Katja Ahmann
Tel: (+49 (0)731)-50- 36293
Room no. 425
Key Competence Seminars
Members of the Graduate School are supported by a wide range of additional seminars and workshops. Our training program in key competencies is designed to equip students with a full range of skills which will improve their effectiveness as researchers, and ensure that they are not only highly qualified but employable in a variety of careers by the end of their studies.
Our training program has been created especially for our students and is customized to fit the typical situations and problems which occur during doctoral research. We work with highly qualified trainers and experts who have typically worked in the academic field themselves and have a wealth of practical experience.
The Graduate School’s key competence courses are open to all members of the Graduate School. No fees are charged for attending our courses. The courses are normally held in English.
Some additional remarks:
- In addition to IGradU courses, you can also subscribe to the education programme of the university (Department III; personnel service), ProTrainU or MoMAN courses; Workshops with 8h or 2 workshops with 4-6h each can be accepted as activity.
- Since we try to offer new workshops to improve our portfolie, we would kindly ask to evaluate the workshops to keep the high standards of IGradU.

Register for our upcoming seminars now via our new registration system!
Please note the following points before registering:
- registration is only possible with an @uni-ulm.de email address.
- In case of problems from the university hospital network: Please try first with your mobile data or outside the hospital network.
Technical problems or other questions? Please send a message to igradu(at)uni-ulm.de
Our programme 2025
Date | Course | Trainer | Venue | |
14.+15.01.25 | Immune Monitoring | Dr. Sybille Kempe | Michelsberg | Registration via the form on our website! |
29.+30.01.25 | Grant Writing – from idea to application | Dr. Kristina Böhlke | online | |
27.+28.02.25 | Managing time and priorities | Sara Rogalski | N24 / 227 | |
11.03.2025-17.06.2025 | Basics in bioinformatics and functional genomics using R and Bioconductor | Jun. Prof. Dr. Medhanie Mulaw | O29/3004 | Registration via e-mail! |
Registration via the new system! | ||||
08.04.25 / 22. + 23.05.25 | Basic Certification Project Management (GPM) | Dr. Karen Dittmann | online | |
12.05.25 | Industrial Pharma Management | Dr. Christian Grote-Westrick | online | |
13.+20.05.25 | How to present data | Dr. Sofia Meyer zu Reckendorf | O27 - 122 | |
14.+15.05.25 | Introduction to Research Data Management | Julia Fürst / Birte Lindstädt | 14.05. (13-17 Uhr, in 43.2.101) 15.05. (09-13 Uhr, in N24-101) | |
04. + 05.06.25 | Writing Papers and Theses in the Life Sciences | Prof. Dr. Martin K. Wild | online | |
01.+03.07.25 | Effective Conflict Management | Dr. Zeina Matar | online | |
21.+22.07.25 | Proposal Writing | Dr. Wilma Simoleit | online | |
06.10.25 | Biotech Quality Manager | Dr. Christian Grote-Westrick | online | |
04. + 05.11.25 | PhD/MD - and then? | Dr. Wilma Simoleit | online | |
21.11.2025 | Publishing Research Articles: Strategies and Steps | Dr. Philipp Mayer | online |
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The GSP course is organized by ProTrainU. Please keep yourself informed and register via ProTrainU.
You can apply for a seat via the ProTrainU booking tool.
animal course
The "Tierforschungszentrum" is planning to again offer animal course in 2025. Those courses are in German mostly.
The costs can be refunded from the Mobility Budget of IGradU.
Ulm offers an animal course in English only sporadically. Please have a look on the webpage of "Tierforschungszentrum" if English courses are offered.
Alternatively, you can participate in an animal course in Berlin. The costs can be refunded from the Mobility Budget of IGradU.