Qualification programmes for life scientists
The FWT2 Staff Unit offers qualification programmes that support you on the path from the development of the initial research idea to the market-ready product. The Hannover Transfer Campus (HTC) series is a cross-university qualification programme. All events are free of charge and can be booked individually.
We look forward to your participation. If you have any questions, please contact us: fwt2-qualifizierung@mh-hannover.de
October 2024
In order to be convincing in professional situations, to focus on your core competencies and to gain an awareness of your own impact on others, it is helpful to sharpen your own profile and train your negotiation and quick-wittedness techniques.
In this workshop, you will work on your own presence and learn helpful strategies for e.g. delegation meetings, negotiation meetings and conflict discussions. Our experienced trainer will support you in developing your own presentation and negotiation strategy, whether as a manager, employee or colleague.
Contents:
- Definition and meaning of quick-wittedness and conflict skills in a personal and professional context,
- The four steps to repartee: listening, understanding, thinking, responding,
- Techniques to improve repartee, e.g. humor, irony, redirecting statements,
- Dealing with conflict situations: Avoiding escalation, de-escalating communication techniques, empathy and perspective-taking as the key to conflict resolution,
- Dealing with criticism and personal attacks, self-reflection and personal development in terms of quick-wittedness and conflict skills,
- Exercises and practical examples to strengthen quick-wittedness and conflict skills,
- Dealing with difficult personalities and emotionally charged situations,
- Dealing constructively with feedback and criticism
Language: German
Target group: Life scientists (from science and medicine) of the MHH from PostDoc
Speakers: Daniel Grundke | Daniel Grundke Management Consulting & Coaching
Daniel Grundke is an expert in agile/hybrid methods in project management, time management, creativity and leadership. He is a senior coach of the German Federal Association of Coaching e.V., with many years of practical experience as a manager and project manager. Furthermore, he successfully accompanies decision-makers and teams in consulting and training settings in a wide range of industries, such as administration, healthcare, chemicals, retail and in process optimization for various manufacturing technology companies.
Please note: This course is for advanced academic writers only! Please refer to Scientific Writing for beginner levels.
Writing scientific manuscripts is rewarding but can also turn out to be a frustrating task, even for experienced authors. This workshop addresses scientists from the Life Sciences who have already gained writing experience having written their PhD/MD theses or papers.
The workshop focuses on improving the skills of writing texts and generating figures. An important part is to get acquainted with the “Word Flow” method of writing which aims at making writing faster and less frustrating. The second focus lies on scientific figures. Good and bad examples will be shown and will be reviewed by the participants. Writing reviews and being the corresponding author are likely tasks of the more experienced scientist. We will address both topics in the training. Finally, we will imbed your questions that you will bring along into the workshop.
Contents:
- How to prepare the writing phase?
- Concepts as decisive writing tools
- The “Word Flow” method, practiced by writing small texts
- Improve your skills in generating figures
- Improve writing individual sections of manuscripts
- Improve your scientific English
- Writing scientific reviews
- Interaction with supervisors and co-workers
- Submission of publications
- Being the corresponding author
- The reviewer’s view of manuscripts
- Dealing with problems in writing and publishing
Language: English
Target group: Life scientists of the MHH
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Martin K. Wild | Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
Prof. Wild was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and received a Diploma in Biology from University of Freiburg, Germany. He was awarded a Ph.D from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and held a Post-Doc position at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University, UK. Afterwards, he became a research group leader at the University of Münster, Germany and at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany. Since 2009, Prof. Wild is the coordinator of the International Max Planck Research School – Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany and became a professor at the University of Münster in 2010.
Reliable and modern IT services are an essential component of successful research. In particular, current research directions towards digitalization and the use of Artificial Intelligence in health care demand for storage and handling of big (critical) data. The team of the central IT-services presents an overview of the state of the art research IT infrastructure and services at MHH. Participants are kindly invited to join the discussion for Q/A, ideas, or improvements.
