Currently, about 130 graduate students - from all over the world - are working at the
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. The PhD Community is a network of these students which aims to promote their interests. Our goal is to address
the current issues affecting PhD-students and to make the PhD life at our campus a most pleasent experience.

Whenever possible, we try to work closely with the IMPRS for Molecular Biology,
IMPRS for Neuroscience, IMPRS for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems,
the PhD Community of the MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization and the GGNB.

To stimulate interaction among the students of the different departments we organize a yearly PhD Retreat and we have monthly Get Togethers, informal gatherings where food
and drinks are served.

In order to prepare ourselves for our "life after the PhD", wheater that would be in- or outside of the scientific community, we also regularly invite companies and institutes
from different working areas to tell us about their field and career opportunities (Career Seminars).

To broaden professional and social competence, we furthermore offer different Soft Skill Workshops.

Interested in joining, or sharing an idea? Feel free to come in and join any of our bi-
weekly meetings on Thursday 5 pm in the Small Seminar Room of the Administration Building.

Or, contact us anytime via email.

You want to stay informed about events and activities of the PhD Community!
Join the PhD Announce Mailing List and the group Young Scientist Community @ BPC on maxNet.