Strengthening the doctoral community means listening closely to your needs. As the Federal Association for Doctoral Candidates, our aim is to reflect the realities of your everyday research life. That’s why we consider your experiences to be the compass that will help us to design events that are not only relevant, but also genuinely supportive. Whether you are navigating your first year or approaching the final stretch, your perspective matters.

Time is your scarcest resource during your doctorate, and we want to create formats that respect that. By taking just two minutes to complete our short survey, you can directly influence the direction of our future events. Rest assured that your input won’t just disappear into a spreadsheet, it will form the basis of concrete programming decisions. Thus we ask only three simple but essential questions: Which topics are currently most relevant to you? Which workshop formats actually help you grow? And when can these sessions realistically fit into your often demanding PhD schedule?

Click here to fill out our survey or scan the QR code below

Thank you for helping us organise better events for doctoral researchers. Your voice is the most important thing here, and we can’t wait to make your ideas real. If you would like to support our work in the federal association even more, please share the link or QR code with your colleagues or friends. You could also think about joining one of our working groups or the executive council at our next AGM.