5. Balancing doctoral studies with family life
The three partner universities under the roof of the Research Campus help academics reconcile their research and careers with their family life. The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences THM and the Justus Liebig University Giessen are certified “Family-oriented Universities”, Philipps-Universität Marburg has been awarded the quality seal “Family-friendly University”. All three universities provide family services offering a broad spectrum of counselling options and information:
- JLU hosts a regular series of events on the subject of family and career, spotlighting early career researchers, “Familie und Karriere – Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen im Fokus”, which cooperative doctoral students of the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences THM are welcome to attend.