Creativity in Science is a two-day, practice-oriented workshop that treats creativity as a structured cognitive skill, not as inspiration or talent. Using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® as a core methodology, participants externalize their thinking, make hidden assumptions visible, and build individual and shared models of complex research challenges. The workshop enables scientists to reframe research questions, understand their work as part of larger systems, and identify concrete, realistic leverage points for innovation under real scientific constraints such as time pressure, funding logic, and publication demands.

Description In a 2006 recommendation, the European Parliament defined eight key competences intended to help EU citizens achieve personal fulfillment, active citizenship, and successful professional pathways. One of these is the “sense of initiative and entrepreneurship” – the ability to recognize opportunities, develop ideas, and turn them into value for others. This value may be […]

Description Good time management is crucial, at the latest in the doctoral phase, in order to be able to complete your studies successfully and efficiently. How do you manage to keep track of everything from the big project "doctoral thesis" to papers and conferences to the deadline for the defense? How do you avoid procrastination […]

On 26 June 2026, the networking meeting of the Graduiertenteilschule Poly (Agripoly II) will take place at the Heide-Campus. The aim of the meeting is to strengthen academic exchange, reflect on the current status of the project, and discuss perspectives for further development as well as potential follow-up activities. In addition to brief status reports […]

The workshop ‘Professional Presentations in the Academic World’ supports participants in preparing for presentations of all kinds – such as specialist presentations for conferences, their own disputation or similar events.

The first joint Agri-Explore and POLY – Sustainable Polymers retreat brings together PIs, PhD candidates, and coordinators for two days of interdisciplinary exchange and networking, at Hotel Kloster Nimbschen (Grimma). The program will include poster sessions with flash talks, scientific input from both graduate schools, and social activities in a relaxed setting.