Bremen Early Career Researcher Development

BYRD is the support center for early-career researchers at the University of Bremen. We are the central contact point for doctoral candidates, post-docs as well as established researchers seeking information and support for further training, networking, and consulting.

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Events

As an early-career researcher, you can choose from our wide range of free BYRD workshops. On our web pages, we have also bundled the offers of other university-wide providers.

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Researcher Support on Campus

On our pages you will find an overview of the university-wide service facilities available to researchers.

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Consultation and Networking

BYRD advises doctoral candidates on questions surrounding doctoral studies and processes. We support academic and personal exchange through various networking formats.

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Consultation and Networking for Postdocs

BYRD also offers postdocs and advanced researchers advice on postdoctoral studies and career options both within as well as outside the scientific community. We inform about training measures and develop formats for networking.

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The Latest Info

Apply by October 1st!

BremenIDEA is a funding line for doctoral researchers planning research stays abroad. One- to three-month stays at universities and research institutions abroad are eligible for funding. These must be related to the candidate’s doctoral project.
Doctoral researchers of the University of Bremen can apply until 1.10.2022 to fund their stays abroad in 2023. All details on the funding requirements and conditions as well as the application process are published here by the Central Research Development Fund.

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The “Getting it Done”-workshop provides you with useful tools to tackle the final stage of your dissertation with as little hassle as possible. Get to know tried and tested methods for developing your own realistic project schedule. It is also important for you to keep working continuously until you finally submit your dissertation: learn how to develop helpful strategies to cope with persistent levels of stress and strain. Depending on participants' specific needs and interests, we will also focus on techniques for efficient writing, the topic of supervision and support, and questions concerning the defense.

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Writing is more fun when you're in good company - that's why we have established Shut Up and Write, a bi-weekly space for you to work on your dissertation. No registration necessary - just drop in and write! Please find the dates and the necessary Zoom information here.

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BYRD supports Postdoc Network Group "Health Humanities and Audiovisual Cultures"

BYRD now supports the interdisciplinary postdoc network "Health Humanities and Audiovisual Cultures (He:Ku)". The members from the faculties of health sciences and cultural studies focus on the relationship between health and media cultures/aesthetics. Following the groups "Inclusion Interdisciplinary (In+)" and "Learning (from) Transformation", this is the third postdoc network to realize joint research and networking projects with BYRD funding.

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Bremen Early Career Researcher Development