Tübingen has emerged as an interesting industrial hub in the southern Germany – currently, it is a home to approx. 26 companies and university’s core facilities providing a range of biotechnological, biopharmaceutical and bioinformatical services. These services can be general as well as customer/project-specific handled by the subject-specialists, a wide Read more…
I have accompanied quite a few PhD students and postdocs in the transition to a job in industry. Even at a later stage – that is a PhD of 5 years and more – this career change is typically manageable in a few months. Demand for new talent in the Read more…
It’s that time of the year again. And no, I am not talking about Christmas. I am talking about Graduate School Applications. Chances are that if pursuing a Master’s or a PhD has crossed your mind you will already be in the midst of scanning through dozens of Programmes/Scholarships and trying Read more…
From the very beginning, right after deciding to study science, the academic career seems to be fixed: bachelor’s, master’s, PhD, and probably a series of post-docs afterwards. But this path is not made for everyone. It’s a field, full of ups and downs, that often results in high frustration levels. Read more…
Though most people believe that it is the supervisor’s position to ask the questions, my personal experience has taught me that you (the PhD student) have a lot to ask as well. A PhD project is the result of successful teamwork between at least two individuals, you and the supervisor, Read more…