– Nobel Prizes –
The nobel prices are out with a high focus on computational analysis of protein and RNA structures. The Nobel Prize in Physic went to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries which used tools from physics to work on machine learning helping to build artificial neural networks. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their enormous work in the field of protein structures modelling and preticting. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun for their discoveries concerning microRNA. And the Nobel Prize in Literature went to Han Kang for her intense poetic prose dealing with historical traumas and the fragility of the human life. Finally, the Nobel Peace Prize went to the Nihon Hidankyo for the work of the Japanese organization for world free of nuclear weapons.
https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/
– First hearing WissZeitVG –
On October 16th, the WissZeitVG was debated for the first time in the Bundestag. We have published multiple position papers that you can find on our website. As expected, the discussion did not lead to great improvements. Now the draft for the revision of the law is handed to the committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment.
https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2024/kw42-de-befristungsrecht-1023764
– Semester ticket and D-ticket –
For a lot of universities, the semester ticket is now the “Deutschlandticket”. Check with your local organizations how you might be able to get the D-ticket at a reduced prize.
https://www.d-ticket.info/d-ticket-uni-upgrade-fuer-studierende
– Annual General Meeting (AGM) –
On 29.-30th of November we, the German association of doctoral researchers, are meeting in Göttingen for two days. We will vote the officers of the next executive council and will discuss strategies and projects of for the future. If you want to partake in this event or would like to join the executive council, reach out to us via kontakt@promovierende.de.