News from the PhDnet

Offspring… It is as much a group of enthusiastic people as the wealth of news and interviews on PhD-related topics that we give birth to. While all year long you can follow our podcasts and interviews, it is now time for you to discover our latest baby: the 2024 Offspring Magazine. It is bold, colorful, funny, and educational. Here is what 2024 brought into our lives. more

Offspring… It is as much a group of enthusiastic people as the wealth of news and interviews on PhD-related topics that we give birth to. While all year long you can follow our podcasts and interviews, it is now time for you to discover our latest baby: the 2022 Offspring Magazine. It is bold, colorful, funny, and educational. Here is what 2022 brought into our lives. more

In October, the commission for education, research and technical consequences assessment of the German parliament invited us to give our opinion to this question in an expert exchange.  We responded in the light of recent political discussions on the amendment of the ‚WissZeitVG‘ and backed up by comprehensive survey data. Find our statement in German and English below. more

Offspring… It is as much a group of enthusiastic people as the wealth of news and interviews on PhD-related topics that we give birth to. While all year long you can follow our podcasts and interviews, it is now time for you to discover our latest baby: the 2021 Offspring Magazine. It is bold, colorful, funny, and educational. Here is what 2021 brought into our lives. more

Recently, 145 female scientists signed an open letter to challenge the way the Max Planck Society (MPS) manages power abuse cases involving female directors.
Find our statement on the topic below presenting our latest survey results filled by more than 2400 of 5000 doctoral researchers of the MPS. more

For one year, we have been busy - posting articles on the Offspring blog, editing and recording the Offspring podcasts. Check out the final result, our Offspring Magazine 2020, featuring interesting topics such as mental health, the summer of open science, CRISPRs!, Black Lives Matter and of course, the podcast! more

Save the Date!
The PhDnet Gerneral meeting will happen online; next month from the 4th till 6th of November. more