Welcome to GRACE!
The Graduate Center creates optimal conditions for successful (post)doctoral studies. It contributes to the development of functioning structures in the field of doctoral studies at the University of Basel that are in line with the university’s mission statement and strategy as well as its quality standards and demand for competitiveness. GRACE promotes interdisciplinary exchange and prepares researchers for future challenges inside and outside of academia. In addition to offering various training formats and organizing networking events, GRACE is a contact and service point for concerns regarding all aspects of (post)doctoral studies.
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Information on Doctoral and Postdoctoral Studies
Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs
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Information on Supervision and Mentoring
Supervisors and Mentors
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Courses
Transferable Skills
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Information on Quality Management
Quality
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Information on the Work Environment
Advisory Services
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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
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The Successful Career Program
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Events organized by GRACE
Events
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About us
Team
News and Events
Cross-Border Education Grant 2025: Winners
The Cross-Border Education Grant of the University of Basel is intended to support cooperation projects in teaching at the master’s and (post)doctoral level within the trinational university network Eucor – The European Campus. The grant was awarded for the eighth time in 2025. The eight projects that received the Cross-Border Education Grant 2025 are listed on the website Cross-Border Education Grant.
Bottom-up Initiative Transferable Skills Courses
As part of the call for proposals PgB Nachwuchsförderung by swissuniversities, the University of Basel has successfully secured funding for a bottom-up initiative to organize transferable skills courses. Doctoral candidates and, in particular, postdoctoral researchers can submit proposals for the organization of courses to the Graduate Center and apply for funding of up to CHF 3,600 per course. Detailed information about the initiative can be found in the call for proposals and the fully completed application form must be submitted to the Graduate Center (grace@unibas.ch) by May 31, 2025.
Information Event for New PhD Candidates and Postdocs
On September 19 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm, the Graduate Center organized an "Information Event for New PhD Candidates and Postdocs". The event was held online. Together with all central services of the university, GRACE provided participants with important information for their time here in Basel – from Career Advancement to Transferable Skills. You can find the slides of the presentation here: Slides Information Event for New PhD Candidates and Postdocs 2024.
War in Ukraine
The University of Basel would like to offer refugee students and researchers from Ukraine the opportunity to live and work academically in Basel. The website War in Ukraine provides an overview of the offers.
Newsletter
The GRACE newsletter is sent out twice a year and contains news about the Graduate Center, references to events and information relevant to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. In order to sign up for the newsletter, send an e-mail with “Newsletter” in the subject line to grace@unibas.ch.
