On the way to an equal future
Promoting gender equality and diversity and capitalising on the resulting benefits - this is the goal of all measures on the path to true diversity and equality.
The Medical Faculty Ulm sets its own focus within the University's gender programme as part of university management and quality assurance with the promotion of young female doctors and scientists in particular.
With the Hertha Nathorff Programme, the Medical Faculty offers its own instrument for the promotion of young female scientists and aims to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in research and teaching at all career levels.
The Medical Faculty also supports the following external funding programmes:
- the Margarete von Wrangell Programme for Women
- the Brigitte Schlieben Lange Programme for young female scientists with children in the postdoc phase
- the Federal and State Programme for Women Professors
Information on the state financial support programmes
Contact us
Universität Ulm
Medizinische Fakultät
Dekanatsverwaltung
Meyerhofstraße M28/TTU
89081 Ulm - Germany
Dr. Ruth Knipper-Willmann
Chancengleichheit und Karriereentwicklung
ruth.knipper-willmann(at)uni-ulm.de
☎ +49 731 50-33607
Fax: +49 731 50-33609
Hertha Nathorff Programme
All of the Medical Faculty's measures to promote female scientists have been brought together under the umbrella of the Hertha Nathorff Programme with the aim of consolidating and further developing them.
Promotion of rotation/freelance/research positions
The Medical Faculty supports rotation or sabbatical positions for female doctors and research positions for female scientists, each for 1 year. We also offer the opportunity to join the Clinician Scientist Programme.
Call for applications 2025 expected on 11.08.2025
The funding in the Hertha Nathorff Programme enables me to ...
... die Verwirklichung
eines eigenen, innovativen Projektes
... Freiheit und Eigenverantwortung in
der Umsetzung eigener Forschungsansätze
... meiner wissenschaftlichen Forschung
neue Impulse zu geben
... wissenschaftliches Arbeiten
mit Familie zu kombinieren
... den ersten Schritt für den Ausbau
meiner wissenschaftlichen Karriere
mein Forschungsprojekt mit d. klinischen
Tätigkeit in Einklang zu bringen
... meine Leidenschaft für Forschung
mit meiner Familie ideal zu kombinieren
... mein Forschungsprojekt
mit eigenen Schwerpunkten umzusetzen
... die Grundsteinlegung meiner eigenen
Forschung im Dienst der Gesellschaft
... Unabhängigkeit zu gewinnen und
meine Forschungsarbeit zu vertiefen
... erste Schritte zur Gründung meiner
eigenen AG & wiss. Unabhängigkeit
... die eigenverantwortliche Umsetzung
meiner Projektidee
... to solve tissue engineering problems
via advanced bioprinting techniques
... meine Forschungsarbeit
in die klinische Arbeit zu integrieren
... die Umsetzung einer Projektidee als
Grundstein meiner Forschungstätigkeit
...durch praxisnahe Forschung
die Patientenversorgung zu verbessern
Support through laboratory representation during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Lab assistance' enables female scientists to continue their research work in the lab through a substitute if they are unable to carry it out themselves for medical reasons during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Support in kind for scholarship holders in the Margarete von Wrangell Programme
The Medical Faculty supports successful applicants in the Margarete von Wrangell Programme with an annual allocation of material resources for their research work.
Reimbursement of travel expenses and research visits
Doctoral students can apply for funding for research visits via the Gender Equality Department at Ulm University. Doctoral students and postdocs can apply for funding to travel to conferences or to visit cooperation partners via the mobility programme of the Graduate and Professional Training Center Ulm (ProTrainU).
Project start-up funding for young female scientists
In order to encourage qualified young female scientists to continue their scientific career, the Medical Faculty provides project start-up funding to support the start of an independent research project with the aim of developing their own research profile in addition to acquiring third-party funding.
Call for proposals expected on 15.09.2025
- General conditions Call for proposals 2024_finished
- Form for the final report until funding 2025
- FAQs
Career and family
Childcare
Together with the University and the Clinical Centre, the Medical Faculty offers childcare for children of trainees, employees and young scientists in crèche or kindergarten. There is also the opportunity to take part in research holidays, science camps or a holiday camp.
Childcare centres
Children of employees and trainees of the Medical Faculty(excluding Pre-Clinical Medicine) can be looked after in the kindergarten and/or crèche groups of the University Hospital on application.
Children of employees and junior researchers of the Medical Faculty( pre-clinicalonly ) can be cared for in the kindergarten and/or crèche groups of the University on application.
The Medical Faculty also has places available in the "Hobbits" crèche in Science Park III. If you are interested, please contact Dr Ruth Knipper-Willmann.
Holiday care
Together with the University and the hospital, the Medical Faculty offers childcare for the children of its employees during the holidays. The children have the opportunity to take part in research holidays, science camps or leisure activities in the Ruhetal.
Holiday care programme 2025
Science camps at the University:
KW16 Spring Science Camp (5th-6th grade): Registration from 03.02.2025-02.03.2025 KW32 Summer Science Camps (5th-8th grade): Registration from 03.02.2025-25.05.2025
Rest camp 2025:
Whitsun and summer: Registration from 03.02.2025-10.02.2025
Dual Career Network Swabia
The Medical Faculty of Ulm University is a partner in the Dual Career Network Swabia. Contact person for the Medical Faculty:
