Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars
Last update: September 2026
Items already listed in the last research report, due to partially overlapping reporting periods, are marked with *.
Methods in Research on Human Development
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
01.01.23–09.02.23
*COMP2PSYCH Colloquium
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH talk and discussion rounds (monthly virtual talk and discussion), jointly organized with Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research
04.01.23–05.03.23
*LIFE Introductory Workshop: Foundations of Lifespan Research
IMPRS LIFE e-learning videos and discussion rounds (online)
19.01.23–09.03.23
Computational Psychiatry Seminar 2023
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH weekly seminar
26.01.23–14.12.23
*QGIS Workshop
Lise Meitner Group for Environmental Neuroscience workshop, jointly organized with University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
09.02.23
*Structure Your Data
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop
14.02.23
*Research Data Management
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop
15.02.23
*Structure Your Data
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop
16.02.23
*SciBeh Workshop: Collectively Intelligent Science Communication – Lessons Learned for a Post-COVID Era
ARC workshop
01.03.23–02.03.23
*How to Move Beyond Impact Factors and H-Index: Responsible Research Assessment and its Implementation
Research Data Management & Open Science working group talk
15.03.23
*Starting to Version Control Using Git
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop
28.03.23–29.03.23
*Dying Alone and its Afterlives in Contact-Less Sociality
Center for the History of Emotions (HoE) conference, jointly organized with University of Amsterdam
17.04.23–19.04.23
Fellows' Project Presentations
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
20.04.23–06.07.23
24th Research Colloquium
MPI for Human Development research colloquium
03.05.23
ARC Spring Mini Conference
ARC conference
09.05.23–11.05.23
*Associations of Self-Control with DNA-Methylation Measures of Aging-Related Health
European Social Science Genetics conference, Bologna, jointly organized with University of Bologna
10.05.23–13.05.23
*Measuring the Long Arm of Childhood in Real-Time: Epigenetic Predictors of BMI and Social Determinants of Health Across Childhood and Adolescence
European Social Science Genetics conference, Bologna, jointly organized with University of Bologna
10.05.23–13.05.23
*LIFE Spring Academy 2023
IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Michigan
16.05.23–18.05.23
ARC Retreat
ARC retreat
22.05.23–25.05.23
*Critical Ignoring
ARC workshop
05.06.23–08.06.23
*Lateral Reading
ARC workshop
07.06.23
*Science of Boosting: How to Empower Citizens
21st Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality, hosted by Gerd Gigerenzer and ARC, funded by the Joachim Herz Stiftung
13.06.23–21.06.23
*A CERN for the Information Environment
ARC workshop
15.06.23
*Measuring the Long Arm of Childhood in Real-Time: Epigenetic Predictors of BMI and Social Determinants of Health Across Childhood and Adolescence
Talk at the Behavioral Genetics Association annual conference, jointly organized with University of Murcia
21.06.23–25.06.23
*6th ESLR Workshop – Social Learning in Complex Systems
ARC workshop
03.07.23–05.07.23
*Meeting of the BR50 Press Departments
Networking event
04.07.23
Empowerment
ARC workshop
10.07.23–11.07.23
*Feeling Competitive – Sport as Affective Practice
Center for the History of Emotions (HoE) workshop
12.07.23–14.07.23
*Max Planck Symposium on AI and Ethics
CHM symposium in cooperation with the Max Planck Society
02.08.23–03.08.23
Racism and the Brain
MPRG Biosocial seminar in cooperation with Each One Teach One (EOTO) e.V.
