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Graduiertenschule für die Geisteswissenschaften

Doctoral Candidate Networks

Information on networking:

Here you will find networks for Early Career Researchers:

CLAS - Young Researchers Network Cultural and Literary Animal Studies (Univ. Frankfurt).

Doktoranden im Netz - "The first networking online community by and for doctoral candidates"

EURODOC: "EURODOC is the European Council of doctoral candidates and young researchers. It takes the form of a federation of national associations of Ph.D. candidates and young researchers."

Alumni Portal  
Networking opportunities through personal profile with biography and list of publications.

KISSWIN ("Kommunikations- und Informationssystem Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs")
The internet portal is intended to support the internationally competitive qualification of
young researchers. It offers in detail

  • Information and newsletters on academic career paths,
  • funding opportunities, funding organisations,
  • written and telephone counselling by experts, including contact mediation
  • Workshops on career-promoting topics
  • Networks and forums
  • Database research
  • Edited news, announcements and dates.

PromovierendenInitiative:
"The aim of our work is to inform each other about general developments in the field of higher education policy, the situation of doctoral students and also in the various foundations and to initiate an opinion-forming process. We represent the interests of doctoral students to the relevant institutions and decision-makers. In cooperation with partners from universities, politics and society, we discuss existing problems and develop proposals for solutions and improvements."

ResearchGATE (since Nov. 2012 with scholarz.net):
Web 2.0 internet platform with innovative and powerful networking and communication applications of the latest generation.

THESIS
"The only interdisciplinary and Germany-wide network for doctoral candidates and postgraduates".

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