Resources
Here you will find useful links to services offered by the University of Freiburg for PhD students
ONBOARDING FOR NEW PhD students of the faculty (PPP)
Power Point Presentation from Onboarding Workshop for new PhD candiates (April 2024), Part II adminitrative issues
EXAMINATION OFFICE OF THE FACULTY
in charge of admission as doctoral student (beginning of your Phd) and admission for submitting the disserstation (end of your PhD). Read here
ENROLMENT / REGISTRATION
Compulsory Enrolment / Registration for PhD students
PhD SERVICES
Convent General Assembly and Representatives of Doctoral Candidates - Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
Freiburg Research Services Central service department of the university for researchers. Comprises International Graduate Academy (IGA), EU Office and Science Support Centre (SSC).
Graduate Center (GraCe)
Central service department of the University for all PhD students (part of Freiburg Research Services). Offers wide range of courses and counselling.
Welcome Center for Inernational Ph.D. students
Provides non-academic support related to their stay in Freiburg (pre-arrival, arrival, stay)
SUPERVISION
Guidelines for Good Supervision of Doctoral Candidates at the University of Freiburg. The aim of these guidelines is to establish lasting standards for a culture of supervision that gives equal consideration to doctoral candidates and their supervisors.
Conflict counseling is offered for doctoral candidates of all faculties at the University of Freiburg (except for the Faculty of Medicine) who encounter a social conflict. It´s counseling, not mediation.
Ombudsprocess
Supports PhDs and their supervisors in resolving conflicts arising from the supervision relationship or work on the dissertation.
RESEARCH SERVICES
Freiburg Research Services Central service department of the university for researchers. Comprises International Graduate Academy (IGA), EU Office and Science Support Centre (SSC).
Science Support Centre
Advising and support for planning and preparing proposals of third-party-funded research projects.
Freiburg Funding Portal
Allows online search for current calls for applications and funding opportunities. Includes more than 1000 national and international funding programs.
Research Database
Documents and presents the research activities of the entire university.
COACHING / MENTORING
Individual Coaching offered by IGA
AdvanceMent, individual and group coaching offered by Freiburg Research Services
Kite Mentoring, for female doctoral students (including workshops)
R for women R-Ladies Freiburg welcomes members of all R proficiency levels, whether you're a new or aspiring R user, or an experienced R programmer interested in mentoring, networking & expert upskilling.
PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL BEEING
Uni Sports
Offers all kind of sports for students and staff
Studium Generale
Offers all kind of courses including dance, arts, excursions, orchestras, choirs etc.
First Aid An Illustrated Health Dictionary: Information for Foreign Students in Germany
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
SWFR psychological counselling (if matriculated)
Responsible for social care of students
Psychosozialer Beratungsdienst Psychosocial counselling for employees of Freiburg University
Externer Beratungsdienst Universität Freiburg für Bedienstete: Hilfe bei Konflikten, Krisen, Suchtproblemen
Psychological and Psychiatric ambulances (German) Psychotherapeutische Ambulanz am Institut für Psychologie / Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie / Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
Nightline Uni Freiburg: If you want to talk, Nightline is a service from students for students, from 20:00 to 00:00
GENDER
Equal Opportunity Officer of the University of Freiburg
The Equal Opportunities Officer is also for PhD students the contact person in cases of sexual harassment, stalking and discrimination.
Counseling Service Frauenhorizonte (website in German only)
Frauenhorizonte e.V. is the Freiburg contact and counseling center for women who have experienced sexual assault.
Draw a line / Zieh einen Schlussstrich
The “Draw a line” campaign is directed against sexualized discrimination and violence at universities in Baden-Württemberg.
CORA
Coaching and workshops for female researcher at the end of the doctoral process (strategic career planning)
STAY! / Come and STAY
Bridging scholarships for the time needed to write a habilitation or research exposé or an application for leadership of a research unit.
for female doctoral students (including workshops)
R for women
R-Ladies Freiburg welcomes members of all R proficiency levels, whether you're a new or aspiring R user, or an experienced R programmer interested in mentoring, networking & expert upskilling.
UNIVERSITY AND CHILD
Family Service enables employees and doctoral students to reconcile their professional and family life.
Equal Opportunity Officer Information on pregnancy, maternity protection, parental leave, parental benefit, Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz etc.
PUBLISHING
Freidoc
Freiburg´s documentation of research. Here you can publish your dissertation and search for publications produced at Freiburg University.
POSTER PRINTING
Print Service offered by Rechenzentrum;; until A0 Format (Computer Center of Freiburg University)
PhD REPRESENTATION
Assembly of Faculty‘s Doctoral Candidates
General assembly and representatives of the Faculty´s doctoral candidates
Joint Working Committee of the Doctoral Candidate Councils Representatives of Freiburg’s ten faculty doctoral candidate councils.
TEACHING
Hochschul-Didaktik-Zentrum
Centre for academic teaching and learning
English Medium Instruction
Support services for teachers who teach in English to a multilingual, multicultural student body.
YOUNG TALENT PRIZES AND AWARDS
Prizes and awards of the faculty
USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES
The following resources provide useful tips and guides to support your doctoral writing and study:
- Read the invaluable blog Patter of Prof Pat Thompson, Professor of Education in the School of Education, The University of Nottingham, for all things academic writing and other helpful tips for PhD students.
- The Research Whisperer - long-time favourite of graduate researchers the world over, Dr Inger Mewburn, Director of Research Training at The Australian National University, has many tips for taming your PhD and improving your academic writing.
- For some concrete support to manage information overload, Associate Professor Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega in the Public Administration Division of the Center for Economic Teaching and Research (Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas, CIDE) in Mexico provides detailed descriptions of both analogue and digital note-taking methods over on his blog. You'll also find useful videos on note-taking using the Cornell Method here.