01.09.23
*Panel Convention Developmental Psychology 2023
LIP convention jointly organized with the German Psychological Society (DGPs)
03.09.23–05.09.23
*Castellum Community Meeting
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop
25.09.23
COMP2PSYCH Colloquium Series
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH monthly seminar
04.10.23–03.07.24
Presentation Training
IMPRS LIFE & IMPRS COMP2PSYCH workshop
23.10.23–24.10.23
Learning and Decision Making
ARC symposium
26.10.23
Research Designs in Developmental Research
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
26.10.23–01.01.24
25th Research Colloquium
MPI for Human Development research colloquium
01.11.23
COMP2PSYCH Academy 2023
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH academy
08.11.23–10.11.23
Julia – A Fresh Approach to Scientific Computing
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop jointly organized with IMPRS COMP2PSYCH
09.11.23
Thinking Bayesian Statistics
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH workshop
09.11.23
LIFE Fall Academy 2023
IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Zurich
14.11.23–17.11.23
Connect AI Berlin: Advancing AI Research and Societal Impact
CHM workshop
17.11.23
Presentation Training
IMPRS LIFE & IMPRS COMP2PSYCH workshop
20.11.23
Interpersonal Action Coordination: From Description to Mechanisms
LIP workshop
20.11.23–21.11.23
Project Management in R
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop
21.11.23
Presentation Training
IMPRS LIFE & IMPRS COMP2PSYCH workshop
27.11.23
ARC Winter Mini Conference
ARC conference
12.12.23–14.12.23
Computational Psychiatry Seminar 2024
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH weekly seminar
25.01.24–12.12.24
Research Data Management
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop jointly organized with Max Planck Dahlem Center of Cognition (MPDCC)
16.02.24
GIT workshop
ARC workshop
20.02.24–21.02.24
Good Scientific Practice
IMPRS LIFE & IMPRS COMP2PSYCH workshop
29.02.24–01.03.24
ARC Spring Mini Conference
ARC conference
09.04.24–11.04.24
Genetics, Social Inequality, and Development
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
11.04.24–18.07.24
Formal Methods
LIP retreat
14.04.24–16.04.24
Data Protection
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop jointly organized with MPDCC
19.04.24
Machine+Behavior Conference
CHM conference jointly organized with National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) & The University of British Columbia
29.04.24–30.04.24
26th Research Colloquium
MPI for Human Development research colloquium
08.05.24
Plagiarism
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop jointly organized with MPDCC
17.05.24
15th Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science: Memory, Space, Language
Central European Cognitive Science Association (CECOG) conference in cooperation with the Hippocampal Circuit and Code for Cognition Lab (HCCCL)
23.05.2024–26.05.2024
ARC Retreat
ARC retreat
27.05.24–31.05.24
LIFE Spring Academy 2024
IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Virginia
28.05.24–31.05.24
In Vivo Histology Using qMRI: Validation and Clinical Application in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
MR Physics workshop jointly organized with Universität zu Lübeck and Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
05.06.24–06.06.24
Open Science Innovation Award Presentation
Research Data Management & Open Science working group conference
13.06.24
Abschiedsschmerz und Aufbruchstimmung
Center for the History of Emotions (HoE) symposium
15.06.24
Git(-lab)
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop jointly organized with MPDCC
21.06.24
Meeting the Challenges of the Online Information Environment: Democratic Debate and Public Health
ARC conference
04.07.24–05.07.24
42nd Meeting of the European Group of Process Tracing Studies (EGPROC 2024)
ARC workshop & conference, partially funded by the European Association for Decision Making (EADM)
31.07.24–02.08.24
NSAS Advanced Course in AI in Cognitive Neuroscience
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH academy in cooperation with Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies
07.09.24–14.09.24
Artist & AI Residency: Artist Talk by Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet Sola
CHM workshop
09.09.24
EADM Summer School on Large Language Models in Behavioural Science
ARC summer school
09.09.24–13.09.24
AI Image Generation
CEN workshop
16.09.24
3. Wirkungsforschung in Architektur und Städtebau (WAS) Netzwerktreffen
CEN workshop in cooperation with SFB 1265 "Re-Figuration von Räumen"
18.09.24–20.09.24
GERTRUD Workshop
CEN workshop
24.09.24
Science Dreamwork for Grant Applications
MPRG Biosocial workshop at the IMPRS Retreat 2024, in cooperation with IMPRS EvolBio
30.09.24
LIFE Fall Academy 2024
IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Berlin
13.10.24–16.10.24
Accelerator Workshop
ARC workshop
14.10.24
Science Dreamwork for Grant Applications
MPRG Biosocial workshop at the LIFE Fall Academy 2024, in cooperation with IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Berlin
14.10.24
Research with Large Data Sets
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
24.10.24–30.01.25
AI Unplugged
CHM workshop
31.10.24
Careers Day: Exploring Options Beyond Academia
ARC & CHM workshop
12.11.24
27th Research Colloquium
MPI for Human Development research colloquium
13.11.24
Clean & Reproducible Code in R and Matlab
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop jointly organized with MPDCC
15.11.24
Cartooning Your Research – Amy Kurzweil Cartoon Workshop
CHM workshop
21.11.24
Investigating Online Deception with Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
