Good scientific practice in the context of power dynamics / 25-11-P-2

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of the FU Berlin, HU Berlin, TU Berlin and Charité with the aim of creating a joint research environment in Berlin. All workshops and events of the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and free of charge.

Participation

Doctoral researchers (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance and Potsdam Graduate School in the early stages of their doctoral studies.

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration to receive a certificate. Please check our terms and conditions.

 

Objectives & Content

Ideally, science is characterized by free inquiry, a culture that embraces failure, and collaborative approaches. In reality, however, many experience inequalities, hierarchies in academia, publication pressure, competition, discrimination and exclusion. What does good scientific practice mean in light of these challenges? In this workshop, we will explore this question and analyze how these dynamics impact your own research practices. The workshop provides a space for critical reflection on power structures in science and how to deal with them.

 

Please note

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Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.

For workshops held online, participation is allowed under the following conditions: a working camera that is turned on and a microphone to allow active participation in discussions and group work. Headphones must also be used to protect other participants from office eavesdroppers. Regardless of on-site or online workshops, we would like to refer to the rules at Freie Universität Berlin, which can be found in the Code of Conduct.

 

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.

Doctoral programs calculate credits based on the number of work units earned through workshop participation. Each work unit represents 45 minutes of workshop time, and 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points. For mini workshops (less than 8 work units), credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units. Please note: To be eligible for credit transfer, you must accumulate enough work units from short workshops. For example, attending two 3-hour workshops results in 8 work units (2 workshops x 4 work units each), which equals 0.5 credits.