Support Services

Film University offers a wide-ranging programme of courses, workshops, training sessions, advice and coaching specifically designed for early career researchers. The aim is to support participants in successfully navigating all stages of their professional development. Particular emphasis is placed on providing the knowledge and skills they need and fostering interdisciplinary networking.

Support Instruments

Coaching for Women

  • During the post-qualification phase, strategic goals are defined for the next steps in an individual's career. The Graduate Academy aims to provide women with the best possible support at this stage and offers them the opportunity to take part in individual coaching.
  • Coaching-Konzept (PDF)

Mentoring Programme for Highly Qualified Women Artists and Researchers

 

Innovation Workshops

In addition, the Start-up Support Service offers workshops for researchers interested in setting up a business. These workshops help them identify the potential impact of their research to date and develop approaches to securing funding and creating business models.

Additional Support Services

Conflict Advice and Mediation

The qualification phase brings with it a range of challenges. These may also lead to tensions with supervisors or colleagues. To analyse and address such conflicts and, above all, find solutions that enable constructive collaboration on their qualification projects, participants in the Graduate Academy can contact Film University's Conflict Advice Service.

Family Office

How can an academic career be combined with family life? How can I balance family responsibilities with doctoral studies? How can caring responsibilities and research be reconciled? The Family Office provides information and advice on childcare, caring for relatives and balancing family life and work – including during doctoral studies and other stages of an academic career.

Doctoral researchers and participants in the Graduate Academy can access advice, information and appropriate support services here.

Partnerships

To provide the best possible support for early career researchers, the Graduate Academy maintains partnerships with a number of institutions. Participants in the Graduate Academy benefit from the wide range of services offered by the following organisations:

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