This blog post is the first part of our second interview series starting in fall 2022. In case you missed it you can find a short overview about the 2021 interview series and links to each individual interview in this recap post from May 2022 . After the topical focus on COVID-19 in 2021 weContinue reading “Who are the editors behind the Leibniz PostDoc interview series?”
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New call for interview partners from the Leibniz Postdoc Network: the pleasure (and pain) of interdisciplinary collaboration
Currently, humankind faces a series of immense societal challenges that will shape life on our planet for generations to come. Recent developments reaffirm our conviction that these challenges cannot be addressed without a strong contribution from science. To put it more precisely: interdisciplinary, evidence-based scientific approaches that tackle these enormous challenges from multiple angles areContinue reading “New call for interview partners from the Leibniz Postdoc Network: the pleasure (and pain) of interdisciplinary collaboration”
Report from the Networking Meeting 2022 “Media for Scientists”
Facilitating networking is one of the most important topics of the Leibniz PostDoc Network. Since our annual general meeting has been held online for two years, we have organized a Network Meeting – Media for Scientists on June 22 and 23 in Frankfurt am Main hosted by the Senckenberg Museum. First things first: We wouldContinue reading “Report from the Networking Meeting 2022 “Media for Scientists””
Networking Meeting 2022: Interview with Marta Ferreira-Gomes
The Leibniz PostDoc Network is organizing a Networking Meeting. This year’s topic will be “Media for Scientists”. We have asked Marta Ferreira-Gomes what postdocs can expect from this meeting and why she thinks media competence is important for a scientist’s career. Marta, thanks for being available for this interview. You are one of the spokespersonsContinue reading “Networking Meeting 2022: Interview with Marta Ferreira-Gomes”
An update from the communication group
It’s been a while since we published the last interview in our COVID-19 interview series. We always had planned to publish a short recap post after the series is terminated and – better late than never – here it is! In addition we will also give a short outlook about what is going to happenContinue reading “An update from the communication group”
Tell about your research – the 2021 Science Communication Day of the Leibiz PostDoc Network
In 2013, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government famously said that “Science is not finished until it’s communicated”. Professor Sir Mark Walport A track in science communication is increasingly important at every stage of a researcher’s career, from PostDoc to professor, especially when it comes to job evaluations and appointments. Therefore, a fullContinue reading “Tell about your research – the 2021 Science Communication Day of the Leibiz PostDoc Network”
Putting Leibniz-Postdocs in the spotlight. An introduction to our blog series
In February 2021 we published our call for contributions to a new blog series. The aim of this series is to showcase the diversity of excellent research that postdocs at Leibniz institutes have been contributing to illuminate the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. This week we are going to start our series with the firstContinue reading “Putting Leibniz-Postdocs in the spotlight. An introduction to our blog series”