Workshops 2025/26
Starting Strong: Workshops for PhD Candidates at the outset of their doctoral studies
12. Dezember 2025, 11.30-13.00h: Good scientific practice and the use of AI
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming research in the humanities. In the face of this change, it is all the more important to know and apply the principles of good scientific practice in your doctoral thesis. This workshop introduces the basic principles of good scientific practice and helps participants to understand ethical, methodological and organisational standards in research. In this session, AI Coordinator Dr Laura Gandelgruber will give an overview of the standards of good scientific practice in the humanities and how to implement them in your research process, addressing artificial intelligence as a particular challenge.
Trainer: Dr. Laura Gandlgruber, Ort: Seminarraum 2 (Erdegeschoss), Schenkenstrasse 8-10, 1010 Wien
Language of the Workshop: English
13 january 2026, 9.30am to 4.30pm: VDTR Academic Skills Workshop on Research Methods and Academic Writing
Person taking notes in front of a Laptop
13 january 2026, 9.30am to 4.30pm: VDTR Academic Skills Workshop on Research Methods and Academic Writing
If you have any uncertainties and/or questions about academic writing and especially about the formalities of citation and bibliographies, this workshop is for you!
The workshop will cover the following topics:
- How to formulate your research question
- How to search and select literature
- How to cite correctly
- How to use footnotes
- How to create and structure a bibliography
- How to use citation software (Citavi, Endnote & Zotero)
- How to respect the formal requirements (layout, table of contents, title page, ...).
The above topics will be discussed in theory and time will be set aside for practical exercises. The approach to the work will be based on the citation guidelines of the Faculty of Catholic Theology. This workshop is open to all VDTR members and will be offered in German and/or English, depending on demand. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops (and paper) for the practical activities.
The workshop will be facilitated by Julia Weingartler, Paul Draganoff and Patrick Rohs.