Explore the resources that support research, learning, and collaboration within our community: from study information, forms, and checklists to support services, wellbeing, funding, career guidance, and community initiatives designed to help you navigate academic and everyday life at GSN and LMU Munich.
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Study regulations & infos
Detailed program rules, milestones, and degree requirements.
Student forms & checklists
Required documents and guidance for enrollment, progress, and completion.
Faculty forms & guest travel
Administrative forms for faculty processes and travel reimbursements.
Seminars & courses
Courses, schedules, and registration details for GSN seminars and workshops.
Here are a few highlights of the campaign that took place in 2024/2025:
To gain access to the campaign materials, please log into MyGSN.
The "WeCare@LMU" initiative supports students and employees to cope with crisis situations as well as psychological and personal challenges.
Dealing with conflict
Conflicts are not a seldom occurrence in teaching, study, and work environments. They are often caused by differences in needs and beliefs among the parties in conflict. In order to contribute to a respectful study and work environment, LMU, and GSN intrinsically, are committed to dealing with conflicts in a constructive manner.
GSN Ombudsperson: Thomas Wachtller-Kulla
GSN Women's Representative: Conny Kopp-Scheinpflug
Healthy university
Promoting a healthy lifestyle and your wellbeing is one of LMU Munich's core values. Keeping a healthy and happy community is the name of the game! That's why LMU has created programs that strengthen your individual resources.
Diversity Initiative by GSN students and faculty
Why it matters: Science is a very diverse environment, especially in the case of international graduate schools like the GSN. We believe that highlighting and addressing the unique challenges faced by scientists in underrepresented groups can remove some of the many obstacles that exist on a scientific career path. The lack of women in science is being addressed already, but other collectives such as racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or gender identity (not exclusively) are not being given as much attention.
How: We will add a structure in the GSN that acknowledges and celebrates the diversity of our community and is able to represent it better, to enhance the integration and support given to all the GSN students. We are setting up a panel of representatives to whom people could address questions and concerns in the matter of diversity, and get support and advice. These "diversity representatives" will supplement the academic, personal, and social support already provided by the GSN.
Events: For strengthening the community bonds, we have Happy Hour events every couple of months, featuring invited speakers with experience in relevant topics, and cool stuff to share.
Do you have any suggestions? Want to invite a speaker for the next Happy Hour? Want to collaborate?
Contact us:
Clara de la Rosa - clara.delarosa@med.uni-muenchen.de
Danielle Paynter - danielle.paynter@bi.mpg.de
Diversity Management @LMU
Much like the LMU community, our graduate school is based on principles of diversity - from the interdisciplinarity of research to the flexibility of our teaching programs and the diversity of our members. Students, faculty, and administrators can all benefit from LMU's Diversity Management, which covers a number of facets: being family-friendly, gender equality, inclusion and participation, cultural diversity, and healthy university.
Delegated representatives of the university and at GSN
The University has nominated representatives for specific tasks that fall outside the normal purview of its central administrative divisions.
Additionally, the GSN has a Women's Representative among its faculty and part of the Scientific Board: Conny Kopp-Scheinpflug
LMU has a vast array of resources meant to advise you throughout your studies and enable you to do your absolute best. Reach out with questions concerning university life, private life and successfully balancing both.
The GraduateCenterLMU is the central coordination, advice and service unit for doctoral studies at LMU Munich. Their services are directed to the following target groups:
Graduates and Doctoral Candidates
In addition to general information and advice concerning doctorates at LMU Munich, it offers a wide range of qualification workshops, as well as funding opportunities like the LMU Travel Grant and LMU Completion Grant.
Supervisors and Coordinators
The GC offers information, advice, and support in the conception, implementation, and further development of structured doctoral programs. Furthermore, it provides funding options for doctoral events.
Whether it's a career in academia or "out there“ in business or society, LMU offers excellent research conditions. Additionally, you can take advantage of our diverse range of qualification opportunities to build that perfect career.
As a student at GSN, you also beneft from the multitude of resources provided by LMU Munich at every stage of your studies.
M.Sc. student representative
Starting a new program in a new city can be daunting. The GSN Mentoring Program connects incoming students with a senior GSN students who have been in your shoes – someone you can ask anything, from navigating university administration to finding your feet in Munich.
Mentors are matched by program track and paired before the semester begins. The program kicks off at Orientation Week in October, continues with informal events throughout the semester, and wraps up with a joint meeting in spring, after which you and your mentor are free to stay in touch however works for you.
Participation is free, informal, and entirely student-run.
Sign up by emailing gsn.mentoring@gmail.com with your program track and whether you are from an EU or non-EU country. Your mentor will be in touch shortly after.
Use your institutional templates and add the GSN logo for presentations, posters, and publications.
Acknowledge your affiliation with the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN) in all work related to the program in addition to your primary institute or lab affiliation.
You can use one of the following formats when listing your GSN affiliation:
