#welivescience Interview with Brit Holland (MPI-AEI)

published by Karen Esser

Brit Holland, Director’s Assistant for Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) about her work at the Potsdam Science Park, the international community and why this special research site inspires everybody.

Who are the people behind the Potsdam Science Park and what drives them?

With this #welivescience video series you will get to know more about the international scientists, PhDs, Post-Docs, students, employees, entrepreneurs, and other residents at Brandenburg’s biggest research location. We introduce you to people with a variety of different professions and ideas – from administration to research, from archive to management – these unique individuals shape the vibrant community and this special international location in the captial region. We Live Science.

This video series is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State of Brandenburg. Camera: Mirco Lomoth

Zusammenkommen im Wohnzimmer bei Familie Kunz.

Community

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Cook for a Scientist – Jutta Kunz meets Clémentine Ferrari

Once a year, the ‘Cook for a Scientist’ event brings together residents of the Golm district of Potsdam with researchers and employees of the Potsdam Science Park. Over a shared meal, a space is created to meet, exchange ideas about the respective realities of life and overcome cultural barriers. In this way, the format contributes to bringing people from Golm and the park closer together. This year, the Kunz family, who have lived in Golm for more than five years, and Clémentine Ferrari, a doctoral student at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, are among the participants.

Tina Stavemann leitet das Gesundheitsmanagement des Potsdam Science Park © sevens+maltry

Community

7. July 2023

»Only those who invest in their own well-being are capable of excellence« – Tina Stavemann heads the Potsdam Science Park’s health management

The potential of the Potsdam Science Park lies in the people who work there. To ensure that scientists, students and entrepreneurs do not burn out, the park, the university and its institutes are committed to their health. Tina Stavemann from the Potsdam Science Park and Adina Ludwig from the University of Potsdam explain which ailments occur more frequently during office and laboratory work, why sex- and gender-sensitive health is a must and what offers they would like to use to reach the park’s employees.

Yann Niklas Klötzer, Freiwilligendienstleistender am Fraunhofer IZI-BB_Standortmanagement Golm GmbH_Julia Hinz

Community

29. November 2022

Extraordinary Careers at Potsdam Science Park – Yann Has Opted to Do a Voluntary Scientific Year (FJN) at Fraunhofer IZI-BB

You’ve just received your high school diploma – now what? While many young people go straight into further education after finishing school and others use the time to travel, some decide to take up volunteering. There is a wide range of options in this regard, the most well-known being the Voluntary Social Year. However, many don’t know that this is also an opportunity to get a taste of scientific research. Yann Niklas Klötzer is one of the people who have opted for a Voluntary Scientific Year (FJN) at Fraunhofer IZI-BB.

Darya Niakhaichyk, International Officer am Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik im Potsdam Science Park

Community

10. November 2022

»Moving to Another Country Is Never a Trivial Thing to Do.« – How Darya Niakhaichyk Helps International Researchers Ease in Germany

From getting a visa to finding an English-speaking doctor, Darya Niakhaichyk helps international researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics with navigating their stay in Potsdam, Germany – and knows many of their challenges from experience.