Kategorie: Neuigkeiten

  • PhDs of the Germany stand united!

    PhDs of the Germany stand united!

    Doctoral councils all over Germany met in Berlin at September 26th to found the German association of doctoral researchers („Bundesverband Promovierende e.V.“). The executive board around the two speakers Timo Eckstein (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) and Benita Schmitz (Halle/Wittenberg) expressed the aim to fight for better working conditions for researchers in Germany. The newly formed association arises…

  • New website!

    New website!

    Thanks to the contribution of our members, we were able to secure funds for hosting our own website, where you can find our official stances on relevant doctoral issues, our reports and documentation, as well as relevant news. This is also a channel where you can contact us, so let us know what do you…

  • Position to the planned changes in the WissZeitVg

    Position to the planned changes in the WissZeitVg

    On June 28th 2023, the German network of doctoral researchers reached out to the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and took up position concerning the changes in the WissZeitVG. The coalition of 31 doctoral representations demands a minimal contract length of six years, must-rulings instead of should-rulings, a compensation of the maximal contract…