Summer School
The aim of the summer school is to introduce BIGS Neuroscience PhD students early in their careers to the neuroscience community in Bonn, its research topics and methods. Core topics of the summer school are cellular and synaptic neuroscience, development, circuits, behaviour, diseases of the nervous system and psychology. The summer school days are divided […]
Methods courses
BIGS Neuroscience offers a wide range of courses that focus on experimental methods, basic neuroscience knowledge or programming. BIGS Neuroscience cooperates with core facilities, research institutes and individual faculty members for its methods courses. The following courses are examples of the current course programme. Core facility methods courses Courses with lectures and exercises Machine Learning […]
Scientific Talks
Attendance of scientific talks is a central part of the BIGS Neuroscience curriculum. The vibrant Bonn Neuroscience community invites many distinguished guest speakers. Joining these talks allows BIGS Neuroscience students to learn about current developments in neuroscience research. Students without a neuroscience background have the option to attend lectures offered by the M.Sc. Neurosciences. Local […]
Good Scientific Practice
Compliance with the principles of good scientific practice is essential to all scientific work. We cooperate with the German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences to offer our PhD students a lecture series on good scientific practice based on the DFG´s Code of Conduct „Safeguarding Good Research Practice“. The lecture series covers the […]
Soft Skills courses
Participation in soft skill courses complements the skills acquired in academic research. They help prepare BIGS Neuroscience PhD students for a successful career following their doctorate. Many different soft skills courses are available at the Bonn Graduate Center which offers a specific line of courses exclusively to doctoral students of the University’s BIGS programmes. BIGS […]
TAC Meetings
BIGS Neuroscience requires doctoral candidates to regularly convene with a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) to ensure ongoing feedback on the progress of their thesis projects. Candidates are expected to present a progress report to the committee at least three times throughout their doctoral studies, typically once per year. How to carry out a TAC Meeting?A […]
Student retreats and conferences
A key aim of BIGS Neuroscience is to encourage interaction and collaboration among our students through regular retreats, student conferences and social events. Conference participationDoctoral students are required to present their data in the form of a poster and an oral presentation at a national or international conference or workshop at least once during their […]