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In this Episode, Srinath and Niko have a discussion with Prof. Stephen Curry the Chair of DORA, a Declaration on Research Assessment.  We discuss his career, his current position, his interest in DORA, and about how journal impact factors are misused.  To know more about DORA: https://sfdora.org/ If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai See you in a week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy

We have all the hosts for the Podcast on this episode.  We discuss which topics we plan to cover over the coming weeks and months.   We hope you enjoy it.  If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola-Chomiak: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Sandra Fendl: https://twitter.com/FendlSandra Beatrice Lansbergen:  See you in two weeks, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy

In this Episode, Srinath and Niko have a discussion with Dr. Ino Agrafioti,  a scientific officer and coordinator for Panel LS1 of the ERC, about the European Research Council, its organization, the types of Grants it offers, how to write each part of your grant, and other important topics in the grant writing process. To learn more about the ERC and their grants: https://erc.europa.eu/ https://erc.europa.eu/funding If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/ You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai See you in two weeks, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!

The first episode with all 5 hosts of Offspring Magazine The Podcast.  If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Sandra Fendl: https://twitter.com/FendlSandra

In this episode of the Offspring Podcast, Srinath and Niko talk to Dr. Ulman Lindenberger, one of the newly appointed Vice Presidents of the Max Planck Society representing the Human Sciences Section.  We discuss various topics of interest to a Doctoral researcher of the MPG, including the funding for DRs, the salary pay gap, outreach and communication and citizen science.  For more details, make sure to listen to the entire episode. To know more about Dr.Ulman Lindenberger https://www.mpg.de/360351/bildungsforschung_wissM14 https://www.mpg.de/15140736/ulman-lindenberger-vice-president-human-sciences-section A link to the documentary on Citizen Science by Prof.Lindenberger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijbHF2Pe7Lo If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Sandra Fendl: https://twitter.com/FendlSandra Until Next Week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy

In this episode of the Offspring Podcast, Srinath, Niko and Alli talk to Dr. Asifa Akhtar, one of the newly appointed Vice Presidents of the Max Planck Society representing the Biology and Medicine Section.  We discuss various topics of interest to a Doctoral researcher of the MPG, including the being an international citizen in the current scientific world, lives of PhDs, importance of communication and onboarding, and many more.  For more details, make sure to listen to the entire episode. To know more about Dr.Asifa Akhtar: https://www.mpg.de/7453315/immunbiologie_wissM3 https://www.mpg.de/15141111/asifa-akhtar-vice-president-biology-medicine-section If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Sandra Fendl: TBA Until Next Week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy

In this episode of the Offspring Podcast, Srinath and Niko talk to Dr. Klaus Blaum, one of the newly appointed Vice Presidents of the Max Planck Society representing the Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section.  We discuss various topics of interest to a Doctoral researcher of the MPG, including the Gender Equality, PhD Contracts, and many more.  For a detailed understanding, make sure to listen to the entire episode.  To know more about Dr.Klaus Blaum:  https://www.mpg.de/458609/kernphysik_wissM65 https://www.mpg.de/15140971/klaus-blaum-vice-president-chemical-physical-technical-section If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Sandra Fendl: TBA Until Next Week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy

In this episode of the Offspring Podcast, we feature Irene Domenici from the General Meeting working group, Andrea Seiwert from the Secretary Group and also the two hosts of this podcast Srinath and Niko for their roles as coordinators of Offspring Magazine and Open Science working groups respectively. We discuss how they work within the PhDnet and highlight the important and specific tasks they each perform.   We also highlight the importance of Networking, and Communication.  As PhDnet forming this network of peers to discuss and solve issues which are common to all PhDs of the Max Planck Society, we aim to promote the collaboration and communication as much as possible and we hope to meet you at the General Meeting from November 4th to 6th 2020.  These episodes are a part of a series which aim to shed light on the various roles in the Steering Groups and the roles of the Working Groups within the PhDnet which enable the body to function.   You can learn more about the PhDnet at : https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/home You can get in touch with the WGs from this episode with the below addresses. General Meeting: general.meeting@phdnet.mpg.de  Survey Group: secretary.group@phdnet.mpg.de Offspring Magazine:  offspring.magazine@phdnet.mpg.de Open Science: open.science@phdnet.mpg.de If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Until Next Week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy

In this episode of the Offspring Podcast, Srinath and Alli talk to Merle Ücker, Andrea Bours, Linda Olsthoon, Felipe Nathan De Oliveira, Barbara Šafarić about their roles in their working groups the Webgroup, Survey Group, Visions in Science Group and Equal Opportunities.  We discuss how they work within the PhDnet and highlight their important and specific tasks.  These episodes are a part of a series which aim to shed light on the various roles in the Steering Groups and the roles of the Working Groups within the PhDnet which enable the body to function.  Stay Tuned for next week as we talk to a few of the Working Group Coordinators. You can learn more about the PhDnet at : https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/home You can get in touch with the WGs from this episode with the below addresses. Webgroup: webgroup@phdnet.mpg.de Survey Group: survey.group@phdnet.mpg.de Visions in Science and Career Steps: career.steps@phdnet.mpg.de Equal Opportunities Group: equal.opportunity@phdnet.mpg.de If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Until Next Week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy

In this episode of the Offspring Podcast, Srinath and Adrian talk to Nikki van Teijlingen Bakker, Simon Hofmann and Sarah Young from the Steering group of the Max Planck PhDnet.  We discuss their roles as Section Representatives for the Biomedical (BM), Human Sciences(Hum) and Chemistry Physics and Technology (CPT), and how the Steering Group works within the PhDnet.  These episodes are a part of a series which aim to shed light on the various roles in the Steering Groups and the roles of the Working Groups within the PhDnet which enable the body to function.  Stay Tuned for next week as we talk to a few of the Working Group Coordinators.  You can learn more about the PhDnet at : https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/home You can follow the Guests of the Interview online here: Nikki van Teijlingen Bakker: https://twitter.com/NikkivanTB Simon Hofmann: https://twitter.com/HofmannZimon Sarah Young:  TBA Nikki's Podcast - Career Navigators: https://anchor.fm/career-navigators If you have any comments, suggestion or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at the following email: offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Please feel free to check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles  on a regular basis. https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es You can follow the hosts of this podcast on Twitter here: Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Nikolai Hoermann: https://twitter.com/HoermannNikolai Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola Until Next Week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy