MPA Retreat 2026 at the Castle Ebernburg

28 Sept 2026, 07:45 → 30 Sept 2026, 16:50 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

Monday 28 September

07:45 → 08:45 Trip (meeting point: Mainz Hauptbahnhof) + Check-in

09:00 → 09:50 Lecture: Philipp Schicho

10:00 → 10:20 Coffee break

10:20 → 11:10 Lecture: Philipp Schicho

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

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:30 → 14:20 Lecture: Tilman Plehn

14:30 → 15:20 Lecture: Tilman Plehn

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee break

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

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

18:00 → 19:00 Dinner

19:30 → 20:45 Free time

Tuesday 29 September

07:30 → 09:00 Breakfast

09:00 → 09:50 Lecture: Philipp Schicho

10:00 → 10:20 Coffee break

10:20 → 11:10 Lecture: Stefan Schoppmann

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

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:30 → 14:20 Lecture: Stefan Schoppmann

14:30 → 15:20 Lecture: Marzia Bordone

15:30 → 18:15 Wine tasting

18:15 → 19:15 Dinner

Wednesday 30 September

07:30 → 09:00 Breakfast

09:00 → 09:50 Lecture: Marzia Bordone

10:00 → 10:20 Coffee break

10:20 → 11:10 Lecture: Marzia Bordone

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

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:30 → 14:20 Lecture: Stefan Schoppmann

14:30 → 15:10 Wrap-up and feedback

15:10 → 15:40 Coffee break