Supervisors and the programme coordinators met on 11.06.2025 to kick off the programme. All professors at the Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research IPP are represented in the group of supervisors. The spokesperson for the new doctoral programme is Prof. Dr. Ansgar Gerhardus, Head of the Department of Health Services Research at the IPP, the deputy spokesperson is Prof. Dr. Birte Berger-H?ger, Head of the Department of Evaluation and Implementation in Nursing Sciences at the IPP.The structured doctoral programme in health sciences has been recognised by the University of Bremen and will form an umbrella for all doctoral students in the high-profile area Health Sciences (WSP). At its core is a qualification programme, which was finally discussed at the kick-off meeting and which is based on three pillars: structured supervision, a further education and training programme as well as independent activities and networking for doctoral students.
Overall, the programme is characterised by a high degree of flexibility in order to take into account the individual needs of the doctoral candidates, to provide them with the best possible support in their doctoral project and to prepare them for their future career - regardless of whether this is within or outside academia. "We have designed the programme in such a way that it offers significant added value for both the doctoral candidates and their supervisors. It not only helps to improve the qualifications of doctoral students, but can also eases the workload supervisors through joint supervision and the courses on offer," explains spokesperson Prof. Dr. Ansgar Gerhardus. "We look forward to welcoming doctoral students from various disciplines to our programme starting in October and to working with them and the participating colleagues to create this new and important offer in the health sciences," says deputy spokesperson Prof Dr Birte Berger-H?ger.
In the coming weeks, coordinator Fabienne Schnepf will publish further information on the WSP website. Interested doctoral students from the health sciences who are at the beginning of their doctorate or would like to start a doctorate in the near future can contact Fabienne Schnepf for further information in consultation with their supervisors.
Further information:
Fabienne Schnepf, Coordinator of the Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences
fschnepf@uni-bremen.de
