In compact short workshops during lunchtime, we offer popular workshop topics for all those who do not want to commit to a whole day. We also use this format to try out new topics or to provide important impulses that do not require a full-day workshop. So you can use your lunch break effectively for further training and inspiration!

Upcoming Events: 

European Doctoral Day: “And what are you going to do with it?” – The European Competence Framework for Researchers and the value of doctoral training with Dr. Martina Bross (13.05.2026, 10:00 - 12:00 CET), online, in English

„And what are you going to do with it, once you are finished?” – this question is familiar to many doctoral researchers. It often comes with the implication that a doctoral degree and hence doctoral training have no “value” beyond the academic sphere. Likewise, doctoral researchers often struggle with translating the concrete and valuable experience they have gained during their training into skills sought after by prospective employers. In this session, we will use the European Competence Framework for Researchers to explore the transversal skills developed by doctoral researchers during their training and how the “value” of doctoral training can be made visible for future employers and the doctoral researchers themselves. The online session will contain a presentation and time for participants to exchange ideas.

Registration via Eveeno: https://eveeno.com/250795462

Feel your work! Wissenschaft als Kunst kennenlernen und verstehen (Kreativworkshop) mit Dr. Tilman Gocht (18.06.2026, 12:00 - 13:00 CET), online, auf Deutsch

Sowohl in der Wissenschaft als auch in der Kunst geht es um Wahrheitssuche und Erkenntnis. Beide Bereiche arbeiten jedoch methodisch vollkommen unterschiedlich. Der Berührungspunkt liegt im Begriff der „Kreativität“. Ohne Kreativität kann keine neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis gewonnen werden, Kunst ist ohne Kreativität nicht vorstellbar. Wenn Wissenschaftler:innen sich „künstlerisch“ mit ihrer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit auseinandersetzen, gewinnen sie dadurch neue Zugänge zu ihrer Arbeit. Im Workshop wollen wir uns (schau-)spielerisch mit Methoden des Improvisationstheaters den wissenschaftlichen Themen der Kurs-Teilnehmer:innen annähern. Erste Übungen dazu machen wir beim “Lunch and Learn”: Feel your work!

Anmeldung über Eveeno: https://eveeno.com/294885396

Previous Lunch & Learn Workshops

Willenskraft gezielt einsetzen mit Dr. Dirk Hausen (19.05.2025 12:00 - 13:30 Uhr), online, in German

A Walk through the German Tax Declaration with Ralph-Dieter Lemke (June 24, 2025, 12:00 - 13:30), online, in English

Publication Subsidies and Article/Book Processing Charges: A Brief Introduction to Cost Models and Funding Opportunities in Academic Publishing with Dr. Nadine Riedl (July 2, 2025, 12:00-13:30), online, in English

Prüfungen in der Lehre gestalten mit Dr. Rada Bieberstein (05.03.2026, 12:00 - 13:00), online, in German

The online format Good Science Sessions invites researchers of all career stages as well as students to reflect on standards for good research. This format is open to all members of the University and aims to include all disciplines. The DFG’s “Code of Conduct for Safeguarding Good Research Practice” and the University of Tübingen’s revised “Guidelines for Ensuring Good Scientific Practice” serve as starting points to explore different aspects of good science. The sessions will be held in English, but participants are welcome to submit questions in German as well.

In the online event series "Let's Talk About Careers", the Graduate Academy, in cooperation with the Alumni Office of the University of Tübingen, invites alumni who no longer work in academia to talk about their personal career paths. With this format we want to support doctoral researchers and postdocs in their individual career planning. Participants can learn about possible career paths outside of academia and meet scientists who have taken this step and would like to talk about their experiences and decisions. The indiviudal talks are held in English or German.

20 Mai 2026 with Dr. Yvonne Arras from Fachwerk (art history), registration via Eveeno: https://eveeno.com/169290690 

Previous events:
16 May 2023, with Dr. Anders Kölligan
11 September 2023, with Dr. Jutta Kling
7 November 2023, with Fr. Franziska Becker
12 April 2024, with Dr. Katharina Böhm from the Steinbeis Europa Zentrum
27 September 2024, with Dr. Christoph Senft from Nexperia in Hamburg
23. October 2024, with Dr. Katja Grühn from Dr. Grün & Kollegen GmbH
14. November 2024, with Dr. Caroline Mehnert from DATEV e.G.
7. February 2025, with Dr, Jonas Kukla from W&W
30. April 2025, with Dr. Thomas Schön Founder from Alpha Engineering GmbH

4. July 2025, mit Dr. Fabian Tomaschek from the BDO Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
26.11.2025 with Prof. Dr. Thomas Kropf - Innovation Advisor & Consultant and Adjunct Professor for Computer Science at the University of Tübingen

19.02. 2026 with Dr. Christian Ebert (https://www.cabuu.app/) und Dr. Maike Kaufman (https://polybot.eu/)

As part of the Certificate Program Science Management, Round Tables are held regularly by experts from the various different fields of science management at the University of Tübingen and in the science system in general. The Round Tables can be attended independently of the certificate program. They will give you first impressions of the broad field of science management in a practical context and enable you to ask questions and get to know the professional field in its diverse facets. All Round Tables take place online via Zoom and are held in German.