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PIER Graduate Week 2018

08 October 2018

PhD students discussing the PIER Graduate Week's programme. Photograph: Marta Mayer/DESY

This year's PIER Graduate Week takes place from 8 - 11 October 2018 in the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science. The graduate week's main objective is to introduce PhD students to the neighbouring PIER research fields of Particle & Astroparticle Physics, Nanoscience, Photon Science, Infection & Structural Biology. Both national and international experts offer stimulating ...

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PIER Innovation Lunch Talks: Startup Knowledge - How to Apply for a Bank Loan

27 September 2018

Photograph: Marta Mayer / DESY

How do I go about applying for a bank loan as a young entrepreneur? What are dos and don’ts that I should know about? These and other questions will be answered by Reinhard Hahn, a former bank manager and now consultant at Wirtschafts-Senioren-Beraten e.V., during the next PIER Innovation Lunch Talk. Join us for a get-together after the talk, discuss further questions ...

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PIER Funding: Workshops and Short Visits

01 September 2018

Photo: Jann Wilken

Are you interested in planning a scientific workshop? Would you like to invite a researcher from abroad? Apply for funding at PIER! PIER Workshops promote idea-finding processes and scientific exchange between Universität Hamburg and DESY researchers. PIER Short Visits foster international cooperation by funding short-term stays of international researchers in Hamburg ...

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Get to know PIER!

Our info film provides a brief overview of the PIER activities and program offers.

PIER Dates

 11 Jul. 2018 to 02 Oct. 2018
Evaluation of PIER Workshops
11 Jul. 2018 to 02 Oct. 2018
Evaluation of PIER Fellowships
24 Sep. 2018 10:00
PhD defense:Determination of the Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) and Strong Coupling by Using Measurement of Jet Cross Section at √𝑠 = 13 TeV with the CMS detector with a combined QCD Analysis
Speaker: Mr. Engin Eren
Location: Gebäude 1b, 2. OG, Seminarraum 3
27 Sep. 2018 10:00
Developing awareness of and self-confidence in situations of sexual harassment in work situations: Workshop for PhD students & Postdocs (m/f)
Chaired by: Stefanie Hilger (Psychologist, Coach, Specialist for personality development)
Location: building 99 (CFEL), SemRoom IV
27 Sep. 2018 12:00
PIER Innovation Lunch Talk: How to Apply for a Bank Loan
Speaker: Reinhard Hahn (Wirtschafts-Senioren-Beraten e.V.)
Location: SR1
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Research Funding

With the PIER Idea Fund, Universität Hamburg and DESY promote the development of future joint research projects.

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Innovation

PIER offers a variety of event formats and activities in order to foster an innovation-friendly culture on the Hamburg Bahrenfeld campus.

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Education

PIER Helmholtz Graduate School (PHGS) offers a wide variety of services for PhD students on the Hamburg Bahrenfeld campus.

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