On 24th of November 2016 again 40 PhD students and early postdocs used the chance to talk to seven guests - CEOs, Department Managers, R&D Managers and Alumni - about possible future career options during a delicious dinner buffet in restaurant Strätlingshof in Bochum. Download the Guest list.

On 18th of November Dr. Danijel Borosa from Borosa Acoustic Levitation invited to the afternoon workshop "From the idea to a marketable product - how to found a start-up company". He explained how a production and design process works and showed different prototypes and the marketable product.

After its succes in Blue Square in Bochum, the exhibition "Völlig losgelöst" took place in the museum "Strom & Leben" (Electricity & Life) in Recklinghausen on 2nd November 2016. Two authors were on-site and report about their impressions in our new blog.

Our author Christian Strippel stayed abroad in the "Windy City" and talks about his personal impressions in Chicago. Read more in our first blog post!

On 14th and 15th of September 2016 the ECRs organized an excursion to the SOLEIL synchrotron in Paris, France. 12 participants learned about the beamlines and measurements carried out at SOLEIL.

On 12th of September 2016 TranSOLV is organising an excursion to ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-grade flat steel. With around 27,000 employees, this company supplies high-quality steel products for innovative and demanding applications in a wide range of industries, including the automotive industry, machinery and plant…

On 2nd September 2016 the annual ECR soccer competition and summer festival took place at the soccer fields behind the G buildings to fight for the Chemistry Master's Cup 2016.

From 24th to 26th of August, 2016 the ECRs offered a 3-days Workshop "Scientific Writing" in English with the trainer Mark Edwards. 12 PhD students learned how to overcome writing barriers and how to structure the own writing process.