Graduate School Environment, Society and Global Change - ESGC

Defending your thesis can be one of the most challenging parts of your PhD journey, but we are here to help!

PhD candidates aiming to defend their thesis within the coming 12 months are warmly invited to our disputation workshop!

The session will help you understand and reflect upon the requirements and expectations for presenting your dissertation, practice answering questions to panel members, identify the elements of a successful disputation and more.

Register now: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-alt/disputation-training

Whether you are at the start of your Ph.D. journey or in the final leg, your peer coaching group will keep you on track, give you momentum, and provide you with the support you need to complete your Ph.D. program successfully.

Interested in peer coaching? Join us for this short online information session on October 4! Dr. Djahane Banoo Salehabadi will explain how the peer coaching groups work, the benefits of having structured peer support during your Ph.D. journey, and answer any questions you might have.

Registration: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-alt/copy_of_peer-coaching-intro-sessionInterested in peer coaching?

Starting a PhD involves a significant investment of time and energy, but with a little bit of guidance it can become much less daunting.

We would like to invite you to our onboarding workshop for new PhD students, starting September 27!

This workshop is designed to help you get the most out of your investment. It will help you manage your time, make good use of the resources available in your university, build your network in the faculty and much more!

More info and registration: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-aktuell/onboarding-workshop

Let's kick off the new academic year with a Golden Day! Our first session takes place on September 6.

Get coffee, tea, cookies and most importantly: a bunch of writing done in a distraction-free writing group. The in-person sessions are also a chance to make new friends!

Sign up here and see what the rave is about: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-aktuell/copy16_of_golden-day-focused-writing-in-good-company

Dear Grad School students and faculty,

With the final golden day of the semester we are nearing the end of another productive yet challenging academic year. Once again you have successfully adapted to the various challenges posed by the current situation and thus allow for our workshops and events to keep taking place.

We would like to thank you for your dedication to our graduate school and motivation to make our events happen.

Our events are scheduled to recommence in early September.

We wish you a healthy, peaceful and productive summer break!

-Your ESGC social media team

Dear students and faculty,

We are more than pleased to conclude the first in-person NoS since two years as a great success.

We would like to thank all those who participated in the event and wish to see you again next year!

-Your ESGC social media team

Final call to sign up for the Night of Science on 07.07!

This year we will focus on the "why model" and delve into the importance, different types, purposes and importance of analytical models.

Sign up, programme and more information: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-alt/night-of-science-1

Save the date! Our annual Night of Science is taking place on July 7.

We are pleased to present you with the programme of the Night of Science.

Don't forget to register: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-alt/night-of-science-1

We would like to invite all UNR community members to join Professor Kerstin Stahl for a one-hour mini-workshop that will help us frame our discussion on models and modeling during the Night of Science on July 7.

If you plan on presenting or you are considering presenting, then you are especially encouraged to attend.

We hope to see you there!

Registration: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-aktuell/night-of-science-introductory-session-for-presenters

It is finally happening!

Our long anticipated Night of Science that was supposed to take place last winter is finally taking place on July 7.

The Night of Science aims to bring together UNR students and faculty and create a space for cross-disciplinary learning.

This year our focus is on the role of scientific models. We will attempt to find out how models differ across disciplines, what purposes they fulfil, what they make obscure and much more.

Sign up now: https://www.gs.esgc.uni-freiburg.de/graduate-school-calendar/kalender-alt/night-of-science-1

The ESGC social media team wishes you a happy & productive Pentecost break!

From Mon 13.06. we will be there for you again.

Our 3 day writing retreat is in motion!

We have 16 participants who have cleared their schedule and have dedicated time to getting a lot of writing done. The Grad School team wishes to congratulate those who have chosen to participate for their dedication to get work done.

Wish to also step out of your routine, reduce stress and anxiety and get master strategies for productive writing?

Consider signing up for next year’s retreat!