Max Planck PhDnet - The doctoral network of the Max Planck Society
The PhDnet is the network of all PhD candidates and PhD representatives of the Max Planck Society. The PhDnet-Portal serves as a platform for the exchange among doctoral researchers and their representatives in the Max Planck Society.

The web portal aims to provide information about the activities of the various workgroups of the PhDnet, publishing the latest news concerning negotiations and events, and supplying contact information to dedicated PhDnet members.
For more info, exchange, and updates, please contact us on Social Media.
Because the working language of the PhDnet, which includes researchers of various nationalities, is English, this page is currently not available in German. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask your local PhDnet representative or approach our steering group!

Events

PhDnet General Meeting 2025
The planning for the 2025 General meeting in Berlin is on it's way!

Join us for this hybrid event from the 13th to 15th of October.

 
PhDnet Working Groups Retreat 2025
Check out the news about the first PhDnet Working Group retreat
N2 Retreat 2025
Check out the news about the N2 retreat 2025

News

On October 15th at our General Meeting, the new PhDnet Steering Group got elected. Their term will last from January 1st to December 31st, 2026.

On September 27-28th 2025, representatives from PhDNet’s various working groups convened in Heidelberg for a two-day retreat designed to foster collaboration, recharge momentum, and chart the roadmap for the coming year. In a collegial and inspiring ...

The Network of Networks N² Retreat 2025 took place on September 4–5 at the Helmholtz Headquarters in Berlin, bringing together the spokespersons from the Max Planck PhDnet (MPG): Rajalekshmi Narayana Sarma & Tarik Karakaya, Helmholtz Juniors: Denise ...

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 ...

The PhD Steering Group gathered for its annual workshop in Frechen on April 7–8, 2025, to reflect on progress, strengthen collaboration, and define strategic goals for the coming year.

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 ...

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Networks

N2 - Network of Doctoral Researcher Networks
N² [nsquared] unites more than 16.000 doctoral researchers of Germany’s non-university research organizations to discuss the future of science – its working conditions, career perspectives and impact on society. The Max Planck PhDnet is a part of N².
Get Involved!
Are you a Doctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Society and not a PhD representative, but you still want to get involved with making the Max Planck Society a little bit better? You could join one of our workgroups and get active there. You are an elected PhD representative at one of the Max Planck Institutes? First, be sure to attend our annual General Meeting to get to know your fellow representatives. Second, you need to know about the general tasks and guidelines for PhD representatives.
Max Planck Alumni Association
The Max Planck Alumni Association (MPAA) is a non-profit organization developing and sustaining a world-wide community of alumni and alumnae of the Max Planck Society. The association is envisioned as a highly international, modern and active community promoting and supporting innovative thinking, knowledge and experience exchange, and is the largest alumni organization for a non-university research institution.
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