CHM workshop
26.11.24–28.11.24
When Chaos Helps: The Pros and Cons of a Noisy Brain. Talk by Bernhard Hommel (Shandong Normal University, China)
CEN talk
12.12.24
Polygenic Associations with Educational Attainment in East Versus West Germany: Differences Emerge After Reunification
MPRG Biosocial seminar
07.01.25
TAPMI-Max Planck Winter School on Boosting Informed Decisions
T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) workshop in collaboration with MPI for Human Development
09.01.25–15.01.25
NIRx / HD fNIRS Workshop
CEN workshop jointly organized with NIRx Medizintechnik
23.01.25–24.01.25
Computational Psychiatry Seminar 2025
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH weekly seminar
06.02.25–04.12.25
Reimagining Digital Public Spaces for Democracy – Interrelations and Forces
humanet3 conference in cooperation with CHM
13.02.25
ARC Spring Mini Conference
ARC conference
25.03.25–27.03.25
LINE/Plasticity
LIP retreat
31.03.25–03.04.25
Methods in Research on Human Development
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
03.04.25–10.07.25
28th Research Colloquium
MPI for Human Development research colloquium
07.05.25
ARC Retreat
ARC retreat
12.05.25–15.05.25
LIFE Spring Academy 2025
IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Michigan
13.05.25–16.05.25
European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Meeting: The Future of Behavioral Ethics – Social Perspectives on Dishonesty
ARC conference
15.05.25–16.05.25
Misinformation Workshop
ARC workshop
26.05.25
Systematic Review
Research Data Management & Open Science working group workshop jointly organized with Research Data & Information
11.06.25
Open Science Innovation Award Presentation
Research Data Management & Open Science working group conference
12.06.25
Lecture on the Occasion of Karl Ulrich Mayer's 80th Birthday
13.06.25
Decision Making in a Digital World
22nd Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality, hosted by Gerd Gigerenzer and ARC
17.06.25–25.06.25
Max Planck Alumni Symposium Mentorship Panel
MPRG Biosocial seminar at the 10th Max Planck Symposium for Alumni and Early Career Researchers – SustainAbility, in cooperation with Max Planck Society
30.06.25
Interdisciplinary Perspectives for Human and Machine Creativity
CHM conference jointly organized with Eindhoven University of Technology & The University of Melbourne
02.07.25–04.07.25
Post-SPP-Meeting: New Frameworks of Rationality
ARC meeting jointly organized with DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Schwerpunktprogramm (SPP) "New Frameworks of Rationality"
24.07.25–25.07.25
Beyond Academic Careers Day
ARC, CEN, CHM, & LIP workshop
11.09.25
European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) Focus Meeting 2025
ARC conference
30.09.25–02.10.25
GERTRUD Workshop
CEN workshop
02.10.25
CIFAR Child & Brain Development (CBD) Program, Fall Meeting 2025
Biannual Meeting of the CIFAR Child & Brain Development (CBD) program in cooperation with LIP
06.10.25–09.10.25
Symposium on Cross-Cultural AI
CHM conference in cooperation with Der DIVAN – Das Arabische Kulturhaus
09.10.25–10.10.25
International Collaborations
MPRG Biosocial workshop at the LIFE Fall Academy 2025, in cooperation with IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Zurich
12.10.25
LIFE Fall Academy 2025
IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Zurich
13.10.25–16.10.25
Fellows' Project Presentations
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
30.10.25–26.02.26
29th Research Colloquium
MPI for Human Development research colloquium
05.11.25
ARC Fall Mini Conference
ARC conference
11.11.25–12.11.25
A Democratic Design of the Digital/Physical/Phygital Public Space
humanet3 workshop in cooperation with CHM
13.11.25
The pros and cons of a noisy brain: Recent developments. Talk by Bernhard Hommel (Shandong Normal University, China)
CEN talk
11.12.25
COMP2PSYCH Academy 2025
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH academy
15.12.25–16.12.25
LLM Training
ARC workshop
17.12.25–19.12.25
Computational Psychiatry Seminar 2026
IMPRS COMP2PSYCH weekly seminar
08.01.26–10.12.26
The Impact of Social Media on Democracy: Final Conference of the EU Project "Social Media for Democracy (SoMe4Dem) – Understanding the Causal Mechanisms of Digital Citizenship"
Conference jointly organized by ARC, MPI for Mathematics in the Sciences and TUD Dresden University of Technology
13.01.26–14.01.26
LIP Retreat
LIP retreat
21.04.26–24.04.26
PsychLing Hackathon
ARC conference
23.04.26–24.04.26
Decision Making
IMPRS LIFE weekly seminar
23.04.26–16.07.26
WildBrain Kick-Off Retreat
Mini retreat of the WildBrain partners MPI for Human Development, MPI for Biological Intelligence, Technical University of Munich, & German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
27.04.26–28.04.26
Science Communication Workshop
CHM workshop
03.05.26
ARC Spring Mini Conference & Retreat
ARC conference & retreat
04.05.26–08.05.26
CEN Retreat
CEN retreat
06.05.26–07.05.26
LIFE Spring Academy 2026
IMPRS LIFE international academy, hosted by LIFE Virginia
06.05.26–09.05.26
Machine+Behavior Conference
CHM conference jointly organized with National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) & The University of British Columbia
18.05.26–19.05.26
Behavioral Clones Workshop
CHM workshop
20.05.26
Transformative Life Decisions in Times of Societal Disruption
ARC workshop
01.06.26–03.06.26
Decision Making in the Age of AI
23rd Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality, hosted by Gerd Gigerenzer and ARC
08.06.26–16.06.26
Behavioural Sciences in the Wild
MP Partner Group RiCoM meetup/seminar
27.06.26
30th Research Colloquium
MPI for Human Development research colloquium
01.07.26