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Dr. Barbara Witter
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Current News
Campus Vacation 2026 at OVGU
Holiday Program for Children of Students and Staff
The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is once again offering its popular campus vacation program for children of university members aged 6 to 11. The program will take place from July 6 to 24, 2026.
Each child can enjoy one week of university life filled with discovery, creativity, and play. To ensure equal opportunities, places will be allocated through a lottery system.
Registration period: March 25 – April 8, 2026
Registration is available via the Office for Equal Opportunity and Family Affairs website:
Campus Vacation 2026 – Register here
Children of single parents, siblings, and first-time participants will receive special consideration. This year, grandparents may also register their grandchildren, depending on availability after the waiting list procedure.
For questions, please contact Marie Bierstedt at campusferien@ovgu.de.
Online study on career entry (in German)
As part of a psychological research project at the University of Leipzig, an online study is currently being conducted on career entry and experiences of the so-called impostor phenomenon. The study is specifically aimed at career starters under the age of 30 who are in their first years of employment.
Brief overview of the study
- Topic: Psychological study on work experience, health, and self-doubt when starting a career
- Method: Online, anonymous, realistic
- Procedure: Initial survey (approx. 15–20 minutes), short daily surveys for 2 weeks (3× daily, approx. 3–5 minutes each)
Period: starting immediately, registration until December 8, 2025
The study is part of two master's theses and is supervised by the Work and Organizational Psychology working group at the University of Leipzig.
Online Study: Wellbeing and Self-Perception of PhD Students and Postdocs
As part of a master's thesis at the University of Graz, an online study on wellbeing and self-perception in academic careers is currently being conducted. The study targets PhD candidates and postdocs (up to six years post-PhD) in the German-speaking region.
Study Overview
- Topic: Wellbeing, self-perception & short cognitive tasks
- Format: Online, anonymous
- Duration: Approx. 30 minutes
- Eligibility: C1-level German proficiency, early-career researchers
- Optional: Summary of results upon request
The study is supervised by Dr. Gabriela Hofer and Prof. Aljoscha Neubauer.
👉 Click here to take the survey
If you have any questions: doreen.halas@edu.uni-graz.at | gabriela.hofer@uni-graz.at
