🎓 We're happy to share some great news today! Abdulla Chihab from the CGA Class of 2021, successfully defended his PhD thesis last week! Congratulations, Abdulla! 🥳 We hope you're having a wonderful time celebrating your achievement!

🎓 Excited to share that Anita Jopkiewicz, a member of the CGA Class of 2021 and Stephanie Panier's lab, successfully defended her PhD thesis! Anita, we are so happy for you and hope you’re enjoying this amazing feeling! 🎉💃 Wishing you all the very best as you embark on your next chapter. ✨

🎵 Some of our CGA students took the initiative to organise regular Jam Sessions for all students across the Cologne ageing campus. It's great to see our researchers sharing not only their passion for science, but also musical talents. Can't wait to hear you play at one of our next gatherings! 🎸🎹🎤

🎓 Thrilled to share that Laura Casanueva Reimon @lcreimon.bsky.social from the CGA Class of 2021 and member of Sophie Steculorum's lab successfully defended her PhD thesis today! Laura, we are so happy for you and hope you're enjoying this amazing "PhDdone feeling"! 🎉 @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

💡🌍 New CGA Facts! Starting your PhD at CGA? Our CGA Buddy Programme connects new students with experienced CGA students before they even arrive in Cologne and helps to make the transition much easier. More info: 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/phd/buddy-pr...

CGA First Steps programme supports our new international PhD students from day one 🌍 Our colleague Jessica helps with city registration, bank account, and residence permit, making settling in Cologne much easier 💙🩵💚 Thank you, Jessica, and a big welcome to CGA, Maitreyee! 🎉

🚀 Considering a PhD at the Max Planck Society? Join our free webinar on August 7 (1–3 PM CEST) and explore fully funded PhD opportunities at the IMPRS in NRW. 🎓 Discover our programmes, cutting-edge research, and ask your questions live! 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/new...

⏰ There's still time to apply! Start your Master's in Biology or Biochemistry at the University of Cologne with the CGA Master Fellowship Programme and join our vibrant ageing research community. Apply by July 15! 🎬 Watch our short video to learn more. 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/master/maste...

✨ New CGA Story! From doctoral research to entrepreneurship: CGA alumnus Dr. Moritz Horn and CGA student Florian Melerowicz share how they turned scientific ideas into entrepreneurial opportunities. 🚀 🔗 Read the full story: www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cga...

👨‍🎓 Let’s give a big round of applause to Marco Giorda, who successfully defended his dissertation. Marco, a member of the CGA Class of 2020, completed his PhD in Martin Denzel’s group. 🎉 You can really be proud of yourself, Marco, we certainly are! And we are excited to see what you’ll do next. 🚀

📣 🏃‍♀️Hurry up! Only one month left to apply for our Master fellowship programme! Don't miss your chance: Apply now 🗓, start your Master’s in Cologne 🧑‍🎓, and secure your CGA fellowship! 💰

Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research@cga-age.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 Scholarship Alert! 🚨 🧬👩🏽‍🔬 Pursue your Master studies in Biology or Biochemistry in Cologne at @unicologne.bsky.social and get full funding with our CGA Master Fellowship programme.💰 📅 Apply by July 15! 🔗 Learn more: www.ageing-grad-school.de/master/maste...

👨‍🎓 We’re happy to congratulate Maxim Hützen from the CGA Class of 2022 for successfully defending his PhD thesis today—wohoo! 🎉 Maxim, we are so proud of everything you’ve achieved and we wish you all the best for your exciting next chapter! 😀

🏆 Congratulations to our CGA alumni members Aishwarya Acharya @aishacharya.bsky.social and David Meyer @meyerdh.bsky.social on receiving the Klaus Liebrecht Award 2026 from the University of Cologne for their outstanding doctoral theses! 🎉 We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved success! 👏🧬

📣 Your PhD journey starts NOW! Join our #webinar on August 7 (1-3 PM CEST) & explore #PhD opportunities at Max Planck's IMPRS in NRW, Germany! 🇩🇪 Gain insights into groundbreaking research & register here: events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPl... #MaxPlanck #Research #Germany #Science

🎓Reflecting on a wonderful graduate symposium: we shared some great moments with inspiring talks and opportunities to connect within our CGA community and beyond. Congrats to all our incredible students from the CGA class of 2022, and big thanks to the class of 2023 for organizing everything. 🎉🍾

