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From left to right, upper row: R. Klages, M. Seilmayer, L. Schmidt, M. Gätjen, T. Krings. S. Pfersdorf, M. Bamberg, L. Noack. Second row: S. Finkeldei, V. Tlapák, C. Walther, E. Zillner, A. Maier. Third row: F. Frieß, B. George, A. Möller, D. Jose. Fourth row: G. Baires, A. Migdoll, U. Scholz. Not pictured: Ines Thronicker, Antje Wegner, Holger Hain. Photo: Holger Hain
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New Spokespersons for Helmholtz Juniors
The meeting of the Helmholtz Juniors, the official representation of currently more than 5,400 doctoral students working at the Helmholtz Association's eighteen centres, took place at the KIT at the end of January. Marlene Bamberg, DLR, and Martin Seilmayer, HZDR, were elected as new spokespersons. The Helmholtz Juniors are committed to the intensified networking between doctoral students within the Helmholtz Association. "We want to further extend the opportunities for exchange", said Marlene Bamberg. In Martin Seilmayer's opinion, one of the most important tasks is to further improve working conditions during the promotion period. This is one of the reasons why the Helmholtz Juniors regularly organise surveys regarding the working situation of doctoral students at the Helmholtz centres. The results of the last survey revealed considerable differences between the individual centres as regards the forms of contract and graduate colleges. The support for and integration of doctoral students from abroad was evaluated as largely positive. The complete results will be published in the near future.
