DACStorE Research School NETs@Helmholtz Retreat 2025

This week marks a special occasion: the DACStorE Research School NETs@Helmholtz kicked off this year’s retreat!

Once a year, our PhD students and several DACStorE principal investigators come together for a week of learning and collaboration.

This year’s retreat takes us high up on the Zugspitze, at the Environmental Research Station Schneeferner Haus, and later to Munich.

Here, participants are engaging in hands-on training on technology transfer and career development, while also exploring cutting-edge environmental research. The program includes a guided tour of the Schneeferner Haus climate station, where we gain unique insights into ongoing research, as well as an excursion to the nearby Schneeferner glacier, bringing the science of climate and environment vividly to life.

In Munich, the exchange continues with our traditional Pi-Day, where junior and senior investigators come together to share perspectives on research and collaboration.

We are also excited to visit the DAC start-up Phlair, strengthening ties, learning about their DAC methodology, and experiencing first-hand what life in a start-up looks like.

The week will end on a lighter note with a Halloween-themed city tour, adding a fun and spooky twist to the retreat.

A big thank you to all participants for making this retreat such a memorable and inspiring experience. Here’s to a week full of networking, and new ideas!