The Bauhaus Research School is a central research institution that promotes early stage researchers and artists at the Bauhaus University of Weimar. As the central contact point for all doctoral candidates at the university, we provide support in all questions related to the doctorate.
We organise a wide range of qualification programmes as well as advice and services, e.g. on the topics of career and funding. Beyond subject cultures and faculties, we offer opportunities for networking and interdisciplinary dialogue.
"How am I supposed to manage it all?" - Strategic planning of your doctorate"
- Date: Thursday, 27 November 2025, 12.30 pm
- Type: Training/workshop
Research Data Management | 04.12.2025
- Date: Thursday, 04 December 2025, 10.00 am
- Type: Training/workshop
Open discussion
- Date: Thursday, 04 December 2025, 12.30 pm
- Type: Training/workshop
AI as a translation aid - filling gaps
- Date: Thursday, 22 January 2026, 12.00 pm
- Type: Training/workshop
Workspace
The Bauhaus Research School provides workspace for its doctoral and post-doctoral students for a period of 12 months. Users receive access to their workspace 24/7.
Counselling
The Bauhaus Research School offers advice for prospective doctoral candidates, doctoral candidates, postdocs and tenure-track or junior professors. You are very welcome to contact our central e-mail address with your request: research-school[at]uni-weimar.de
Information
We inform about current calls for proposals, scholarships, funding, qualification and events on our website and in our newsletter. To keep yourself informed subscribe to our newsletter.
Networking
Exchange experiences with other young researchers and artists and organise networking events together with us.
BauhausTrack
The Bauhaus Research School provides individual support for junior professors and heads of junior research groups on their career path in academia under the label BauhausTrack.
Mentoring
Together with the Equal Opportunities Office, the Bauhaus Research School offers a mentoring programme specifically aimed at female and/or TIN* doctoral and master's students with a concrete interest in pursuing a doctorate in the STEM field. MINToring is funded by the Federal and State Professors Programme III.
Courses
The Bauhaus Research School organises an extra curriculum with courses in key qualifications according to the requirements of the doctoral programmes and the wishes of PhD students and supervisors.
eLearning
In various eLearning programmes, the Bauhaus Research School provides information and networking opportunities for prospective doctoral candidates, doctoral candidates and Postdocs.
Coaching
Doctoral candidates, postdocs, and junior professors can receive an external coaching focussing on individual topics, change processes, and important decisions. The Bauhaus Research School also offers individual language coaching sessions as well as individual writing consulations every semester for doctoral candidates and postdocs.
Career Councelling
In collaboration with the Career Service, the Bauhaus Research School advices and supports students who are interested in doing a doctorate and doctoral candidates in their inidvidual career planning.
Funding
The Bauhaus Research School supports the (international) visibility and networking of researchers in the early career phase by awarding grants for research stays abroad, participation in international conferences and publications.
Events
The Bauhaus Research School organizes regular events for young researchers, designers and artists of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, as well as prospective doctoral candidates