Our Webinars & Events
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To Be Honest Conference 2025
The fourth edition tackled core questions of navigating research in an uncertain world, covering topics like coping with career insecurity, financial fitness, academic networking, entrepreneurship, LinkedIn for researchers, and effective grant strategies.
GSO x PAW2025 | Understanding the German Research System
Anyone aiming to start or continue an academic career in Germany needs more than just strong research skills – they need to understand how the system works. This session provides an overview of academic career paths in Germany and the specific characteristics of the German academic system.
GSO x PAW 2025 | Careers Beyond Academia
Which of my skills are in demand? How can I find suitable jobs – and what do certain job titles actually mean? This session offers insights and strategies for exploring career opportunities beyond academia.
GSO x Alma.Me x PAW2025 | Beyond Bragging: Using LinkedIn strategically
LinkedIn is more than just a digital CV. Used strategically, it can help build visibility, foster exchange, and open up new career paths. This session explores how researchers can use LinkedIn consciously and strategically.
GSO Info Webinar | How to Aplly for the Klaus Tschira Boost Fund – Call #7
What makes the Boost Fund special? Who can apply? What do we look for in the selection process – and what helps with the application?
Insights are provided by Boost Fellow Lorenz Adlung and jury member Bernhard Renard. Moderation: Birte Seffert and Anne Schreiter.
GSO x academics.de | Career Opportunities in Germany for International Researchers
Hosted by Anne Schreiter, Ph.D. and acadmics.de, this free webinar offered a realistic, research-based perspective on academic careers in Germany for international researchers.
GSO x HTW Berlin | HAW Professorships: A Practice-Oriented Career Path
Germany’s Universities of Applied Sciences (Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften, HAWs) offer a unique career opportunity.
Anne Schreiter, Ph.D., discussed with Prof. Dr. Helena Mihaljevic, Prof. Dr. Tine Lehmann, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Molthagen-Schnöring – experienced professors at HTW Berlin – about the opportunities and challenges of a HAW career, the role of the “triple qualification” (research, teaching, professional experience), and the selection process.
To Be Honest Conference 2024
The To Be Honest Conference provides a forum where peers and experts share advice and informal knowledge – the kind that is usually based on watercooler conversations or lucky coincidences. Our goal is to help researchers envision a clearer path for their academic career, manage expectations about the next steps, and make their voice heard within the research community. While we focus on the German academic system, these insights are valuable for researchers everywhere.
GSO HiddenChamps | Careers in Humanities and Social Sciences
Transitioning from academia to another sector can be challenging: Where can I find inspiration and what’s behind certain job titles? How do my skills translate to a job in the business sector? What should I know about application processes? Professionals with an academic background from our HiddenChamps program helped you to find answers.
GSO HiddenChamps | Careers beyond Academia: Inspiration and Advice
Transitioning from academia to another sector can be challenging: Where can I find inspiration and what’s behind certain job titles? How do my skills translate to a job in the business sector? What should I know about application processes? Professionals with an academic background from our HiddenChamps program helped you to find answers.
GSO HiddenChamps | Careers Beyond Academia: Job Titles and Profiles in Life Sciences
Life Sciences are a broad field and finding a job outside of academia can be twice as challenging: What areas of work are there? What should I know about the job titles? Where can I find inspiration Together with btS (Die Initiative für Studierende und Promovierende der Life Sciences), we bring you in contact with professionals with an academic background in Life Sciences from our HiddenChamps program.
GSO HiddenChamps | Careers Beyond Academia: Job Titles and Profiles in Life Sciences
In our webinar, we discussed how to leverage a strategic approach to transition from a career in academia to business. Our two guests – Eva-Maria and Silvia – talked about their career path, how they figured out what to do after academia and how they found and landed their jobs.
Watch the whole Webinar here.
GSO Webinar | From PhD to Business – Careers in Industry
Research is not only possible in science, but also in and for industry. But what does this mean in concrete terms and how can you get started? We asked Dr. Harald Dinter, former Senior Vice President, Biologics, Bayer Pharma and member of the GSO Board of Directors, about his experiences as a scientist and manager in industry. He talks about expectations and requirements, differences from academic research, typical careers and salaries, as well as entry points, application processes, the hidden job market, and networks.
Watch the Youtube Video (in German) here.
Are you interested in our webinars or do you have questions about them? Feel free to contact us!