👨‍🎓We're happy to share that this week, Angela Johns from the CGA Class of 2021 and part of the Vilchez's lab @thevilchezlab.bsky.social, successfully defended her PhD thesis—yay! 🎉 Congratulations, Angela! We wish you all the best for your next exciting step 😀

CGA offers seminars, lectures, and workshops to build key skills for your PhD and beyond! From communication to data analysis and critical thinking, our curriculum helps our students develop the skills needed for the PhD and everything that comes after. 🎬 Watch our new short video to learn more!

🚨 Scholarship Alert! 🚨 🧬👩🏽‍🔬 Pursue your Master studies in Biology or Biochemistry in Cologne at @unicologne.bsky.social and get full funding with our CGA Master Fellowship programme.💰 📅 Apply by July 15! 🔗 Learn more: www.ageing-grad-school.de/master/maste...

🧠 Nerve cells age differently Researchers led by @bjornschumacher.bsky.social‬ @cecad.bsky.social have used C. elegans to prove for the first time that nerve cells age differently. Using an “aging clock” they were able to precisely determine the biological age of individual neurons👇 uni.koeln/FKJ35

🌏 CGA Recruitment Week is just around the corner, and we’re looking forward to meeting the top 25 applicants from all over the world! But what actually happens during CGA Recruitment Week? And what other activities can our students enjoy once they’re part of the CGA? Find out more! 🎬

🎉 Hip hip hooray! We are very happy to share that this year ended on a high note with another successful PhD defense. Aparna Kelkar from the CGA Class of 2022 and Gilles Storelli’s lab, successfully defended her PhD thesis today! 👨‍🎓 Huge congrats, Aparna! 🤗

👨‍🎓 We’re really excited to share that Jiyoung Pan from the CGA Class of 2019 and the lab of Constantinos Demetriades has successfully defended her PhD thesis today! 🥳 Congratulations Jiyoung! We are truly happy for you and can't wait to see what you'll do next.🚀

Andreas Kolvenbach, @aklvnbch.bsky.social, from the CGA Class of 2021 successfully defended his PhD thesis today! 🥳 Congratulations, Andreas! We’re so proud of you and can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll do in the future!

We asked 3,785 PhD students across 107 countries about their experiences. Where do you think the happiest doctoral candidates were? go.nature.com/43usVmf

Are these the happiest PhD students in the world?

Nature - Brazil, Australia and Italy have the highest satisfaction scores in Nature’s global 2025 PhD survey — but are these nations really the best places to do a doctorate?

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A warm welcome to our five new CGA Master Fellows who joined us this October! 🍁🍂 We’re happy to have you as part of our lively ageing community and we wish you a great start, enjoyable experiences, and wonderful times here in Cologne! 💫

We’re excited to welcome the Class of 2025 to the CGA! Our 9 new students come from all over the world 🌎, working in groups at the CECAD and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. We’re so happy to have you here in Cologne and look forward to seeing your ideas and discoveries develop! 💡🧬

🎉What a wonderful way to wrap up the CGA Welcome Days! Today's party was a lot of fun! There was delicious "homemade" food, an exciting pub quiz, and just the nicest group of people. A big thank you to our PhD reps, Moritz and Anna, for putting everything together! We all really enjoyed ourselves.

🚨 Just 3 weeks left to apply for our 12 PhD positions in ageing research! 🚨 🏃‍♀️ Don't wait- hurry up and submit your application now! ✉️

Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research@cga-age.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Apply now for a fully funded #PhD position at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research and become part of our vibrant #AgingResearch commmuny. 🗓️ Deadline: November 3, 2025. ℹ️ More info: www.ageing-grad-school.de 📣 Spread the news!

It's the first day of our CGA Welcome Days for our new PhD students and Master Fellows. After a lively morning with talks and a chance to meet others over lunch, our new students took a tour around the city. Have a great time today and enjoy the week ahead! Welcome to Cologne, everyone! 🤗

We're happy to announce that Verónica Martínez Osorio from the CGA Class of 2020 successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday! 👏 🎓 Congratulations Verónica! 🎊 We are so proud of you and wish you all the best for your next steps!