PhD Day 2026

Friday 4 Sept 2026, 09:00 → 12:45 Europe/Berlin

Lecture Hall (MPI-NAT City Campus)

From PhD to Nobel Prize: MPI-NAT PhD Day 2026

Welcome to PhD Day 2026!

Every scientific journey begins with curiosity and is shaped by challenges, perseverance, and discovery. Join us on the 4th of September to explore the human side of research through conversations with Nobel Prize laureates, a showcase of doctoral research, and opportunities to connect with the Göttingen scientific community. We look forward to welcoming you! 

Sincerely,

Magdeline Nathan (Elected External PhD representative, 2nd term) 
Lyubo Trahanov (Internal representative, 2nd term)
Rajlaxmi Saha (Internal representative, 1st term) 
Shuying Mao (Internal representative, 1st term)
Zahra Ghazvini (Internal representative, 1st term)

09:00 → 09:45 Registration

09:45 → 10:00 Event kickoff

10:00 → 10:45 Keynote with Erwin Neher and Stefan Hell

10:45 → 11:00 Nobel laureates to visit posters

11:00 → 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 → 12:30 Poster and booths

University of Göttingen Career Office
University of Göttingen Funding Office
University of Göttingen Transfer & Startup Hub
GGNB & GAUSS
MPINAT work council
MPINAT BGM & mental health first aiders
MPINAT equal opportunities office/gender equality
Postdoc net/ MPINAT postdoc representatives
Mentoring Program (Dorothea Schlözer & Margaret Maltby)