SICSS Retreat 2026 - Welcome to the registration page!
Take a moment to find out what our SICSS Retreat 2026 @ the Zündholzfabrik Lauenburg will be about:
The SICSS retreat aims at building a closer network within the SICSS doctoral members community. We believe that wide and stable networks will support you throughout your doctoral journey and may even trigger your professional journey in life to a great extent.
Our annual SICSS Retreats always comprise certain elements:
- getting to know each other,
- new members introduce themselves,
- doctoral members in their final year give a talk, which is evaluated by you as peers and the best talks are honoured.
- This year's special focus is on "Social & Natural Sciences in Dialogue - What you always wanted to ask, but never dared to".
This dialogue session is a safe and open space for questions across disciplines: concepts you never fully understood, methods that seemed unfamiliar, or terminology that felt inaccessible. Whether you are wondering “Why do you do it this way?” or “What does that actually mean?” — no question is too simple. The goal is curiosity, mutual understanding, and learning from one another without fear of judgment.
- as always we'll have some leisure activities and lots of time to connect to eacht other
- At the end you will select your new doctoral representatives.
Please note that the participation in the annual retreat is a mandatory element in the structural program of SICSS.
Please bring along:
- Computer/notebook, if possible
- Playing cards, ball, outdoor shoes and jacket
- swimsuit if you like