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Activities of the Collaborative Research Center

RR 174 is organizing a variety of regular joint events like lab visits, retreats, workshops, seminars, and conferences, thus, bring­ing together early-career researchers and principal investigators of the consortium. These activities greatly contribute to intensify scientific col­la­bora­tions between the groups and, thus, create even stronger synergies. Due to the comprehensive program, the doctoral researchers are best prepared for a future career in e.g. academia, industry or admini­stration:

In lab visits, the members of TRR 174 visit the laboratories and members of the research groups at the other location, to learn about the technologies and expertise available there, and dis­cuss their pro­jects.

During short (1-day or 2-day) retreats, the members of TRR 174 have the oppor­tunity to present the current state of their projects and intensify their inter­actions. At long (3.5-day) retreats, all projects con­ducted within TRR 174 are discussed in detail to exchange ideas and initiate addi­tional collabo­ra­tions. Collaborative projects are presented by each of the interacting partners to show the different contribu­tions and provide stimulating exam­ples for successful cooperative efforts. Moreover, social activi­ties promoted close contacts between all TRR 174 mem­bers, including PIs, post­docs and doctoral researchers.

Ample opportunity for interactions is also provided by the training and gender-equality activi­ties that TRR 174 offers to all doctoral researchers and postdocs working in the consortium, comple­ment­ing the compre­hen­sive support struc­tures provided by the local graduate schools and uni­ver­sities. Professional success not only depends on scientific achievements but also on critical thinking, presentation skills, efficient communication with colleagues and society at large, writing, organizational, planning and leadership skills, as well as inclusivity and assertiveness. Also, acquisition of external funding is important in case a career in academia is planned. To help acquire these skills, the doctoral researchers are en­­couraged to attend workshops in transferable skills such as leadership skills, project man­age­ment, grant writing, scientific presentation, assertive communication & behavior or gender & diversity aware­­ness.

Regular interactions are also fostered by the monthly TRR 174 Progress Seminar that is organized in addi­tion to the inten­sive seminar programs of the graduate schools and institutions in Marburg and Munich and provides early-career researchers working on TRR 174 projects with a platform to discuss their results with all members of the consortium. This internal event is complemented by the TRR 174 Seminar Series, a joint event of the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology and TRR 174, which is open to the public and features monthly talks by invited guest scientists (see header “Seminars” for upcoming seminars). In both cases, the presen­tations are shared through online conference tools to enable a participation of all TRR 174 members.

Another important integrating factor are the international conferences organized and supported by TRR 174. Finally, a quarterly newsletter has been established, which is distributed to all members and published on the TRR 174 website.

For an overview and brief description of the offered events, please see the respective subitem of this header.

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