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Town Hall about the current WissZeitVG
As you may already be aware, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) recently released a draft reform of the WissZeitVG, setting off another round of debate about the future of academic employment in Germany. prompting another round of discussions about the future of academic employment in Germany. In collaboration with the PhD…
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Our Newsletter May 2026
I hadn’t been aware that there were doors closed to me until I started knocking on them. Gertrude B. Elion The main building of TU Berlin is in danger! The sudden closure of the main building at TU Berlin due to severe roof damage has become a striking symbol of a much deeper systemic problem.…
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North Rhine-Westphalia: Where are your doctoral researchers?
Doctoral researcher fill up nearly half of the research positions at German universities. Due to the specific interests involved in our doctoral research, many federal states have established dedicated representative bodies for doctoral researchers within their higher education laws. North Rhine-Westphalia has a higher concentration of universities than anywhere else in Germany, yet there is…