The BRICS seminar room was filled to capacity: Dr Andreas Strecker, DFG Programme Director for Life Sciences 2: Microbiology, Immunology and Neuroscience, was a guest at TU BS and its Ecoversity partner Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research. In his lecture ‘Writing a DFG proposal: programmes and advice to foster your career’, he provided valuable insights into the world of the German Research Foundation: about the structure and mission of the DFG, the numerous funding programmes, and the dos and don'ts of applying for funding. After the lecture, which he gave at the invitation of Prof. Dr. Melanie Brinkmann, Strecker engaged in a lively discussion with the audience. Afterwards, there was an opportunity to have individual consultations with him – a chance that our young scientists, such as Professor Thomas Naake (PTB/TU Braunschweig) pictured here, gratefully seized.
You can find the presentation here.