News from the PhDnet

Offspring… It is as much a group of enthusiastic people as the wealth of news and interviews on PhD-related topics that we give birth to. While all year long you can follow our podcasts and interviews, it is now time for you to discover our latest baby: the 2025 Offspring Magazine. It is bold, colorful, funny, and educational. Here is what 2025 brought into our lives. more

Statement from the PhDnet regarding the reportage by DW and DER SPIEGEL dated 12-13 March 2025  more

Offspring… It is as much a group of enthusiastic people as the wealth of news and interviews on PhD-related topics that we give birth to. While all year long you can follow our podcasts and interviews, it is now time for you to discover our latest baby: the 2024 Offspring Magazine. It is bold, colorful, funny, and educational. Here is what 2024 brought into our lives. more

Offspring… It is as much a group of enthusiastic people as the wealth of news and interviews on PhD-related topics that we give birth to. While all year long you can follow our podcasts and interviews, it is now time for you to discover our latest baby: the 2022 Offspring Magazine. It is bold, colorful, funny, and educational. Here is what 2022 brought into our lives. more

In October, the commission for education, research and technical consequences assessment of the German parliament invited us to give our opinion to this question in an expert exchange.  We responded in the light of recent political discussions on the amendment of the ‚WissZeitVG‘ and backed up by comprehensive survey data. Find our statement in German and English below. more

Offspring… It is as much a group of enthusiastic people as the wealth of news and interviews on PhD-related topics that we give birth to. While all year long you can follow our podcasts and interviews, it is now time for you to discover our latest baby: the 2021 Offspring Magazine. It is bold, colorful, funny, and educational. Here is what 2021 brought into our lives. more

Recently, 145 female scientists signed an open letter to challenge the way the Max Planck Society (MPS) manages power abuse cases involving female directors.
Find our statement on the topic below presenting our latest survey results filled by more than 2400 of 5000 doctoral researchers of the MPS. more