DRS Open Door Talks
Die Open Door Talks der Dahlem Research School bieten einen Einblick in unsere Angebote von der Perspektive Promotion bis zu Fördermöglichkeiten für Postdocs.
Alle Interessierten sind herzlich willkommen!
Open Door Talks im Sommersemester 2026
Open Door Talk: Research Environment for Doctoral Candidates – Central Services and Individual Support @ Freie Universität Berlin (online)
Date: 22. April 2026, 14:00-16:00 hrs / 2:00-4:00 pm Berlin time
Format: online @ Dahlem Research School
Language: English
Onboarding info-talk for new doctoral candidates: Learn more about the research environment at Freie Universität Berlin including research-related policies and guidelines and information on available services, support structures and current training and workshop offers.
Please pre-register if you want to receive the talk presentation after the event; further information, registration and online access link to be announced.
Open Door Talk: "What's Next Doc?" by Research Division of Freie Universität (in person)
Date: 18. Juni 2026, 14:00-16:00 hrs / 2:00-4:00 pm Berlin time
format: in person @ Dahlem Research School, Hittorfstr. 16, 14195 Berlin, room 001
Language: English
Are you nearing the end of your doctoral project and planning a career in academia? Maybe you already are a Postdoc and need further orientation on how to finance your future research? In this Open Door Talk, the team of Freie Universität’s research funding service will inform you about funding options for postdoctoral research projects.
They will introduce funding opportunities for the various disciplines from a postdoc perspective and present a short overview of interdisciplinary and discipline-specific programs and their requirements as well as tipps and information regarding proposal writing.
Open Door Talk: AI & Research Integrity: What to do and what to avoid (online)
Date: 24. Juni 2026, 13:00-15:00 hrs / 1:00-3:00 pm Berlin time
Format: online @ Dahlem Research School
Language: English
New technologies cause uncertainty – this is especially true for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, researchers find a huge array of AI-based tools at their disposal with new opportunities emerging almost daily. Our rulebooks on good research practice can hardly keep up with this development. Accordingly, many questions arise: Can I use AI tools for my dissertation? Should I make it transparent, which AI tools I use and, if so, how? How shall I document the use of AI? When publishing, can AI assist me or even be an author?
Registration: AI & Research Integrity: What to do and what to avoid - ODT-2 | Dahlem Research School | Freie Universität Berlin
Open Door Talk for/on First Generation PhD Students (online)
Date: 6. Juli 2026, 15:00-17:00 hrs / 3:00-5:00 pm Berlin time
Format: online @ Dahlem Research School
Language: English
In this Open Door Talk, two members of the association "Erste Generation Promotion – EGP e. V." (PhD First Generation) will engage in dialogue with you about the challenges for first generation PhD students and give you an insight into their advocacy work. Both first-generation (PhD) students and anyone interested in the topic are welcome.
Direct link: https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin/j.php?MTID=m486f76cc2894cc33781f86b27f362d56
Registration: Open Door Talk for/on First Generation PhD Students 26-7-FGP-4 | Dahlem Research School | Freie Universität Berlin
Vergangene Veranstaltungen
Open Door Talk: Doing Your Doctorate@FU / Financing the Doctorate (online)
Date: 11. März 2026, 14:00-16:00 hrs / 2:00-4:00 pm Berlin time
Format: online
Language: English
Learn more about the different possibilities of doing a doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin, important administrative steps, potential challenges and how to find funding for your doctoral research.
Please pre-register if you want to receive the talk presentation after the event (see below).
Open Door Talk: Prompting and Literature Search (online)
Date: 11. February 2026, 10:00-12:00 hrs / 10:00-12:00 am Berlin time
format: online @ Dahlem Research School
Language: English
Prompting and Literature Search introduces PhD students to practical strategies for using large language models and AI-based search tools. Get hands-on experience through guided examples that help you craft prompts and integrate AI-enhanced search into your research workflow.
Open Door Talk: AI-Basics (online)
Date: 4. December 2025, 10:00-12:00 hrs / 10:00-12:00 am Berlin time
format: online @ Dahlem Research School
Language: English
AI-Basics offers doctoral researchers a concise introduction to large language models and their scientific implications. Explore how LLMs work, what they truly “know,” and how to use them responsibly in research maintaining high standards of scientific integrity.
Open Door Talk: Publishing Your Dissertation in Open Access (online)
Date: 19. November 2025, 14:00-16:00 hrs / 2:00-4:00 pm Berlin time
format: online @ Dahlem Research School
Language: English
In this Open Door Talk, participants will receive an overview of the publication modalities of dissertations, taking into account individual copyright aspects. At the same time, participants will be informed about the financing options for Open Access publishing of academic publications and the funding opportunities offered by the University Library as part of the publication fund for books.
18. June 2025, 4-5pm: Go-Out-Tag: Going Abroad – Options for Doctoral Researchers, hybrid event online and at Seminarzentrum Silberlaube, room L115, Otto-von-Simson-Straße 26, 14195 Berlin
Learn about different (funding) opportunities of spending time abroad during your doctorate. In cooperation with the FU International Affairs Division. No registration required.
20. Mai 2025, 10-12:00 Uhr: Open Door Talk: Doctoral Research and Care Responsibility
(online @DRS, Language: English)
For doctoral researchers with kids and those thinking about starting a family
Are you juggling doctoral studies and care work? Are you working on your doctorate and thinking about starting a family? This Open Door Talk, which is organized in cooperation with FU’s family office, will provide you with essential information on parental leave, allowances and childcare options. In addition, two doctoral researchers from different disciplines will share their experiences of simultaneously pursuing research and managing a family and are available to answer your questions.