The zoom data can be found in the right-hand column ‘Events for researchers’ in HCU-intern, section library. 
On-site events usually take place in the magazine lounge. 

14.01.2026, 9-13 (17)

Workshop Data Management Plans Demystified: Hands-On Workshop for (not only) Early Career Researchers
Registration required!

 

04.02.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Scopus Basics: Finding Academic Literature (with Scopus AI)

Attend this Coffee Lecture to learn what literature you can find in Scopus, how to run basic and advanced searches, and how to use Scopus AI (now available to HCU members) in one of the largest multidisciplinary databases.

 

12.02.2026, 12-12:45, online via Zoom

Coffee Lecture Love Data Week 2026

Im Rahmen der Love Data Week stellen Einrichtungen der FHH den Forschungsdatenlebenszyklus vor und präsentieren die konkreten FDM-Services der Institutionen.
Anmeldung erforderlich

 

18.02.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Drowning in Data? Start Managing It! Research Data Management for Beginners

Learn the fundamentals of Research Data Management, including how to organize, store, and share research data effectively to support reproducibility and long‑term impact throughout the research lifecycle.

 

04.03.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Murphy’s Law Under Control: How a Data Management Plan Supports Your Research!

To keep Murphy’s Law from striking your research project, this Coffee Lecture explains what funders expect in a Data Management Plan and how it helps you stay organized and in control of your data.

 

18.03.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Good Research Practice: A Quick Overview for Publications

In this Coffee Lecture we will focus on the principles of good research practice in the context of scientific writing and publishing. You will be introduced to relevant concepts in this field, along with useful tools and resources for your scientific work.

 

01.04.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Journal Articles: Meeting the Editorial Guidelines

Get practical guidance on publishing scientific journal articles—from manuscript preparation and pre-submission steps to Open Access options and what happens after submission. 

 

15.04.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture HCU FIS: What is it, and what do I need to do?

Get a clear overview of HCU’s Research Information System (FIS) and the Research Portal, including how to manage your personal research profile and make your work publicly visible.

 

22.04.2026, 14-14:45, online via Zoom

Crashkurs Auf repOS veröffentlichen: Grundlagen und PDF-Anforderungen

Diese Veranstaltung möchte erste Fragen zum Publikationsserver repOS beantworten - für Forschende und Studierende. Wo sortiere ich meine Veröffentlichung ein, welche zusätzlichen Schritte erwarten mich je nach Publikationstyp und wie sollte ich mein PDF-Dokument vorbereiten?

 

06.05.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Finding a suitable (Open Access) journal

Learn how to select a suitable (Open Access) journal with practical tips and tool-based guidance, focusing on oa.finder and B!SON - two recommender systems designed to help researchers identify the most suitable journals.

 

13.05.2026, 14-14:45, online via Zoom

Crashkurs Publishing on repOS: Basics and PDF Requirements

This event aims to answer initial questions about the repOS repository - for researchers and student. Topics include how to classify your publication, which additional steps to expect depending on the type of publication, and how to prepare your PDF document.

 

20.05.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Publish Like a Pro: Sharing Your Research Data

Discover how to publish research data from existing projects using best practices to improve visibility, reusability, and proper attribution of your research outputs.

 

03.06.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture Der Weg zur Buchpublikation: Was muss ich beachten?

Erfahren Sie, wie Sie einen passenden Verlag finden, was bei Buchpublikationen (inklusive Open-Access-Büchern) zu beachten ist, welche Kriterien zählen sowie welche Kosten zu erwarten sind.

 

17.06.2026, 13-13:30, on site in the magazine lounge

Coffee Lecture CC - what?! Insights into Creative Commons Licenses

From both reader and author perspectives, this Coffee Lecture gives a brief overview of Creative Commons licenses, clarifying the icons and codes and  sharing considerations for using them.

Contact

Dr. Ute von Lüpke
Tel.: +49 (0) 40 300880-4137
e-mail: digitaledienste(at)hcu-hamburg.de

17.03. + 20.03.: Workshop-series "Efficient searching, writing and citing for term papers and theses"

Writing a term paper or thesis can be quite a challenge. Especially when the deadline is getting closer and closer. That is why your library offers you this workshop. It consists of four parts of 60 minutes each covering how to find literature, best practices for writing and how to cite correctly. The sessions take place via Zoom.You may choose the parts as you wish whether that may be just one session, two or all four. 

17.03.2026, 10:00 - 11:15 Part 1: Search basics and better ways to find books
Location: Online
Language: English
Description: We focus on how to start your literature search professionally and the many ways in which you can find books - single titles or books on a subject - via our catalogue and beyond.
Registration:  Via Moodle

17.03.2026, 11:30 - 12:45 Part 2: Searching in databases
Location: Online
Language: English
Description: Current insights via articles and dissertations as well as norms and numbers - what to find how in which databases, that is the topic of this session.
Registration: Via Moodle

20.03.2026, 10:00 - 11:00 Part 3: Scientific work
Location: Online
Language: English
Description: This session covers the cornerstones of writing scientic papers i.e. finding and defining a topic, time management, dissecting scientific texts and crafting your own.
Registration: Via Moodle

20.03.2026, 11:30 - 12:30 Part 4: Citing literature
Location: Online
Language: English
Description: What citations are all about and why it's so important to do it right and how to do it efficiently.
Registration: Via Moodle

 

 

22.04.2026 14-14:45: Auf repOS veröffentlichen: Grundlagen und PDF Anforderungen (in German)

Diese Veranstaltung möchte erste Fragen zum Publikationsserver repOS beantworten - für Forschende und Studierende. Wo sortiere ich meine Veröffentlichung ein, welche zusätzlichen Schritte erwarten mich je nach Publikationstyp und wie sollte ich mein PDF-Dokument vorbereiten? Die Veranstaltung findet online statt und Anmeldung erfolgt über Moodle.

 

 

13.05.2026 14-14:45: Publishing on repOS: Basics and PDF Requirements (in English)

This event aims to answer initial questions about the repOS repository - for researchers and student. Topics include how to classify your publication, which  additional steps to expect depending on the type of publication and how to prepare your PDF document. This event will be held in English; a second session in German will take place a few days earlier.  The event will take place online and registration is via Moodle.

 

 

 

 

We are always eager to hear your suggestions for new topics.

Contact

Stefan Voß, Angelika Mair
Tel.: +49 (0) 40 300880-4155
e-mail: recherche(at)hcu-hamburg.de