Are you the first in your family to pursue a doctorate and need help navigating the academic crossroads? Do you want to hear stories from people with the same background? Then these episodes are for you!
SEASON 1
Episode 4: Interview with Jonathan Bär from support.points of the Freie Universität Berlin on Imposter syndrome for First-Gen doctoral researchers
Episode 5: Interview with Raphaël Létourneau, doctoral researcher at Freie Universität Berlin about the challenges of a First-Gen doctoral candidate as an immigrant
Episode 6: Interview with Alina Franziska Becker, doctoral researcher and member of the organization ArbeiterKind.de, on the topic of financing your doctorate as a First-Gen academic
Episode 7: Does your familial background influence your decision for/against a doctorate?
Episode 8: Changing universities for your doctorate
SEASON 2
Episode 7: Prof. Dr. Martin Lücke, professor for historical education at the Free University of Berlin, talks about the challenges and opportunities for first-generation doctoral researchers
Links
- Support Points at FUB
- Psychological Counseling at FUB
- Mental Wellbeing project
- https://arbeiterkind.de/
- Information on foundations that offer scholarships for doctoral researchers
- Get help as a first generation academic here.
- Workshops at Dahlem Research School – register and start booking here.