for an overview of training by other providers.
General procedure:
- courses are usually filled on a first-come, first-served basis
- you can find further information regarding each workshop in the list below - often you can download an additional PDF with more details
- registrations
- will be accepted up to 2 weeks prior to the event
- register yourself via gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de, necessary information: your full name, date and name of the course
- if you do not receive a confirmation e-mail for your registration, you are not registered > please notify the GSGS staff via gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de
- Induction Part D is not organised by the GSGS, please find registration information below
Please note any specific registration guidelines indicated in the list below.
Writing Group Banana
by Lesley-Anne Weiling
Date(s) and times | Group to be set up in mid march 2024 (Date to be agreed with participants) |
Location | Online and in person |
Details | Group of up to 5 participants. Regularly attending writing groups can not only serve as a source of motivation and bolster a writer's confidence but also enhance skills in: • giving and receiving peer-review feedback • understanding writing as a supportive group activity • strengthening communication skills while refining and rehearsing your argument • exploring diverse perspectives and styles |
Registration | Register your interest by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de |
Improving Presentation Skills with Focus on Poster Presentations
by Jill Yates
Date and times | 02 & 03 April 2024, 1.5 days 1st day: 9:30 - 17:00 CEST 2nd day: 9:30 - 12:30 CEST |
Location | in person |
Details | Participants should bring a poster to present to the group 1 st day: Summary of general presentation skills: - Knowing your audience
- Importance of a strong introduction / conclusion
- Body language
- Dealing with stage fright
- Handling questions
- Specific tips for poster presentations
2 nd day: Practice of poster presentations with trainer / peer feedback max. 10 participants |
Registration | Register by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de. |
Writing retreat
by Lesley-Anne Weiling (Write English)
Date(s) and times | 03 May 2024 9:30 - 18:00 CEST |
Location | Flandrische Str. 4, 50674 Köln |
Details | Academics across the world face increasing pressure to publish. Research shows that writing retreats have helped by creating dedicated writing time and building collegiality. A new form of ‘structured’ writing retreat was created to increase its impact by taking a community of practice approach. This paper reports on an evaluation, funded by the British Academy, in which participants were interviewed one year after structured retreat. They reported many changes in their approaches to writing and in their sense of themselves as writers and some of these changes were sustained on return to campus. This paper argues that structured retreat increases learning through participation and helps academics to mainstream writing in their lives and careers. We conclude by suggesting that, since publishing is a mainstream academic activity, it makes sense to mainstream this intervention in academic careers. more information can be found here min. 6, max. 8 participants |
Registration | Register your interest by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de |
Preparing for the Viva Defence/Disputation
by Dr. Matteo Garavoglia
Date and times | 16/17 May 2024, 2 days |
Location | online |
Details | max. 12 participants |
Registration | Register by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de. |
Induction D - Research Data Management
by C³RDM (Cologne Competence Center for Research Data Management)
Date and times | 03 July 2024, 9:00 - 16:00 CEST |
Location | online |
Details | Please note that "Induction Part D" is currently not organised especially for GSGS. Instead, make sure to partake in one of the workshops "RDM - a practice-oriented introduction" in English or "Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM/RDM): Eine praxisbezogene Einführung" in German. Both workshops are provided by the Cologne Competence Center for Research Data Management (C3RDM). |
Registration & further Info | register until 04 June: click here. |
Getting Started. The path to a successful doctorate (Self- & Project Management)
by Dr Jan Stamm (ImpulsPlus)
Date and times | 04 July 2024 (one or two days; tbd) |
Location | tbd |
Details | max. 12 participants |
Registration | Register by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de. |
Paid to research: preparing successful funding applications
by Dr. Matteo Garavoglia
Date and times | 15/16 July 2024, 2 days |
Location | online |
Details | max. 12 participants |
Registration | Register by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de. |
Getting Published/ Mastering Peer Review
Dr. Brian Cusack (Science Craft)
Date and times | 19/20 September 2024, 2 days |
Location | online |
Details | max. 10 participants |
Registration | Register by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de. |
Academic Writing (+ optional text feedback)
by Lesley-Anne Weiling (Write English)
Date(s) and times | 08/09 October 2024, 2 days 9:00 – 15:30 instructor - led sessions + feedback on participants’ texts. |
Location | tbd |
Details | To improve the style and structure of the participants’ English academic papers. The workshop will contain information on structuring an English language paper and abstract, vocabulary and punctuation, cultural differences in academic papers, the writing process, finding a narrative and tools and resources for improving one’s written English. To get the most out of the workshop, participants should bring a short text they have written themselves for peer review. In addition, participants will receive feedback on a text sample of up to 1,000 words. More information can be found here. max. 14 participants |
Registration | Register your interest by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de |
Induction D - Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM/RDM): Eine praxisbezogene Einführung
by C³RDM (Cologne Competence Center for Research Data Management)
Date and times | 30 October 2024, 9:00 - 16:00 CET |
Location | online |
Details | Please note that "Induction Part D" is currently not organised especially for GSGS. Instead, make sure to partake in one of the workshops "RDM - a practice-oriented introduction" in English or "Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM/RDM): Eine praxisbezogene Einführung" in German. Both workshops are provided by the Cologne Competence Center for Research Data Management (C3RDM). |
Registration & further Info | register until 01 October: click here. |
Writing retreat
by Lesley-Anne Weiling (Write English)
Date(s) and times | 06 December 2024 |
Location | in person |
Details | Academics across the world face increasing pressure to publish. Research shows that writing retreats have helped by creating dedicated writing time and building collegiality. A new form of ‘structured’ writing retreat was created to increase its impact by taking a community of practice approach. This paper reports on an evaluation, funded by the British Academy, in which participants were interviewed one year after structured retreat. They reported many changes in their approaches to writing and in their sense of themselves as writers and some of these changes were sustained on return to campus. This paper argues that structured retreat increases learning through participation and helps academics to mainstream writing in their lives and careers. We conclude by suggesting that, since publishing is a mainstream academic activity, it makes sense to mainstream this intervention in academic careers. more information can be found here min. 6, max. 8 participants |
Registration | Register your interest by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de |
Preparing for the Viva Defence/Disputation
by Dr. Matteo Garavoglia
Date and times | 18/19 December 2024, 2 days |
Location | online |
Details | max. 12 participants |
Registration | Register by sending an e-mail to gsgs-adminuni-koeln.de. |
Courses without a fixed date or registration deadline
Event | date(s) and times | remarks | registration status |
German as a Foreign Language Courses for international students | intensive pre-semester courses (20h per week) or semester courses (6h per week) | The courses cost 250€ per semester. The GSGS will usually cover two semesters, but you can apply for more. Read more... | Register with GSGS through the online form |
One day structured writing retreat | (one day) will be arranged with interested people | | register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the topic "writing retreat" |
Recherchieren lernen - Zielgerichtet zur Doktorarbeit (workshop literature research in German by Anja Becker-Haumann, GeoLibrary) | (c. 1/2 day) will be arranged with interested people | in small groups, part individual training; read more... | register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the topic "literature research" |
Compulsory: Induction Part A: Being a member of the GSGS by Dr. Karin Boessenkool | (2.5 hours) will be arranged with interested people | | register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the course code (IndA) |
Compulsory: Induction Part B: Good Scientific Practice by Prof. NN and Dr. Karin Boessenkool | (4.5 hours) will be arranged with interested people | | register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and topic "Induction Part B" |
Compulsory: Induction Part C: Cooperation and Self-Management by Dr. Karin Boessenkool | (4 hours) will be arranged with interested people | | register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and topic "Induction Part C" |
Compulsory: Induction Part D: Research Data Management by members of C3RDM | Please note that "Induction Part D" is currently not organised especially for GSGS. Instead, make sure to partake in one of the workshops "RDM - a practice-oriented introduction" in English or "Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM/RDM): Eine praxisbezogene Einführung" in German. Both workshops are provided by the Cologne Competence Center for Research Data Management (C3RDM). | | register your interest via their website: https://fortbildung.uni-koeln.de/event_programme/index_eng.html |
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Poster presentations by Dr. Karin Boessenkool | (4 hours) date will be arranged with interested people | Bring your own poster to discuss; min. 5, max. 12 participants | register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the course code (2020_PO) |