9th International Student Summer School in Human Biology

The Summer School includes

1. A get together on Friday evening
2. A “retreat working week” at Gülpe (Saturday morning to Friday evening) in the middle of nowhere (52.7335°N, 12.2115°E), with both intensive work and cheerful social activity
3. Soiree on Friday evening- final presentation
4. After breakfast on Saturday, July 18th transfer back to Potsdam
5. Instructions for a relaxed weekend in Potsdam or Berlin
6. The fee includes accommodation in a youth hostel the night before, accommodation and food during the stay at the Ecological Station of Potsdam University, the transfer from Potsdam to Gülpe, and the fee for open access publication.

We expect that

1. every participant brings her/his own (modern as well as historical) data from her/his home university to be analyzed during the Summer School in cooperation with the other participants and teachers
2. every participant presents the analysis of her/his data at the final seminar (Soiree) on Wednesday afternoon
3. every participant prepares a manuscript to be published open access in a peer-reviewed international journal within the next 6 months (see below the publication list from former International Student Summer Schools)
4. every participant should read the book “Auxology– Studying Human Growth and Development”  before

Application

The number of participants is limited to 12.

If you are interested, please send your application as soon as possible, but not later than March 15th 2026 to

PD Dr. Christiane Scheffler, University of Potsdam, Human Biology
christiane.scheffleruuni-potsdampde

The application includes:

• a short curriculum vitae
• your publication list
• your motivation
• a short description of your data set that is being analyzed during the retreat working week.

What else should you bring:

cheerfulness, your own data set, laptop, linen and sleeping bag, swimsuit and if you are interested in watching birds, bring a binocular