Tamara Dancheva
Doing a Ph.D. is an arduous journey (or a labyrinth) that can be very exhausting and equally rewarding, the latter driving me forward… →
Lena Frerking
In the end, it did [work out], and I am more than happy that I took the risk to fail… →
Carmen-Ana Domínguez Bravo
I wanted to be a teacher since I was a child but I chose the subject to teach later on… →
Dr Camilla Schelpe
I loved learning about cosmology, but when it came to research, I found the techniques for making progress weren’t very field specific – I was chipping away at the corners of the unknown without much day-to-day exposure to the bigger picture… →
Kristina Thurmann
Looking back I am so happy that I studied mathematics because it got me where I am right now… →
Rachel Furner
At 33, feeling like this was a foolhardy thing to begin at such an age, but also super excited about the chance to spend 4 years absorbed in something for the pure interest of it, I began my PhD looking at using machine learning to model the ocean… →
Julia Kroos
The most exciting part of research for me was and is solving a problem. It is like a scavenger hunt: you follow traces, read instructions and do trials, which surprisingly involves a lot of creativity… →
Tamara Grossmann
Throughout, there were always little things that got me excited again about doing maths… →
Joana Sarah Grah
It is essential to have role models to look up to from the beginning and ideally to be mentored and supported by experienced and committed persons. I am extremely lucky and thankful to have those people in my life… →