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Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers @gso-forresearchers.bsky.social · 23h

📢 To Be Honest Conference 2026 is open for registration! Real Talk About Nonlinear Careers for Researchers. 7 live sessions, 18 guest speakers, 2 days of honest conversations about careers in and beyond academia. Dec 3 & 4, online & free 🌐 Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AurFb1Cru...

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

1/5 During my PhD, brain structure felt cleanly divided: VBM / cortical thickness → gray matter DW-MRI → white matter microstructure Two methods, two worlds. Then I joined a postdoc and that separation was not so clear in my mind.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

fun fact after receiving another grant rejection: within my postdoc phase: I have submitted 14 external grants: 4 received, 7 rejection, 1 didnot proceed further, 2 under review. I am even not writing internal uni-grants (internal), CRC drafts and other stuff. Is it what research mean? really?

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

My husband was looking for a tool to fix his bike, and when we said “should we ask friends?”, our 4-year-old jumped in: “Ask ChatGPT.” Even without watching TV or using a phone/tablets, he is picked up an awareness of AI just from listening to our conversations. That's so scary!

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

i underestimated how much time I need for the project management. just simple report on finance takes more than a week. Thats crazy.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I recently watched the dinosaur documentary on Netflix. I realized why I never had a “dino phase”: they remind me to ask why are exist? Sometimes I am afraid of existence itself: being here, and at the same time getting old and dying. I feel that we are so small and fragile.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I’m currently redesigning my Body–Brain–Emotion seminar for our General Psychology MSc students. Last year, we covered the spectrum from basic sensory processes to perception (e.g., cardiac effects), as well as breathing and sleep, gut-brain interaction.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Two days ago, my PhD supervisor, visited Freiburg to give a talk on heart-brain interaction (to the public audience). Beyond the excellent/provocative talk and research, what I saw was that almost everyone after a PhD left academia. Such great names. It is hard to survive, especially in Germany.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Teaching Neuropsychology of Aging this semester was a really great experience. We covered everything from neural dedifferentiation to biomarkers (sex, BP, sleep) and dementia, but what stuck with students surprised me. One wrote down just one word: EDEKA.

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 22/01/2026

Female scientists have to wait longer for their articles to be reviewed than their male colleagues. An analysis of 36.5 million papers in the life sciences shows that for females it took 115 days to reach a decision, compared to 101 days for men journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org

Median time under review (time intervened from submission to acceptance) of articles indexed in PubMed with a female first author (n = 2,562,262), a male first author (n = 3,405,821), a female corresponding author (n = 975,010), a male corresponding author (n = 1,946,469), a female first author and a female corresponding author (n = 757,878), a male first author and a male corresponding author (n = 1,357,835), all-female authors (n = 650,280), and all-male authors (n = 2,146,799)

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Another night, and I am again doing accounting for all running scientific projects, where to relocate, which HiWi needs to be where, and when to apply for what… 😅📊 And also a general ORGA! I think I enjoy the management of "something". If I wasnot doing science, I’d probably end up in management. 🤔

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Postdocs in Baden-Württemberg: I can really recommend applying! It’s much more than funding, you get to meet people from different disciplines, build a strong network, and gain insight into how science policy and decision-making work. Bonus: my German will definitely improve along the way 😊

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Finally I am looking for a motivated student assistant (HiWi, 80 hours/month) at Uni Freiburg (Neuropsychology) 🧠 Project on sleep, EEG, heart–brain dynamics & memory. MATLAB/Python a plus. 📩 deniz.kumral at psychologie.uni-freiburg.de

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Okay, I’m back 🌤️ After being quiet on social media for quite a while. The past year was a real roller-coaster 🎢 — challenging, exhausting, but also shaping: 🦠 Being sick during Kita (Kindergarden) times 🚫 No Kita for a whole month 📝 Applying for grants… and getting rejected ✨

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Mind-Body-Emotion Group @mbe-lab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

*13th MindBrainBody Symposium* 📆 Mar 9-11, 2026 🏠 #Berlin & virtual (deadline: Jan 8, 2026) Keynotes: - @ulrikebingel.bsky.social - Karl Friston (online) - @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social - Sonja Kotz - Julian Thayer ...& so much more: prizes, posters, talks, food, drinks, encounters. Let's meet!

