Workshop: "Disciplinary differences in research articles" (15.12.2023, 09:00 - 12:00)

Join the Writing Centre for this series of academic writing workshops throughout the coming months. Each workshop will address a different advanced topic in academic writing that will help you take your thesis or research paper to the next level.

Requirements for participants: Participants should be prepared with texts they have written and/or are currently writing.

Target group: These are practical workshops designed to give PhD or post-doc students and scientific staff the chance to be given feedback and guidance on writing scientific articles or theses.

Date & time: Friday 15.12.2023, 09:00 - 12:00

Place: WE5/04.076

Course units: 4

Registration: To register contact Don Watson at: schreibzentrum.sz(at)uni-bamberg.de

Workshop: "Writer’s retreat" (19.01.2024, 09:00 - 15:00)

Join the Writing Centre for this series of academic writing workshops throughout the coming months. Each workshop will address a different advanced topic in academic writing that will help you take your thesis or research paper to the next level.

Requirements for participants: Participants should be prepared with texts they have written and/or are currently writing.

Target group: These are practical workshops designed to give PhD or post-doc students and scientific staff the chance to be given feedback and guidance on writing scientific articles or theses.

Date & time: Friday 19.01.2024, 09:00 - 15:00

Place: WE5/04.076

Course units: 8

Registration: To register contact Don Watson at: schreibzentrum.sz(at)uni-bamberg.de

Online-Lecture: "Destination UK? Routes into the British university system for German researchers" (21.02.2024, 12:00 - 13:30)

Even after Brexit, the UK remains one of the world’s research powerhouses, punching well above its political and economic weight. Ranking fourth in the world in citable research outputs – behind only China, the US, and (from 2022) India – and still arguably home to a great proportion of top-ranked institutions than any country outside of North America, it remains a very attractive destination for visiting researchers. The UK’s continued involvement in Horizon Europe from January 2024 onwards will, among many other things, help maintain its status as one of Germany’s most important international academic partners.

In this seminar, Dr Robert Craig will give an overview of UK Higher Education and routes into it for early-career researchers. He will outline the bureaucratic requirements post-Brexit, before summarizing some of the funding possibilities available for visiting researchers. Finally, he will turn to university culture itself: how best to build an excellent relationship with potential mentors or collaborators; what to expect (and not) when there; and the kinds of intercultural challenges and pitfalls to watch out for.

Date & time: 21.02.2024, 12:00 - 13:30

Location: online

Lecturer:  Dr Robert Craig

Dr Robert Craigis a ‘wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter’ at the Institute for English & American Studies and the Welcome Center in Bamberg’s International Office. Having studied, researched, taught, and completed his PhD in German Literature & Culture at the University of Cambridge (2016), he has published and spoken widely, particularly on German literature and philosophy. He has held studentships and scholarships from Cambridge, the UK Arts & Humanities Research Council, and the DAAD; and he is a cofounder and the current coordinator of the University of the Bamberg’s ‘Forschungsnetzwerk’. 

Course units: 2

Registration: Please register via this form by February 7, 2024.

Online-Workshop: "Interkulturelle Kompetenz" 

Inhalte:

Wie kann interkulturelle Kommunikation erfolgreich gelingen? Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage beschäftigen wir uns mit dem Kulturbegriff, den Unterschieden zwischen den Kulturen nicht nur in der Kommunikation sowie mit den deutschen Kulturstandards. Im theoretischen Teil begegnen wir den Forschern E.T. Hall, G. Hofstede und A. Thomas. Für die Praxis diskutieren wir gerne Ihre Beispiele, wenn Sie sie mit der Gruppe teilen möchten.

Ablauf:

• Einführung in das Thema
• Theoretischer Teil
• Diskussion und die Erarbeitung von Beispiellösungen

Methode: Powerpoint-Präsentation und Gruppen-bzw. Partnerarbeit

Lernziele:

Die Teilnehmenden erhalten Hintergrundinformationen, die mit praktischen Beispielen verknüpft werden. Am Ende können Sie eigene Handlungsstrategien entwickeln zur Vermeidung interkultureller Missverständnisse.

Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 16 Personen

Zielgruppe: Promovierende und Postdocs

Termin: 23.2.2024, 9.00 bis 12.00 Uhr

Arbeitseinheiten: 4 AE

Ort: Die Trainerin stellt 2-3 Tage vor dem Seminar den Zoom-Einwahllink bereit.

Leitung: Kerstin Sommer, FAU. Frau Sommer ist DAAD-zertifizierte Trainerin für interkulturelle Kompetenz an Hochschulen und bietet seit 2013 Kurse zu diesem Thema an. Im Hauptberuf leitet sie das Welcome Centre der FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.