HeRA Lunch - Have lunch and educate yourself
Bring your lunch and educate yourself! Please join us for the Heine Research Academies lunch talks. Invited speakers are introducing information on research careers, HHU-internal funding programmes for research and teaching, HHU facilities supporting your research or other helpful information on "How to get around at HHU“. How it works? Bring your sandwiches, foster your knowledge and get into casual conservation with the referee, your peers and colleagues afterwards - once a month at noon time.
Upcoming HeRA Lunch Sessions:
Extended HeRA Lunch Session: Career Anchors Workshop for (Post-)doctoral Researchers
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
10am - 1pm
Format: in-person, HHU Campus
Target audience: Doctoral candidates (from the third year of their PhD onward) and postdoctoral researchers.
What drives your career decisions? In this interactive HeRA lunch workshop, you will explore your personal Career Anchors based on Edgar Schein's framework. By identifying your core values, motivations, and strengths, you will gain deeper insights into what matters most in your professional life. The workshop will help you make more informed career decisions and plan your next career steps with greater clarity and confidence.
Trainer: Dr. Debbie Radtke, Program Manager iGRAD - Interdisciplinary Graduate and Research Academy Düsseldorf
Get to know the German Postdoc Network - postponed to November 10, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
12am - 1pm
Format: tba
In this HeRA lunch, representatives of the German Postdoc Network (GPN) will introduce the network, its mission, and its work to support postdocs across Germany — including ongoing efforts to establish a commonly accepted definition of the postdoc phase within the German research landscape.
A representative from TH Köln has also been invited to share her experiences with local postdoc representation and discuss why engagement at the local and regional level is a crucial component of broader advocacy efforts.
Whether you are interested in learning more about the resources and opportunities offered by the GPN or in engaging with the wider conversation around postdoctoral advocacy, you are warmly invited to join. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the event.
About the German Postdoc Network (GPN): The GPN is a nationwide organization that connects postdoctoral researchers across Germany. It supports postdocs through networking, career development resources, and community-building, while also advocating for improved working conditions and career prospects in academia and research. The network serves as a collective voice for postdocs in discussions with research institutions, funding organizations, and policymakers.
For more information, please visit the official website.