In season one of our podcast, we tackle the beginning of your path to the doctorate. In these interviews we will discuss if a doctorate is the right path for you and how to get acquainted to your new academic environment. Further, we will be giving you some insights on the structures of the Freie Universität Berlin that will support you during your doctoral journey.
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Episodes
Episode 1: Interview with Dr. Marlies Klamt, co-host of our podcast, discussing whether or not a doctorate is the right path for you
Episode 2: Interview with Kirsten Schmiester from the Welcome Service of Freie Universität Berlin giving tips to doctoral researchers starting their doctorate at the university
Episode 3: Interview with Maren Vogel, representative of the doctoral council at Freie Univesität Berlin
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?
Coming Soon:
Episode 8: Changing universities for your doctorate
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LINKS
- Finding the right supervisor: subject and supervision
- Find the Welcome Service here
- Information on accommodation: Service of the Freie Universität Berlin ,
StudierendenWERK Berlin on housing for students
- Find out about the Doctoral Council at Freie Universität Berlin
- Doctoral Council at FUB
- FAQs on Doctoral Council election
- Support Points at FUB
- Psychological Counselling at FUB
- Mental Wellbeing project
- Workshops at Dahlem Research School – register and start booking here.