Contents:
- Introduction of the Department for Educational and Scientific IT Systems: Overview, competences, and recent IT projects
- IT-services and consulting offerings
- How to get in touch with us or whom to contact
- IT incidents / inquiries about software
- IT project planning
- Consulting needs for funding opportunities / projects
Language: English
Target group: Life scientists of the MHH
Speaker: Dr. Markus Kersting | Center for information management (ZIMt), MHH
Dr. Markus Kersting was born in Bückeburg in lower Saxony, Germany. After receiving a diploma in business economics and computer science from the University of Osnabrück in 1998 he was working as CIO for two different marketing companies. In 2005 he joined the Medical School Hannover (MHH) and earned a doctorate in primary care and medical informatics in 2011. Since 2012 Markus Kersting was responsible for building up the it infrastructure for the new founded Hannover Unified Biobank (HUB). Currently he is working as senior IT consultant and IT project manager in the MHH central it. Since 2004 he is also working as a freelancer in the area of software development, business intelligence, scientific data analysis & IT consulting.
November 2024
Successful teamwork starts with leadership. As a manager - and therefore as a thought leader, role model, decision-maker, coach, motivator or trailblazer - you have a significant influence on the performance of your employees and your team. How well prepared are you for this leadership role? And how do you organise the process of collaboration - especially against the backdrop of a constantly changing environment?
In this workshop, you will learn what characterises a high-performance team and what is essential for good teamwork. You can reflect on and expand your knowledge and leadership skills in projects with teams. Get to know different methods that help you to manage the team successfully and purposefully in typical and critical development phases and to motivate it to achieve top performance.
Contents:
- Leading: From goal to performance
- Collaboration - classic, agile, hybrid?
- Role, tasks and responsibility of leadership
- Leadership styles & your own understanding of leadership
- Phases of team development and possible group dynamics
- Communication and conflict resolution
- Tips: Motivation for developing a high-performance team
Language: German
Target group: Academics and transfer staff from the partner universities (Hannover Medical School, Leibniz University, Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media) and the associated partner organisations
Speaker: Corina Dröge | Strategy & process consultant, coach for managers & sales staff, owner of the KunO agency
You want to convince the scientific world of your idea and raise funds for it. What are the right words? How do I convince the professional and lay world? In this workshop, you will learn tips and ideas in the field of life science research.
Contents:
- Develop and sell a research idea by matching it to the goals of the targeted funding body.
- Convince reviewers of the relevance and importance of the research idea.
- Develop a work plan with milestones, deliverables and contingency plans.
- Understand reviewers’ reading behaviour.
Language: English
Target group: Life scientists of the MHH
Speaker:
Dr. Ann-Kathrin Knöfel | Staff Unit for Research - Knowledge - Translation - Transfer (FWT2, MHH)
Dr. Ann-Kathrin Knöfel completed her doctorate in pathophysiology at the University of Greifswald. She worked as a postdoc at HTTG for 15 years and now supports physicians and researchers in the life sciences on issues of further education and national applications. Since 2022, she has been working as a research officer in the FWT2 staff unit of the MHH.
Jessica Schmitz | Staf Unit for Research - Knowledge - Translation - Transfer (FWT2, MHH)
Jessica Schmitz studied human biology and worked in organ transplantation, immunology and cancer research projects at universities of Gießen, Göttingen and Hannover for 12 years. Since 2022, she has supported researchers as a technology transfer and innovation manager in the FWT2 staff unit of the MHH.
You will receive an overview of your career options and paths in science. The format of peer counseling is then introduced. In a self-directed group with fixed roles and structures, this enables consultation and the exchange of information on experiences and knowledge within teams and also outside your own organization. Professional moderation and clear questions for the group then shed light on the participants' own career options. During the event, input phases in the form of lectures alternate with exercises and group work in order to deepen the content developed.
Contents:
- Identification of the current position in one's own career
- Identification of potential career opportunities and options (academic, business)
- Learning the methodology of peer counseling
Language: German
Targert group: Life scientists (from science and medicine) of the MHH from PostDoc
Speakers:
Christiane Bock von Wülfingen | Staff Unit FWT2, MHH
Christiane Bock von Wülfingen studied social sciences at the LUH. Before and during her studies, she worked as an intensive care nurse at Hannover Medical School (MHH). She completed postgraduate studies/ further training in the field of media and has many years of experience in the fields of consulting, the creation of further training concepts, project management, law, leadership and management. She is the MHH's transfer officer and contact person for all matters relating to translation. Since 2018, she has headed the Research - Knowledge - Translation - Transfer (FWT2) Staff Unit together with Dr. Simone Heß.
