Coffee Lectures are short impulse talks (15 to 30 minutes) on topics related to academic work. In the “Rotunde” (Room Z2.2.05) of the library on the campus at the Tiefenbronner Straße, you can learn over a cup of coffee (or tea) how to search literature efficiently, cite sources correctly, use AI tools, and much more!.
The Coffee Lectures are free of charge for anyone interested. No registration is required – however, for safety reasons, no more than 20 people are allowed in the Rotunde at the same time.
Guided library tours
General introductions to the use of the library take place at the beginnig of each semester. At these events, you can discover the university library and its ervices an find answers to all your questions. The dates will be announced in advance on the plattform Incom.
The next library introduction will take place on 8 October 2025 at 14:00. Meeting point G1.126 library reading room.
Teaching staff who would like to integrate the general introduction to the use of the library into their courses can contact Cristina Bacanu at any time.
Statista: AI risks and how to handle them
At the beginning of the semester, Statista einen Workshop zur KI-gestützten akademischen Forschung an. is offering a workshop on AI-assisted academic research. The workshop will explore common risks associated with using AI for research and show how these challenges can be addressed in practice. It will also demonstrate how the Statista platform and the ResearchAI tool can support data-driven research.
The aim of the workshop is to promote the critical and responsible use of AI tools in academic research.
Agenda:
- AI in the academic sector
- Risks related to AI usage
- How to handle AI risks
- How to carry out structured market research
- Conclusion and Q&A
Dates:
- 6 October 2026, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (English): Registration
- 7 October 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (English): Registration
- 22 October 2026, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (German): Registration
- 27 October 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (German): Registration
