What: How to avoid predators and understanding the changing landscape of research assessment
When: 11:00-12:30 on Tuesday 10 September
Where: via Zoom (see details below)
Other: Online info and discussion event organised with postdocs and ECRs across Göttingen in mind but everyone welcome. Led by Professor Bernhard Brümmer and Dr Birgit Schmidt. No need to register. Full details and zoom link here: https://owncloud.gwdg.de/index.php/s/kfesPDJma32xHiK

ALL WELCOME – partners, colleagues, friends etc.
When:  Thursday 12 September from 18:00
Where: Gartenhaus, Friedrichstraße 3-4, 37073 Göttingen (Gartenhaus website or Google maps)
Why: In the run-up to Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW 2024), an opportunity to share ideas and find solutions together. You can talk to members of the Postdoc Committee and let them know what you would like from your Network. Discuss highlights in the PAW2024 programme or find out about opportunities to apply to join the Postdoc Committee!

Researchers get ready for Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany!
When: Monday 16 to Friday 20 September 
Where: online and in-person events across Germany. Check out the programme: https://paw-germany.de/ 
Why: this is an opportunity to celebrate and showcase the fantastic contributions of postdocs in Germany to research, teaching, administration and more! It’s also an opportunity for researchers to get the skills, knowledge and network to take your next steps in your career.

Share your week and meet people. Everyone welcome
When:17:30 on Friday 11 October
Where: Gänseliesel Fountain, in front of the old town hall, Markt/Weender Straße, 37073 Göttingen (google maps). Look for the yellow umbrella.
Other:This is a relaxed walk around the Wall led by Linh to improve wellbeing. You may like to bring a bike torch or mobile phone to light your way. You are free to join or leave the walk as suits you. Please email Linh, to let him know if you intend to join us to give us an idea of numbers. Also fine to turn up spontaneously.
In bad weather: please meet in the shelter of the nearby Kornmarkt Passage, opposite the Gänseliesl and just to the right of the Tourist Office. The group can decide to go to a café for the meet-up instead if preferred.
Everyone welcome: organised by postdocs for postdocs to provide an opportunity for company, connection and fresh air and everyone is welcome (including partners, other researchers, colleagues, friends and family) so feel free to pass this invitation on.

What: Hierarchy and abuse of power: challenges in the scientific work environment by Professor Jana Lasser
When: 17:00-19:00 on Thursday 17 October
Where: via zoom webinar (address to be announced) or in person (registration mandatory)
Other: Jana Lasser, Professor for Data Analysis at Graz University, is a Göttingen alumna and founding member of the Network Against Abuse of Power in Science. Her talk will relate the hierarchies and multiple dependencies in academia to the abuse of power, detail the consequences for scientific integrity and mental health, and suggest solutions: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/689943.html. Register here by 13 October if you wish to attend in person: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/689889.html (mandatory). Event organised by Dorothea Schlözer Mentoring, GGNB, Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network, GAUSS Career Service

Share your week and meet people. Everyone welcome
When:17:30 on Friday 22 November
Where: Gänseliesel Fountain, in front of the old town hall, Markt/Weender Straße, 37073 Göttingen (google maps). Look for the yellow umbrella.
Other:This is a relaxed walk around the Wall led by Linh to improve wellbeing. You may like to bring a bike torch or mobile phone to light your way. You are free to join or leave the walk as suits you. Please email Linh, to let him know if you intend to join us to give us an idea of numbers. Also fine to turn up spontaneously.
In bad weather: please meet in the shelter of the nearby Kornmarkt Passage, opposite the Gänseliesl and just to the right of the Tourist Office. The group can decide to go to a café for the meet-up instead if preferred.
Everyone welcome: organised by postdocs for postdocs to provide an opportunity for company, connection and fresh air and everyone is welcome (including partners, other researchers, colleagues, friends and family) so feel free to pass this invitation on.

Share your week and meet people. Everyone welcome
When:17:30 on Friday 6 December
Where: Gänseliesel Fountain, in front of the old town hall, Markt/Weender Straße, 37073 Göttingen (google maps). Look for the yellow umbrella.
Other:This is a relaxed walk around the Wall led by Linh to improve wellbeing. This time we plan to end up in Göttingen’s Christmas Market. You may like to bring a bike torch or mobile phone to light your way. You are free to join or leave the walk as suits you. Please email Linh, to let him know if you intend to join us to give us an idea of numbers. Also fine to turn up spontaneously.
In bad weather: please meet in the shelter of the nearby Kornmarkt Passage, opposite the Gänseliesl and just to the right of the Tourist Office. The group can decide to go to a café for the meet-up instead if preferred.
Everyone welcome: organised by postdocs for postdocs to provide an opportunity for company, connection and fresh air and everyone is welcome (including partners, other researchers, colleagues, friends and family) so feel free to pass this invitation on.