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IZKF-Seminars 2025

September

Date: 17. – 18.09.2025
Helping students become confident and articulate presenters
  • Provide with the tools they need to make an impact
  • Promote opportunities for collaborative research
  • Practical tasks to develop communicative skills, delivery of individual presentations and extensive feedback
Important information: Preparation for the course: You will be asked to prepare a short powerpoint presentation of 8 minutes about your PhD project. This may be a brief overview of its principal aims and motivation, a brief summary of one aspect of the project including recent results or a short progress report.
Duration: 2 days
Time: 09:00 – 16:30
Room:
  • 17.09.2025: Raum HSG, U02, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen
  • 18.09.2025: Raum HSG, kleiner Hörsaal, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen
Max. number of participants: 8
Trainer: Dr. Deborah Bennett
Course language: English
Course fee: 255 €
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Date: 22.- 23.09.2025
  • Basics of scientific hypothesis formulation and case number calculation
  • Descriptive and inferential statistical presentation of results incl. method selection
  • Reporting research results according to scientific standards
  • Practical evaluation of statistical method description and result presentation
Time: 08:30 – 13:30
Duration: 2 * 0,5 days
Room: Zoom
Trainer: Dr. Mathias Englbrecht
Course language: englisch
Costs: 120 €
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Date: 29.- 30.09.2025
Making an impact with your poster
This workshop takes participants through the process of creating a research poster. It begins with guidance on developing an initial concept based on the individual research story and the target audience. Participants are then introduced to key techniques in scripting, layout and design. Finally, they learn how to develop a 60-90 second elevator pitch, deliver this to their peers, and receive individual feedback on their performance.
Duration: 1,5 days
Time: 09:00 – 16:30; 09:00 – 12:15
Room: Zoom
Max. number of participants: 10
Trainer: Dr. Deborah Bennett
Course language: English
Course fee: 150 €
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October

Any responsible conduct of research should be based on honesty, accuracy, efficiency, and objectivity. The workshop Good Scientific Practice focuses on these scientific standards of international research. It raises awareness of the subject matter by providing doctoral candidates with a set of professional values and ethical norms as well as required competencies and skills to pursue scientific integrity. The content of the course follows the curriculum “Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice” (Memorandum and Code of Conduct) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

Specific Topics

Date:09.10.2025
Duration:1 day
Time:09:00 – 17:00
Room:Zoom
Max. number of participants:16
Trainer:Dr. Anne Hamker
Course language:English
Fee:90 €

Please note that the seminar Good Scientific Practice is a mandatory seminar. We offer this seminar up to 6 times a year. Alternative dates this half year are 09.10.2025, 23.10.2025 and 30.10.2025.

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Sprachliche Werkzeuge

Date:15.-16.10.2025
Duration:1 day
Time:09:15 – 15:30
Room: Zoom
Max. number of participants:16
Trainer:Gerhard Kranz
Course language:German
Course fee:195 €
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The Grant Writing course will provide knowledge in how to write a competitive grant in the field of experimental biomedical research. In small groups together with experienced scientists, we will discuss the general design of grant proposals and give insights into what reviewers usually expect.Over a period of 5 meetings during a semester, each group will write a funding proposal, which will be presented at the end.

Starting date:
Final date: 		23.10.2025 (14:00 – 16:00)
11.03.2026 (14:00 – 16:00)
Duration:5 meetings during the semester
Rooms:23.10.2025: TRC 00.010, Kussmaulallee 10/12, Erlangen
11.03.2026: HSG U03, Ulmenweg 18, Erlangen
Max. number of participants:9
Trainer:Prof. Dr. Becker, Prof. Dr. Engel, Prof. Dr. Zunke
Course language:English
Course fee:no fee
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Any responsible conduct of research should be based on honesty, accuracy, efficiency, and objectivity. The workshop Good Scientific Practice focuses on these scientific standards of international research. It raises awareness of the subject matter by providing doctoral candidates with a set of professional values and ethical norms as well as required competencies and skills to pursue scientific integrity. The content of the course follows the curriculum “Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice” (Memorandum and Code of Conduct) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

Specific Topics

Date:23.10.2025
Duration:1 day
Time:09:00 – 17:00
Room:Zoom
Max. number of participants:16
Trainer:Dr. Anne Hamker
Course language:English
Fee:90 €

Please note that the seminar Good Scientific Practice is a mandatory seminar. We offer this seminar up to 6 times a year. Alternative dates this half year are 09.10.2025, 23.10.2025 and 30.10.2025.

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An introduction to scientific writing: Laying the foundation for effective research writing

Date:27.- 31.10.2025
Duration:5 * 0,5 days
Time:09:00 – 12:15
Room:Zoom
Max. number of participants: 14
Trainer:Dr. Deborah Bennett
Course language:English
Course fee:170 €
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Any responsible conduct of research should be based on honesty, accuracy, efficiency, and objectivity. The workshop Good Scientific Practice focuses on these scientific standards of international research. It raises awareness of the subject matter by providing doctoral candidates with a set of professional values and ethical norms as well as required competencies and skills to pursue scientific integrity. The content of the course follows the curriculum “Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice” (Memorandum and Code of Conduct) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

Specific Topics

  • Introduction to good scientific practice
  • Mentoring in the science system
  • Misconduct in scientific research
  • Conflicts of interest in scientific cooperation
  • Data management

Aims
The workshop instructs participants on the principles of good scientific practice. Doctoral candidates learn how to comply with the international values and standards of good scientific research and ethical practice.

Date:30.10.2025
Duration:1 day
Time:09:00 – 17:00
Room:Zoom
Max. number of participants:16
Trainer:Dr. Anne Hamker
Course language:English
Fee:90 €

Please note that the seminar Good Scientific Practice is a mandatory seminar. We offer this seminar up to 6 times a year. Alternative dates this half year are 09.10.2025, 23.10.2025 and 30.10.2025.

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CUBiDA offers a diverse range of training opportunities to all skill levels from beginner to advanced.Our workshops are designed to equip researchers with knowledge and practical skills necessary for effective data management, analysis, and interpretation. Our regular offerings include:
  • R for genomics
  • (bulk) RNA-seq data analysis
  • ATAC-seq data analysis
  • cBioPortal
Training opportunities are announced on CUBiDA website and through their mailing-list. Course enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to qualified requests (e.g., affiliation and required prior knowledge).

A certain contingent is available for members of the IZKF Research Training Group and the IZKF MD Thesis Scholarship. Until then, course costs can be covered by the IZKF. The coverage of costs must be requested from us in advance. Subsequent applications for cost coverage cannot be approved. Please contact: izkf-nachwuchsfoerderung@fau.de

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