Female Professors Programme III (PPIII) of the federal government and the states
In 2018, HHU successfully applied to participate in the Female Professors Programme III (PPIII) with its equal opportunities concept. The acquired PPIII funding will finance a W3 and a W2 professorship, both held by women, in whole or in part until 2024. HHU has thus been able to acquire €1.3 million in total as start-up financing for the two professorships within the framework of PPIII.
The budget funds partially freed up by this will be used to implement new equal opportunities measures aimed at acquiring and supporting female students, career and personal development – in particular for female early career researchers – and increasing the number of women in leading scientific positions.
The offers, measures and projects within the framework of PPIII include:
The Central Equal Opportunities Officer has set up the FamilyFund for female postdocs and postdoctoral researchers as well as female junior professors at HHU (excluding the Faculty of Medicine) as part of the Female Professors Program III.
In times of open-access, placing publications in high-impact journals is no longer just a question of scientific achievement, but sometimes also of financial possibilities. The central Equal Opportunity Officer has therefore set up the publication costs fund for female scientists as part of the Female Professors Program III.
Participation in scientific congresses and conferences is essential for one's own visibility, networking and profiling in the scientific community. Funding will be provided for travel expenses and participation fees up to 500,00€.
In order to support (young) female scientists for a successful academic career regardless of their own professional profile, the Training Fund supports participation in career-specific training courses.
More and more media inquiries, more and more social media channels: Many members of HHU are being asked about current topics and are in the public eye. A four-hour camera training course is therefore offered for professional appearances.
The Central Equal Opportunities Officer extends 1:1 coaching sessions by a professional coach to HHU's female PhD students and postdocs. The coaching sessions can be held in English.
The MINT@hhu project supports female students in the subjects of computer science, mathematics and physics through measures, activities and events that promote gender equality.
