Useful resources throughout your PhD

April 06, 2022

Here is a list of resources that might be useful to you during your PhD.

Feel free to suggest more ideas!

How to access the MAX platform

All employees at the MPIGM have access to the MAX platform, the intranet of the Max Planck Society. To connect, select “Other Users” in the “Choose your institution” menu, enter your personal number (you can find it on your salary sheet) and your @molgen email password.

Mental health

If you are struggling with problems that affect your mental health and well-being, don't stay without talking about it! There are several solutions available to you:

Employee and manager assistance program (EMAP) (MAX platform): Free immediate counselling services for employees and scholarship holders of the Max Planck Society
You can contact the Student Association of the MPIMG.
The Planck Academy (MAX platform) offers some webinars on Mental Health.

Github

https://github.molgen.mpg.de/

Programming skills with R

https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r

Nordmann et al., 2022, Data Visualization Using R for Researchers Who Do Not Use R (Paper and Bookdown for working through tutorial)

Linux command line

The Linux Command Line, by William Shotts

MATLAB Access and Support

The Max Planck Society has a licence with unlimited access to all online trainings and tools. You can find more information here: https://de.mathworks.com/academia/tah-portal/max-planck-gesellschaft-zur-foerderung-der-wissenschaften-ev-31194937.html. Click on “Sign in to get started” to create an account with your MPIMG email address.