GSHDL alumni received their PhD certificates in December.

After a decade of successful doctoral education, the Graduate School invited its alumni to Kiel in mid-December. GS speaker Johannes Müller and scientific coordinator Mara Weinelt handed over PhD certificates to the young researchers, who completed their theses between 2010 and 2017. Afterwards, the joint GS/CRC Christmas party offered a festive frame for meeting old colleagues and making new contacts. At present, there are about 45 doctoral students at the Graduate School.

Our photo shows (from left, back row) Marta dal Corso, Artur Ribeiro, Silvia Balatti, Michael Teichmann, Daniela Moser, Ralph Großmann, Andrea Ricci, Johannes Müller, Mara Weinelt, Martin Hinz, Bettina Schulz Paulsson, Philipp Grassel, Ben Krause-Kyora and (front row) Chiara Matarese, Natalia Toma-Kansteiner, Doris Jansen, Julia Menne and Maren Biederbick.

Text and photo: Jirka Niklas Menke