Additional Support
A Friendly Ear
A PhD is not only intellectually demanding; it often brings additional challenges of a social, physical or psychological nature. If you need a friendly ear, our team is here to help.
Mental Health during the PhD
We are aware that pursuing a PhD is a particular challenge, which can have effects on your mental health as well as your social life.
Support for International Members
We support our international members not only during, but also prior to the beginning of their PhD. Find specific support offers for internationals here.
Equal Opportunities Commitee (EOC)
The Equal Opportunities Committee (EOC) works in accordance with the concepts of gender equity and equal access to academic careers regardless of ethnic, cultural, geographical and social backgrounds, ability and health, as well as sexual and gender identity.
Financial Support
Find information on Travel Grant Applications, PhD funding, grants, reimbursements, costs for software, editing, and more here.
Organizing Events
Your collaborative research projects form the heart of our research centre. GGK and GCSC offer spaces that you can design and co-create yourself in order to bring together the different individual research interests of the members and partners and to develop your own, innovative research questions.