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Thomas Andrillon @thomasandrillon.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

The @dreamteamicm.bsky.social has launched an online survey about the things you experience when you fall asleep! Everyone is different, so we need you to tell us! It will take only 20 minutes, but it will mean a lot to dream researchers like us! redcap.link/DriftingMinds Please, share! 🧠💤

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Peter Zeidman @corticalpete.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The beta release of SPM-Python is out now! Amazing work by Johan Medrano @johmedr.bsky.social , Yael Balbastre, Yulia Bezsudnova @ybezs.bsky.social and other members of their team. A new era for SPM! #OHBM2025

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Monika Schönauer @mschoenauer.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

If you are at #PuG2025, @denizkumral.bsky.social will be giving a talk on the “Temporal dynamics of microstructural plasticity in the human brain” as part of the Emergence and Transfer of Memory Representations Symposium in room 0.004 Z6 at 14.30! 🧠

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Heidrun Schultz @heidrunschultz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

At #PuG2025? Into memory? We've got just the symposium for you. "The emergence and transformation of memory representations in the human brain". Co-chaired with @rolandbenoit.bsky.social and featuring @denizkumral.bsky.social, Anne Bierbrauer, and @mgarvert.bsky.social. Today, 2:30pm in 0.004 Z6.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Teaching a seminar this semester called Body-Brain-Emotions—same name as the research group from my PhD days. My work has shifted since then, but the idea that the brain works in isolation? Still not me. 🫀🧠

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 13/03/2025

Oh, there's an English version as well! DW reports about misconduct at Max Planck Institutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5nE...

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How Germany's elite research institution fails young scientists | DW Documentary

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Michael Gaebler @michaelgaebler.com · 09/03/2025

🕒 less than 24h until the doors to the 12th #MindBrainBody Symposium will open. Safe travels and very much looking forward to seeing you there! Please check out day 1 below and find all details at mindbrainbody.de

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/03/2025

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025

Map of Stand Up for Science events, with official SUFS events in Red and solidarity events in Blue

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Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers @gso-forresearchers.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Big news! Starting today, GSO will stand for #Guidance, #Skills & #Opportunities for #Researchers. For over 20 years, we’ve supported postdocs in-now, with an expanded focus, we’re evolving, too. Our mission stays the same: help researchers shape careers while bridging research, industry & policy.

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Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers @gso-forresearchers.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Keeping Up With the Boost Fellows, Freiburg We visited cognitive neuroscientist and Boost fellow @denizkumral.bsky.social in Freiburg. Deniz moved there from the @mpicbs.bsky.social in Leipzig to the Imaging Memory and Consolidation Lab of Monika Schönauer at @uni-freiburg.de.

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BrAInWorlds @brainworlds.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

You are cordially invited to the next talk in the #BrAInWorldsLectureSeries by Athena Akrami from @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. Hear all about learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback on Feb. 12th at 12:30! @ilka-diester.bsky.social @mschoenauer.bsky.social

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I dont know whether it is true. But he was one of my fav.director. With whom, I started to watch ‘cinema’ — i was even following his lucky number youtube channel everyday. So sad.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Today, I took a day off just for myself and did absolutely nothing. After an 8-hour Harry Potter marathon, I wondered about Andrey Zvyagintsev, one of my favorite directors (#Leviathan). Turns out, he was hospitalized for a while due to a COVID-induced coma. Wasn't expecting that news at all.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Delighted to share that I’ve been selected for the Eliteprogramm für Postdoktorandinnen und Postdoktoranden by Baden-Württemberg Stiftung. I pushed my limits—from writing a 20-30 page German document to having an interview in German. Grateful for this opportunity and network.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Today is the day! I am really excited to be part of “The Future of Academia: Hands-On Ideas and What Can Be Done Today” Feel free to Join 1000+ participants at the tbh conference by #GSO gsonet.org/tbh-conferen...

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To Be Honest - Conference for Researchers

The TBH-Conference provides a forum where researchers can share advice and gain knowledge that is often missed by an internet search.

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Deniz Kumral @denizkumral.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

My 1st message: “hello world” My 2nd message: JOB ALERT- please share❗ We are looking for 1 PhD candidate If you are interested in #sleep and #memory reprocesing in aging, please get in touch!

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