MPA Retreat 2026 at the Castle Ebernburg

Sep 28, 2026, 7:45 AM → Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 PM Europe/Berlin

Castle Ebemburg, Bad Kreuznach

The MPA Retreat 2026 addresses master and PhD students working in research topics of the PRISMA⁺⁺ cluster of excellence. It will take place from September 28th to September 30th 2026 in the Castle Ebernburg (Germany).

Speakers:

Tilman Plehn (Heidelberg University, Germany)

Philipp Schicho (University of Geneva, Switzerland)

Stefan Schoppmann (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany)

Marzia Bordone (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany)

Contact: mpa@uni-mainz.de

Organizing committee: Victoria Durant, Florian Michael Harz, Hans Jockers, Tyler Kutz, Freya Luberg, Anna Ratke, Judit Rodríguez Carrion, Susanna Wakely

Mon, September 28

7:45 AM → 8:45 AM Trip (meeting point: Mainz Hauptbahnhof) + Check-in

9:00 AM → 9:50 AM Lecture: Philipp Schicho

10:00 AM → 10:20 AM Coffee break

10:20 AM → 11:10 AM Lecture: Philipp Schicho

11:20 AM → 12:00 PM Student Talks: Dorina Zundel (11:20-11:40)

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:20 PM Lecture: Tilman Plehn

2:30 PM → 3:20 PM Lecture: Tilman Plehn

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee break

4:00 PM → 4:50 PM Student Talks: Monica Sanjinez (16:00-17:20) + Cornelia Tölle (16:25-16:45)

5:00 PM → 5:50 PM Student Talks: Daniel Gavilan (17:00-17:20) + Vladimir Mikhailovskii (17:25-17:45)

6:00 PM → 7:00 PM Dinner

7:30 PM → 8:45 PM Free time

Tue, September 29

7:30 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 9:50 AM Lecture: Philipp Schicho

10:00 AM → 10:20 AM Coffee break

10:20 AM → 11:10 AM Lecture: Stefan Schoppmann

11:20 AM → 12:00 PM Student Talks: Majo Fernandez (11:20-11:40) + Judit Rodriguez (11:45-12:00)

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:20 PM Lecture: Stefan Schoppmann

2:30 PM → 3:20 PM Lecture: Marzia Bordone

3:30 PM → 6:15 PM Wine tasting

6:15 PM → 7:15 PM Dinner

Wed, September 30

7:30 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 9:50 AM Lecture: Marzia Bordone

10:00 AM → 10:20 AM Coffee break

10:20 AM → 11:10 AM Lecture: Marzia Bordone

11:20 AM → 12:00 PM Student Talks: Josua Scholze (11:20-11:40) + Amith Gowtham (11:45-12:00)

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:20 PM Lecture: Stefan Schoppmann

2:30 PM → 3:10 PM Wrap-up and feedback

3:10 PM → 3:40 PM Coffee break