Dr. Simone Heß | Staff Unit FWT2, MHH
Dr. Simone Heß studied biochemistry at the LUH and obtained her doctorate in medical microbiology at the MHH. After several years in infection research in Hanover and at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, she switched from research to research management and initially worked as a project manager for EU projects. Ms. Heß has been back at the MHH since 2009, where she initially co-founded the EU Research Funding Unit. Since 2017, she has helped to set up the national funding advisory service. These two areas, alongside continuing education and transfer, are tasks of the FWT2 Staff Unit.
December 2024
When founding a startup, you have to choose the ‘right’ legal form. Each legal form has its advantages and disadvantages. The choice of legal form for the future company in turn has various legal, personal and financial consequences.
In this seminar, you will learn which legal forms are suitable for startups, what requirements they have and what financial, liability and tax consequences the choice entails.
How much capital do I need to set up a company? To what extent does the company bear liability risks? Which legal form is suitable if I plan to bring investors on board? What about taxes? Does the legal form have an influence on the exit strategy? You will get answers to all these questions in this seminar. The basics of VAT as a constant companion of entrepreneurs are also covered, as well as possible pitfalls (e.g. wage tax) that you should bear in mind.
Contents:
- Overview of the different legal forms for business startups
- Requirements for founding a company with different legal forms
- Tax implications and financial consequences under liability law
- Planning an exit strategy using a few examples
- Tips/tools
Language: German
Target group: Academics and transfer staff from the partner universities (Hannover Medical School, Leibniz University, Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media) and the associated partner organisations
Speaker: Dr. Tankmar Wagner | Sommerfeld-Majka-Reising Partner company mbB
Dr Thankmar Wagner is a lawyer, notary and tax advisor at Sommerfeld-Majka-Reising Partnergesellschaft mbB. He specialises in commercial and corporate law, tax law, company acquisitions and structuring as well as company valuation and has experience in advising startups.
This practical training is designed for scientists who want to enhance their confidence and effectiveness in their public image and daily communication. You will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of techniques, tips, and tricks, and apply them in various individual and group expercises. We will analyze key topics such as expressive and impactful gestures, head and chin posture, spatial positioning, confident facial expressions, the power of voice, power pauses, precise and persuasive language, and many other aspects. During the training, we will incorporate some of the coolest and most helpful exercises from coaching, acting training, and improvisational theater. At the end of the workshop, you will acquire a toolbox of best-practice techniques. This is a 100% practical workshop, so come prepared to actively participate and have fun together!
Contents:
- "There is no second chance for the first impression": Best-practice techniques for introducing yourself effectively
- The essentials of impression management techniques and tricks
- The 'Pyramidal principle' vs. 'the funnel': Fundamental rules for communicating convincingly
- Simple humor techniques and rhetorical tricks for scientists
- The power of voice: Mastering the top 5 techniques
- Parameters of nonverbal communication: Impactful gestures and confident body posture
- Understanding the crucial psychological concepts (e.g. 'HALO effect' and other cognitive biases)
Language: English
Target group: Life scientists of the MHH
Speaker: Dr. Michael Gordian
Dr. Michael Gordian is passionate about facilitating state of the art workshops, exciting retreats and coachings. He help team leaders to optimise their communication skills, providing a broad range of courses.
Born in Odessa, raised in Germany and intellectually shaped in England, he is fluent in four langaguages and offers truly international workshops. He specialised in facilitating workshops for scientific institutions. Over the last 7 years, he has been working with numerous scientific institutions such as the Max Planck Institute, Leibniz Gemeinschaft, and more than 15 German, Austrian and Swiss universities. He leads the ERC Grant Interview traninigs for the EU Kontaktstelle (DLR) and offers other grant trainings. Furthermore, he has have been working with various German companies, including start ups as well as various German ministries and academies. He also designs and produces analog games and card decks which help people to playfully improve their communication skills. In Summa: +500 exciting workshops, +200 coachings, +4 cool learning games, and endless inspirations.
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