Info Lunch in January: Publishing my dissertation and papers Wednesday, 24th of January, 11:30 to 12:30 All interested doctoral candidates are invited to our monthly lunch in the GZW Lounge. This time our special guest will be Birgit Schlindwein from TUM University libary. She will answer all your questions concerning publishing papers and your dissertation, for example: - What do I have to keep in mind when I want to publish Open Access? - What if I do not publish Open Access? - How should the final dissertation look like? - How do I publish my dissertation online on MediaTUM? - Can I publish my dissertation as a book? - What about copyright on my own papers? - Is there a problem if I want to use my paper in my dissertation? As always, we will serve lunch and drinks. We are looking forward to an informative and pleasant Info Lunch, Your GZW team Please register here: gzw.trainings@wzw.tum.de

Get to know a highly successful alumnus from Weihenstephan: Dr. Eberhard Veit (as seen on the picture). He presents his career at the panel discussion "Hidden Champions: Medium-sized businesses as world market leaders ". 18.01.2018 17:00-18:30 Campus Garching More: www.together.tum.de/events

Better conditions for GZW members: The proofreading service is no longer limited to two manuscripts per person Your benefits: + Proofreading by native English speakers with a background in a related discipline + Proofreading of grammar, spelling and expression + Proofreading within 3 weekdays + Easy application process + Submit more than two articles during your doctoral project + Free of costs How can you use this service: http://gzw.wzw.tum.de/index.php?id=100&L=1

Who is the best supervisor in Weihenstephan? In 2018, the TUM Graduate Council introduces the Supervisory Award, which awards the best supervisor at TUM. The Supervisory Award is endowed with a prize of €5,000. The winning supervisor must spend the prize money to the benefit of his or her doctoral students. Doctoral candidates can nominate a supervisor (Postdoc to Professor). Send your proposal to gzw.trainings[at]wzw.tum.de Deadline: 28.02.2018 You can find all details and the nomination sheet here: http://gzw.wzw.tum.de/index.php?id=2&L=1

Mistletoe and Holly - join us at the GZW on Wednesday 6pm as we prepare for Christmas. To get ourselves into the Christmas spirit before the break, we will serve spiced biscuits, (non-alcoholic) punch and Glühwein. We are looking forward to seeing you! Your Campus Networking Coordinators Stefan und Lena

Last week 30 doctoral candidates and master students joined the Career Lounge of TUM Alumni & Career and GZW. As shown in the picture, our members of the podium shared their experiences in their work lifes in a moderated discussion. Afterwards, everyone had the possibility to ask individual questions about strategic career development, pros and cons of careers in industry/university and learn about the daily working lifes of our experts in small groups. The evening was closed by good conversations and a drink in the GZW Lounge. Our guests liked it, our experts as well, so maybe the series will continue in 2018.

*Update*: Career Day at the WZW Sneak a peek: WZW alumni give insight information about their careers and jobs 12. December 2017, 18:00 – 19:30 These are our final guests for tomorrow: Dr. Christiane Becker - Territory Manager South-East, Eppendorf Vertrieb Deutschland Doctorate Nutritional Science Dr. Jan Eric Blumenstiel – Office of the President, Scientific Consultant, TUM Doctorate Politics Dr. Enrique Viturro – Clinical Research Associate, PPD Germany Doctorate Biochemistry and Molecular Biology We are looking forward to see you tomorrow!

Career Day at the WZW Sneak a peek: WZW alumni give insight information about their careers 12. December 2017, 18:00 – 19:30 TUM Career Lounge hosted by Graduate Center Weihenstephan: Science & Life, Alte Akademie 8a, 85354 Freising Alumni talk about their career paths after a doctorate in Life Sciences. Get insider tips for your own career plans in a very diverse industry. May there be a possibility you never thought about before? Take part and discuss which skills and additional qualifications are especially required? Which professional fields offer high potential for development? These are our guests: Dr. Jan Eric Blumenstiel – Office of the President, Scientific Consultant, TUM Doctorate Politics Dr. Heiko Breitenbach – Senior Health Pricing Manager @ Global Life and Health / Allianz SE Doctorate Biology Dr. Tina Brennauer – Quality Management, Roche Diagnostics GmbH Doctorate Ecotrophology (requested) Dr. Alicia Muñoz Insa – Technical Manager, Joh. Barth & Sohn Doctorate Brewing and Beverage Technology (requested) Dr. Enrique Viturro – Clinical Research Associate, PPD Germany Doctorate Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Please register here: gzw.trainings@wzw.tum.de Photocredit: Magdalena Jooß

Next Info Lunch: Wednesday, 29th of November, 11:30 to 12:30 Topic in November 2017 Presentation of results of doctoral survey & Meet and greet with the new doctoral speakers All interested doctoral candidates are heartly invited to our monthly lunch in the GZW Lounge. This time our special guest will be Stefan Steinhauser, doctoral speaker of the GZW in the term 2016/2017. He will present the results of the doctoral survey conducted in summer 2017. His talk will address the following: Participation in the survey in 2017 Personal characteristics of participants Issues regarding doctoral studies Issues regarding workaday life Financial situation of participants Questions related to the Graduate Centers Supervision Career planning towards end of doctoral studies Afterwards, we will welcome the newly elected doctoral speakers for the term 2017/2018. They have the opportunity to introduce themselves and there is time to get to know them better. As always, we will serve lunch and drinks. We are looking forward to an informative and pleasant Info Lunch, Your GZW team

More information: http://gzw.wzw.tum.de/index.php?id=51&L=1#c1096