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Event calendar

Numerous lecture series and other events with scientific content and beyond are offered by the Medical Faculty Mannheim and the UMM. In general these can be attended by young scientists and credited towards the structured doctoral programmes.

Optimal preparation for this year’s Summer Symposium – Part 1: Abstract writing workshop

20/05/2026 – 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.

For this year’s Summer Symposium on July 16, the STMM has a number of training opportunities lined up to help young scientists make the most of the event. All events are in person and in English.

The hands‑on abstract writing workshop is designed for early‑career researchers (B2/C1 English) who want to produce conference‑ or journal‑ready abstracts. The session alternates brief lectures with practical writing tasks on participants’ own or a peer’s draft. It will cover abstract content, organization, conciseness, cohesion, and the formulation of objective claims, ending with a ready‑to‑submit abstract.

Location: House 42 (library), room L18

Registration: More details and registration on LEARN.

STMM Members’ Assembly

21/05/2026 – 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

This year’s STMM members’ Assembly will take place on Thursday 21/05/2026 from 3:30 to 5 pm. Members are all doctoral students and all Master students of the Medical Faculty Mannheim, as well as all other graduated young scientists in structured programmes, e.g. Clinician Scientists and postdocs doing research in the laboratories and clinics of the Med. Fac. Mannheim. We cordially invite all members and other interested parties to join the assembly, share their ideas and visions, and help shape their scientific environment together!

POSTDOCS WANTED! We are still looking for a postdoc representative – if you’d like to put forward your candidature, please email the STMM directly (stmm@medma.uni-heidelberg.de).

Location: TPMA 2, seminar room S48

Registration: No formal registration required; you can join spontaneously. If you are not yet a registered member, please consult the members’ webpage on how to become a member.

Science and Pizza – from and for young scientists

21/05/2026 – 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

The STMM members’ representatives invite you to their monthly seminar series from and for young scientists. Invited speakers or (doctoral) students themselves present their latest research, scientific literature and other science-related topics once a month.

The medical students’ newly created ‘AK Wissenschaft und Forschung’ is hosting Prof. Dr. Lukas Bunse, DKFZ, whose team is pioneering novel cellular therapies to tackle diseases affecting the central nervous system.

Participation in this event can be credited with a corresponding number of credit points/hours towards the Dr. sc. hum. and Dr. med. curricula.

Location: TPMA 2, seminar room S48

Optimal preparation for this year’s Summer Symposium – Part 2: Making figures – practical guidelines

12/06/2026 – 2 hrs, time tba

For this year’s Summer Symposium on July 16, the STMM has a number of training opportunities lined up to help young scientists make the most of the event. All events are in person and in English.

This seminar is part of the Introductory Days for new doctoral students. It demonstrates, with concrete examples, how to create clear, understandable, and attractive illustrations of scientific data for publications, presentations, and posters. Participants may submit their own figures in advance to be used as examples and receive personalized feedback.

Location: tba

Registration: More details and registration (from mid/late April onwards) on LEARN.

Science and Pizza – from and for young scientists

19/06/2026 – 16:00 hrs

For this last event of the semester, Lisa Wolf and Raenhha Dhami are hosting Dr. rer. nat. Christopher Jones, Lead Scientist at the CPD, Division Prevention of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases.

Dr. Jones’ talk is entitled: Viral and False: Understanding Health Misinformation in the Digital Age

Participation in this event can be credited with a corresponding number of credit points/hours towards the Dr. sc. hum. and Dr. med. curricula.

Location: H07, house 42 (library building)

Optimal preparation for this year’s Summer Symposium – Part 3: Presentation skills workshop with Simon Wolf

13/07/2026 – 9:00 a.m. – 5 a.m.

For this year’s Summer Symposium on July 16, the STMM has a number of training opportunities lined up to help young scientists make the most of the event. All events are in person and in English.

This hands‑on, full‑day workshop explores how to communicate your research clearly, confidently, and convincingly. It will focus on mastering body language, voice control, slide design, and adapting to various audiences, while gaining strategies to overcome stage fright and handle tough questions. The session combines short theory input with practical exercises and personalized feedback, including optional video analysis to fine‑tune your style.

Location: House 42 (library), room L17

Registration: More details and registration on LEARN.

Summer Symposium

16/07/2026 (all-day event)

This year’s STMM Summer Symposium will take place on Thursday 16/07/2026. All young researchers (Dr.med. /Dr.med.dent., Dr.sc.hum., Dr. rer. nat., Master students, postdoctoral researchers, clinician scientists) are encouraged to participate. Participants can present a poster and/or flash talk; six short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts, and you can win poster awards for best scientific poster and audience award. The aim of the Summer Symposium is to interact with fellow researchers, present and get feedback on your project, and be inspired by our invited speakers!

For this year’s edition, we are excited to be hosting Dr Matti Heino from the University of Helsinki as our Impulse Speaker. Matti is a social psychologist working on behavioral science applications to crisis resilience and collective action.

Location: Alte Brauerei, H02

Registration is open: https://pretix.eu/uni-heidelberg/summersymposium-2026/

Deadline for abstracts submission: 05/06/2026.
Deadline for attendance only: 10/07/2026.