IMPRS Retreat 2023

Scientific Programme

IMPRS Retreat 2023

First day (4th October 2023)

7:00
Travelling to Leck by bus

9:30-11:30
Guided Wadden Sea Field Excursion
Experienced local guides will take us on a short walk off Dagebüll to discover the flora and fauna of the Wadden Sea and discuss their adaptations and their importance to the ecosystem

12:00
Check in at Nordsee Akademie

12:30-13:30
Lunch

13:30-14:30
Introduction and ice breaker

14:30-16:00
Workshop: Publishing strategies with Dr. Michelle Trenkmann (senior editor in Nature)
The workshop will address the main strategies when publishing in high-impact journals such as what editors are looking for when selecting articles, what makes a scientific story compelling, and what pitfalls to avoid.
The speaker will join us remotely

16:00-16:30
Coffee break

16:30-18:00
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr. Diethard Tautz
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology Plön

18:00-18:30
Special activity

18:30-19:30
Dinner

19:30-21:30
IMPRS achievements ceremony
Group presentations

Second day (5th October 2023)

7:30 - 9:00
Breakfast

9:00-10:30
Team building activity

10:30-11:00
Coffee break

11:00-12:30
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr. Nick Barton
Institute of Science and Technology Austria

12:30-13:30
Lunch (incl. group photo)

13:30-16:00
Workshop session I
Research opportunities in Germany
How to leave academia without leaving science
Academic side hustles: how to profit off your discoveries

Workshop session II
Developing good scientific questions and projects
How to find funding and apply for grants
Family planning and work-life balance

16:00-16:30
Coffee break

16:30-18:00
Guest speaker: Dr. Luisa Pallares
Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen

18:00-19:00
Dinner

19:00-20:00
IMPRS survey meeting led by DR reps

20:00-21:30
Round table discussions

Third day (6th October 2023)

7:30-9:00
Breakfast

9:00-10:30
IMPRS general meeting and elections

10:30-10:45
Coffee break

10:45-12:00
IMPRS organisational meeting

12:00-12:30
Closing ceremony and check out

12:30
Travelling to Plön by bus