Current event program

Here you will find the current program of events of the Graduate Center TU Dortmund and the Research Academy Ruhr for transferable skills training, sorted by target groups, and information on offers from other providers at TU Dortmund University. All formats also offer participants the opportunity to network with each other and exchange experiences.

Participation in the events is free of charge.

Piktogramm Doktorhut — (Prospective) Doctoral researchers

Piktogramm Doktorhut mit Urkunde — Postdocs

Piktogramm Gebäude mit Säulen und Dreiecksgiebel — Junior Faculty

Piktogramm Kalender — Other events at TU Dortmund University

Events for (prospective) doctoral researchers

Please note:
Usually, the offers for doctoral researchers are only addressed to members of the TU Dortmund University. In case of free capacities, participation of doctoral researchers from other UA Ruhr universities is also possible.

Writing Lab (w.space) - Academic Writing | Overview

The Writing Lab (w.space) offers structured support for academic writing in English and German.

Workshops throughout the semester

Stressmanagement in der Promotionsphase

Promovierende lernen hier Stress und seine Entstehung zu verstehen und wirkungsvolle Mittel kennen, um Stress kurz- und langfristig zu reduzieren.

Start: 02/26/2026, 1:00 PM
End: 02/26/2026, 3:00 PM

Hatespeech souverän begegnen – Umgang mit Anfeindungen in der Wissenschaftskommunikation

Wie kann ich auf Hassrede und Anfeindungen als Reaktion auf meine Wissenschaftskommunikation reagieren?

Start: 03/04/2026, 9:30 AM
End: 03/04/2026, 3:30 PM

Von der Forschung zur Wirkung: Chancen erkennen und gemeinsame Projekte gestalten

Der Workshop vermittelt methodisches Wissen für die Identifizierung von Transfermöglichkeiten und die Planung der Verwertung von Forschungsergebnissen

Start: 03/06/2026, 9:00 AM
End: 03/06/2026, 1:00 PM

Events for Postdocs

Writing Lab (w.space) - Academic Writing | Overview

The Writing Lab (w.space) offers structured support for academic writing in English and German.

Workshops throughout the semester

Lieber ausgefuchst als ausgeliefert! Praxisworkshop zur Positionierung in unausgewogenen Machtverhältnissen

Wie platziere ich mich wirkungsvoll, auch und gerade, wenn ich mich in ein einer wenig machtvollen Position erlebe?

Abgesagt

Career Paths for International Postdocs in German Academia – Module 2: Career Planning in German Academia After the Doctorate

This short workshop offers some impulses that might help you decide whether a permanent position in German academia is the right path for you

Start: 02/26/2026, 9:30 AM
End: 02/26/2026, 12:30 PM

Workshop: Drittmittelanträge in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften - Modul 1: Antragsideen entwickeln und schärfen

In dem Workshop werden zentrale Aspekte einer erfolgreichen Drittmittelantragstellung vermittelt.

Start: 03/03/2026, 10:00 AM
End: 03/03/2026, 1:00 PM

Hatespeech souverän begegnen – Umgang mit Anfeindungen in der Wissenschaftskommunikation

Wie kann ich auf Hassrede und Anfeindungen als Reaktion auf meine Wissenschaftskommunikation reagieren?

Start: 03/04/2026, 9:30 AM
End: 03/04/2026, 3:30 PM

Making Good Decisions

Let’s discuss how to make sensible decisions in the face of uncertainty, with concrete examples relating to the academic experience.

Start: 03/05/2026, 9:00 AM
End: 03/05/2026, 10:30 AM

Von der Forschung zur Wirkung: Chancen erkennen und gemeinsame Projekte gestalten

Der Workshop vermittelt methodisches Wissen für die Identifizierung von Transfermöglichkeiten und die Planung der Verwertung von Forschungsergebnissen

Start: 03/06/2026, 9:00 AM
End: 03/06/2026, 1:00 PM

Einführung in Python

Diese Veranstaltung gibt eine Einführung in die Programmiersprache Python und erste Anwendungen für Ihre Forschungsdaten

Start: 03/06/2026, 10:00 AM
End: 03/06/2026, 12:00 PM

Workshop: Drittmittelanträge in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften - Modul 2: Die Antragsbausteine konturieren

Ziel des Workshops ist es, die Grundstruktur erfolgreicher Anträge kennenzulernen und zentrale Aspekte des Antragsschreibens gezielt zu bearbeiten.

Start: 03/10/2026, 10:00 AM
End: 03/10/2026, 1:00 PM

Events for Junior Faculty

Junior Faculty Impuls

The approx. 1.5-hour networking format Junior Faculty Impuls usually takes place every 2-3 months. Current dates can be found here in good time.

CoachingPLUS Seminars of the RAR

CoachingPLUS: Individuelles Coaching-Angebot für die Junior Faculty

Individuelle Einzelcoachings für Mitglieder der Junior Faculty zu Themen wie Berufung, strategische Karriereplanung, Führung oder Betreuung.

nach Vereinbarung

Webcast: First audition? Applying for (junior-)professorships

You will receive tips and short demonstrations on how to structure your scientific presentation and teaching demonstration.

On personal demand, 3.75 hrs

Webcast: Erstes Vorsingen? Bewerben auf (Junior-)Professuren

Sie erhalten Hinweise und Kurzdemonstrationen zur Gestaltung von wissenschaftlichem Vortrag und Lehrprobe.

Individuell nach Anmeldung, 3,75 Std.

Junior Faculty Impuls: Effiziente Lehrplanung bei hoher Arbeitsauslastung

Wie lässt sich gute Lehre realisieren, wenn Forschung, Gremienarbeit, Betreuung und private Verpflichtungen ohnehin schon den Kalender füllen?

Start: 03/16/2026, 10:00 AM
End: 03/16/2026, 11:00 AM

Workshop: Supervising Doctoral Researchers

The workshop supports doctoral supervisors in developing and reflecting the necessary knowledge to guide a diverse group of doctoral researchers.

cancelled

JProf TU: Resilienz und Mental Health | Vernetzung

Impuls und Austausch zur Bedeutung von Resilienz und Mental Health im akademischen Alltag

Start: 04/28/2026, 11:00 AM
End: 04/28/2026, 1:00 PM

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Further events at TU Dortmund University

Research Support Services

In the series Forschung fördern (“Supporting research”), the Research Support Services present the wide range of services offered by the TU Dortmund University to support your research activities. Usually on Tuesdays from 12:15 p.m. a 30 to 45-minute lecture awaits you, followed by an opportunity for questions and discussions with the lecturers and the staff of the Research Support Services.

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CET – Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer

The CET – Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer offers individual advice as well as numerous events and workshops around the topics start-up and transfer.

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International Office

The International Office provides you as well with workshops on intercultural training as with info and networking events in German and English.

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Center for Higher Education (zhb) – Department of Foreign Languages

The Department of Foreign Languages of the Center for Higher Education (zhb) is responsible for the teaching of foreign languages at the academic level for students of non-philological disciplines and also acts as a contact within the university for questions concerning the acquisition of foreign and specialist languages.
The department offers the possibility of a qualified foreign language education on different levels in currently 14 modern foreign languages.

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Center for Higher Education (zhb) – Department of Academic Teaching & Department Development

The Department of Academic Teaching & Department Development of the Center for Higher Education (zhb) sees itself as a contribution to the development of academic teaching culture and a place of interdisciplinary exchange. Continuing education in didactically informed teaching competence interacts with university didactic research and development as well as advice and supervision.

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University Library

The University Library offers courses in programs for literature management and knowledge organization, training in literature research, and guided tours through the library.

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