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Info Café: Participating Services

At the PhD/Postdoc Meeting on November 17, 2026, central services of Marburg University will answer your questions over coffee and cake from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Just drop by the info tables.

eResearch Service Center

The eResearch Service Center advises on research data and code at every stage, from the data management plan in your grant application through to publication. They also run hands-on workshops and short “Infosnack” sessions, offer the datikum_UMR certificate, and provide tools such as RDMO, open_UMR, GitLab, Jupyter and electronic lab notebooks.
→ eResearch website (German) 

EnRich – Research with Perspective

EnRich helps researchers from all departments take gender and diversity aspects into account in their research projects. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the project offers support with literature searches, examples from various fields, and events. The university’s ethics committees play a key role in this.
→ EnRich website (German)

EUPeace

EUPeace is the European University for Peace, Justice and Inclusive Societies, of which the University of Marburg is a member. Doctoral candidates can join the EUPeace Doctoral Network at any time, with no selection process. The network offers virtual courses, thematic Research Hubs, exchange with doctoral candidates across Europe, and support for joint doctorates (cotutelle).
→ EUPeace Doctoral Network

Gender Equality Office / Mentoring Hessen

The Gender Equality Office promotes equal opportunities at the university. Their table is also a place to find out more about Mentoring Hessen. This statewide program supports women* researchers at different career stages: ProCareer.Doc for doctoral candidates and early postdocs, ProAcademia for advanced doctoral candidates and postdocs, and ProProfessur for those preparing for a professorship.
→ Mentoring Hessen at Marburg University

University Teaching and Learning

This unit supports everyone who teaches at the university. It offers workshops and qualification programs in higher education teaching, as well as individual advice on course design and new teaching formats.
→ University Teaching and Learning website (German)

MAFEX – Marburg Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

MAFEX supports students, staff and alumni free of charge, from the first idea to founding a company. It offers 1:1 sparring, workshops and help with funding applications, for example for the EXIST Business Start-up Grant or EXIST Transfer of Research. It also runs a co-founder database, a prototype lab and a Start-up Lab.
→ MAFEX website (German)

Media Centre of the University Library

The Media Centre on the first floor of the University Library supports audiovisual media production for research and teaching. It offers a film room, a sound room, workstations for image and sound editing, equipment to borrow, and software and production workshops, for example for videos and podcasts.
→ Media Centre website

Staff Council

The Staff Council represents the interests of university employees, including academic staff. It has a say in personnel decisions such as hiring and promotions to a higher pay grade. Employees can contact it about workplace questions or problems, for example on working hours, leave or further training.
→ Staff Council website (German)

Writing Workshop of the University Library

The Writing Workshop offers individual, confidential writing consultations for doctoral candidates from all disciplines and at every stage of their project, on site or online and in German or English. Typical topics include time and work management, reference management, structuring your thesis, writing strategies and revising texts.
→ Writing Workshop website

Service and Counseling Center for Inclusive Higher Education (SBS)

The SBS is the university’s central point of contact for people with disabilities and chronic or mental illnesses. Among other things, it advises on compensation for disadvantages (Nachteilsausgleich), assistive technology and study assistance.
→ SBS website

Welcome Center / International Office

The Welcome Center helps international researchers and their families to settle in Marburg. It assists with finding housing, dealing with authorities, insurance questions and opening a bank account, as well as finding childcare and schools. It also organizes events for international guests.
→ Welcome Center website

XSpaces / Creative Space

The XSpaces offer spaces for creative and collaborative work: the Creative Space, Game Lab, Open Lab, Makerspace and Film Space. The Creative Space is aimed especially at doctoral candidates and postdocs. It is suited to workshops, small conferences and networking formats, with optional facilitation using methods such as Design Thinking or LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.
→ XSpaces website