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Outstanding doctoral researchers of the PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) can apply for a PHGS Travel Award to pay for travel to and participation in scientific events. Find out more...

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PIER Day 2024

On November 15, 2024, the PIER Day 2024 was held at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.
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Alumni talk with Dr. Abtin Narimani, Lufthansa

EVENT | 25 June 2025, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Harbor Seminar Room

The PIER Education Platform and the Clusters of Excellence CUI/AIM and QU are hosting a new series of alumni talks.
27 Jun 2025

PIER Startup Workshop: Founding a Startup in Germany as a non-EU Citizen

EVENT | Andreas Voss (Concis Group! and People & Friends) | 27 June 2025, 9 am - 1 pm | Remote

Find out what you need to establish your own company in Germany in our next PIER Startup Workshop “Founding a Startup in Germany as a non-EU Citizen” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 27 June 2025.
01 Jul 2025

PIER Doctoral Seminar | July 2025

EVENT | Michael Büker | Three modules between 1 and 9 July 2025 | Campus Bahrenfeld

The seminar is open to all full and associated members of the PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) from the 2nd year of the doctorate. All full members of PHGS must attend the seminar once during their time as a doctoral researcher.
09 Jul 2025

Take the Stage: Pitch & Connect

EVENT | 9 July 2025, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | SR IV + V, CFEL

This year's "Women's Career Day" has the motto "Take the Stage: Pitch & Connect".
10 Jul 2025

Transitioning from Academia: Developing a Career with Python

EVENT | Alexander Britz | 10 + 11 July 2025, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm | Campus Bahrenfeld, room tba

Advance your Python skills and learn career development strategies to transition from academia to coding or data-related positions.

PIER PhD Reception 2025

EVENT | Onsite | 17 July 2025 4:00 p.m. | Campus Bahrenfeld, CSSB Auditorium (bldg. 15)

It is our pleasure to honour this year’s graduates, and to welcome all new doctoral researchers from all over the world to our graduate school. With this reception, we would like to thank all of you who make the graduate school such a lively community for exchange, learning and research. All members of the PHGS are welcome.
12 Sep 2025

PIER Startup Workshop: Creating Innovation with the Blue Ocean Strategy

EVENT | Andreas Voss (Concis Group! and People & Friends) | 12 September 2025, 9 am - 1 pm | Remote

Find out how to identify unique selling points in research and business in our next PIER Startup Workshop “Creating Innovation with the Blue Ocean Strategy” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 12 September 2025 (remote).
15 Sep 2025

Object Oriented Programming with Python

EVENT | Bernd Klein | 15 + 16 November 2025, 9 am - 5 pm | online

Introduction in Object Oriented Programming with Python. The course starts from scratch, showing the underlying ideas and implementations.
15 Oct 2025

Academic Writing - 8 Sessions

EVENT | 8 sessions from 15 October 2025 to 3 December 2025, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. (Wednesdays) | Campus Bahrenfeld, Building 61 Room 116 (1st floor)

At a basic level, a PhD is about developing the skills of a professional academic researcher. However, without a set syllabus to follow, how do you develop those skills?
04 Nov 2025

PIER Doctoral Seminar | November 2025

EVENT | Michael Büker | Three modules between 4 and 12 November 2025 | Campus Bahrenfeld

The seminar is open to all full and associated members of the PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) from the 2nd year of the doctorate. All full members of PHGS must attend the seminar once during their time as a doctoral researcher.
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