Work and Life at the Göttingen Campus

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Work and Life

Within the Göttingen Campus there is a wide range of services with regard to career and family. And if you are a postdoc in Göttingen, make sure you are signed up to the GC Postdoc Network to receive updates about events and support services via the Newsletter. In addition, the city of Göttingen and the surrounding region offer various cultural and leisure activities. The event calendar provides an overview of all public events within the Göttingen Campus - have a look.

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Göttingen and region

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Make local connections

Postdocs: make sure you sign up to the GC Postdoc Network to get the latest info
Connect to your local community via Nebenan.de – to find out about local events, sell or give away items
Consider Parkrun Göttingen: Kiessee parkrun. Parkrun is popular global initiative to support well-being and community. It is a weekly 5k run where anyone and everyone is invited to join – whatever their level – and support each other. It starts at 9:00 every Saturday and costs nothing but you need to register.
Share your hobby!
- Germany takes hobbies very seriously and there are “Verein” (associations) offering a range of clubs. Simply google your interest (in German) together with “Verein” and “Göttingen”. For instance, google “Basketball Verein Göttingen” and suggestions will pop up.
- Another way to pursue a hobby or interest is by taking a course at Göttingen’s Volkshochschule which offers a range of sport and cultural activities, in addition to languages.
- University Sport has a range of courses, sports and activities for individuals and families.
Swim outside! Open air swimming is popular in Germany in the summer season. Nearby outdoor pools include Parkbad Weende, Natureerlebnisbad Grone, Brauweg and Freibad Rosdorf. There are also beautiful outdoor lakes for swimming such as Wendebachstausee (around half an hour away by bike).
Pick your own! Public orchards provide apples, plums, pears etc where locals can help themselves. There is more information about helping out at a public orchard here or check out the “Verein” here or you can locate and record orchards via the Streuobst in Niedersachsen.
Get gardening! If you want to be involved in the local gardening community and grow your own produce, you could apply for an allotment garden. Search for “Kleingartenverein Göttingen” oder “Schrebergarten Göttingen“, and you’ll see the local groups.
Join Alumni Göttingen now, to get involved with events and networks.
Visit the Forum Wissen – the Knowledge Museum of the University of Göttingen and discover the first museum in Germany to focus on knowledge creation and to create opportunities for the public to influence scientific research.
Göttingen Tourist Office organises tours and other events locally and you can sign up to their free newsletter here

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