Autor: Julian Plitzko
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Our Statement concerning academia in the USA
The United States is currently experiencing unstable political times. Since the Trump administration took office, the tone has become much harsher and even scientific institutions are suffering repression. So we want to be open about our perspective on current events and share a statement with you. As the German Association of Doctoral Researchers (Bundesverband Promovierende…
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Power abuse in academia: A reflection from the perspective of doctoral students
On October 8th and 9th, 2024, the TU Berlin hosted the Germany-wide symposium Our UNIverse: Empowered to Speak Up with a focus on the abuse of power at universities. As a Bundesverband Promovierende, we were represented on site by Maren Weissig, our equal opportunities officer, and discussed both preventative measures and specific solutions. Current reports…
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Machtmissbrauch in der Wissenschaft: Eine Reflexion aus der Perspektive von Promovierenden
Bereits am 8. und 9. Oktober 2024 fand an der TU Berlin die deutschlandweite Fachtagung Our UNIverse: Empowered to Speak Up mit dem Fokus Machtmissbrauch an Hochschulen statt. Wir als Bundesverband waren durch Maren Weissig, unsere Beisitzerin für Gleichstellung, vor Ort vertreten und haben sowohl über Präventionsmaßnahmen als auch konkrete Lösungsansätze diskutiert. Aktuell zeigt sich…