For medical and non‑medical researchers

Professional Skills & Career Development

• Professional training portal - University of Münster
  The professional development program offered by the University of Münster covers a wide range of topics for everyone while also providing training for particular groups, such as the leadership program, the program for women researchers (Erstklassig!, Frauen managen Hochschule), and the program for newly appointed and early-career academics.
• Human Resources Development Concept of the University of Münster
  The programme overview gives you an orientation about the diverse areas of responsibility and career paths at Münster University.
• Continuing education at the University of Münster
  The University of Münster offers high-quality continuing education programmes for academics and managerial staff, as well as executives and board members in business, administration and the service sector.
• Educational and informational events of the Medical Faculty
  The Faculty of Medicine regularly organises and hosts training and information events on topics related to research funding.
• UKM Education Portal (UKM-Intranet)
  Healthcare Management, Soft Skills, and Specialist & IT Training.
• UKM Akademie (in German)
  The Academy of University Hospital Münster (UKM) offers a comprehensive training program for staff, as well as special programmes for physicians.
• UKM Training Centre (in German)
  Offers UKM staff a wide range of professional development opportunities through interdisciplinary courses and realistic simulation training using state‑of‑the‑art technology in a safe learning environment.
• Career Service of the University of Münster
  Career planning, transferable‑skills development, and application strategies for students and doctoral candidates up to one year after graduation.
• Münster Centre for Emerging Researchers (CERes)
  In 2023, the former WWU Graduate Centre became a research centre. As such, it continues to accompany doctoral researchers and postdocs, on the paths they take in their training. In close proximity to research, as well as working closely with the faculties – and also with a view to a variety of career paths – it contributes to a research culture which lives up to its responsibilities to society, makes emerging researchers strong and raises their visibility.
• Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre and CRCs
  The Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre supports junior researchers in gaining interdisciplinary competencies and promotes a lively scientific exchange at all career levels, reaching across disciplinary, geographical and cultural boundaries. Soft skills, scientific work, career planning, and networking for early‑career researchers are offered by the research consortia.
• International Office of the University of Münster
  Intercultural competence and networking for international students and faculty.
• Institut für Ausbildung und Studienangelegenheiten (IfAS) / mediCo
  Medical‑didactic coaching, consulting, and seminars for teachers.
• Third‑party funding – a concise overview
  Organisational, legal and tax aspects for members of the Medical Faculty, offered 1–2 times a year, with announcements sent by e‑mail.
• University Medical Library
  Training courses range from general introductory courses in the use of library resources to courses designed to help users make effective use of medical databases.
• REACH - EUREGIO Start-up Center
  Promote the transfer of science into start-up.
• PROvendis GmbH (A subsidiary of 28 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia)
  Workshops and training sessions on Intellectual Property (IP).

Expert Training & Networking

• Lecture Series „Pioneers in Cell Dynamics and Imaging“
• COMPAIN Lecture Series “The Complexity of Pain and Its Normative Implications”
• Brownbag-Lunch „Interdisciplinary biomedical research – for junior researchers by junior researchers”
• Specialised talks hosted by the Medical Faculty
• OCC Lectures “Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience”
• OCC Neuroscience Colloquium and Master Class
• Core Facility Genomics - Bioinformatics Workshop
• Service Unit Proteomics Workshops
• Courses in Laboratory Animal Medicine (in German)
• Clinical Trials related courses (in German)
• Lecture Series hosted by The Centre for Philosophy of Science at Münster (in German)