Contact
Graduate & Professional Training Center ProTrainU
Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
O 25, Room 424
89081 Ulm
phone: 49 (0) 731 - 50 36295
e-mail: protrainu(at)uni-ulm.de
Welcome to the Graduate & Professional Training Center Ulm - ProTrainU
ProTrainU is the central coordinating office to support young researchers at Ulm University in the following areas:
- general advising
- career development
- start-up funding for doctoral candidates, postdocs and early stage researchers
On our website you will find general information about pursuing a doctorate at Ulm University, an overview of possible contact persons for questions about academic careers, the courses offered by ProTrainU and other university submissions, as well as information about possible start-up funding.
If you miss anything or have recommendations which might be helpful for others as well, e.g. ideas for courses, please contact us.
We are looking forward to your mail or call and are happy to assist you.
Coordination Office
News
Young Researchers’ Science Day 2026 –
Registration Open
When: 21 October 2026, 16:30–18:00 | Where: Multimedia Room N27
At Science Day, it’s all about early career researchers and creative science communication.
• Science Slam: Early career researchers pitch project ideas (funding of up to €50,000)
• Keynote: Maciej Tucz: Critical Thinking: when AI does the work
• Get-together for exchange and networking
Register here!
(Note: The link leads to the training portal of the provider aktivKONZEPTE).
Or send us an e-mail to protrainu(at)uni-ulm.de.
NEW: Ulm University Doctoral Supervision Award
For the first time, Ulm University is presenting the Doctoral Supervision Award to recognize outstanding commitment to the supervision and support of doctoral candidates. One award of EUR 2,000 will be presented in each faculty.
Are you pursuing your doctorate at Ulm University or did you complete your doctorate less than two years ago?
Nominate professors, other supervisors or supervision teams of Ulm University who have made an exceptional contribution to the quality of doctoral supervision by 20 September 2026.
Find all information about the Doctoral Supervision Award on our dedicated webpage:
June 3, 2026
Bringing science to life: Successful workshop on effective poster design and compelling poster presenting
How can complex research be presented clearly, creatively, and convincingly on a poster?
And how can one present this scientific work on a poster concisely and effectively in just five minutes?
Eleven early-career researchers discovered the answers to these questions (and more) during the one-and-a-half-day workshop ‘Effective Poster Design and Presentation’, which took place in early June 2026 as an in-person event at the Ulm University.
Course program 2026
Our free training program covering a range of interdisciplinary qualifications is now online and open for registration.
You can find an overview of our courses on our page “Qualification Programs”.
Detailed course descriptions with learning objectives and content, as well as an overview of available places, can be found on the registration page ...
Dates and Events
October 06, 2026
“Science Pitch & Storytelling"
Time: Tue. from 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Trainer: Lena Schmid & Luisa Römer
Format & Language: Online (English)
Target Group: Doctoral students, postdocs with project responsibility
September 23 + October 8, 2026
Good Scientific Practice E
Time: Wed. & Thu., 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Trainer: Dr. Peter Schröder
Format & Language: Online (English)
Target Group: Doctoral students, postdocs
October 21 + November 10, 2026
Good Scientific Practice F
Time: Wed. & Tue., 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Trainer: Dr. Peter Schröder
Format & Language: Online (English)
Target Group: Doctoral students, postdocs
November 24 + December 17, 2026
Good Scientific Practice G
Time: Tue. & Thu., 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Trainer: Dr. Peter Schröder
Format & Language: Online (English)
Target Group: Doctoral students, postdocs
December 02 + 03, 2026
“Scientist Need More! Next Level Scientific Writing usind AI Assistants"
Time: Wed. + Thu., each from 09:00 am - 04:30 pm
Trainer: Dr. Daniel Mertens
Format & Language: Online (English)
Target Group: Doctoral students, postdocs
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- "postdocs@lists.uni-ulm.de"
at https://imap.uni-ulm.de/lists/home or contact us. We use these mailing lists to send out regular newsletters, e.g. about the course programme, start-up funding and other topics.