About us
The School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences SICSS is an international Graduate School that conjoins all scientific early career stages: from MSc study programs, through doctoral projects towards Postdoc and Juniorprofessorship status. SICSS is an integral part of the educational concept of Universität Hamburg (awarded by the status of a ‘University of Excellence’ since 2019).
SICSS stands for interdisciplinary and research-oriented education in Earth and Climate System Science. The consortium ‘KlimaCampus Hamburg’ (with the cluster of excellence ‘CLICCS’ and its partner institutions) provide an ideal infrastructure and research environment for early career researchers in Hamburg.
Annette Eschenbach, Head of SICSS: “SICSS fosters the interaction of early career scientists from natural and social science disciplines at all academic levels. SICSS offers excellent research-oriented education, tailor-made career planning and counseling to shape a scientific career but also to open paths for those who do not want to stay in science or academics.”
Promoting internationalization in graduate education is a top priority in SICSS. Talented students and early career researchers from all over the world benefit from international co-operations with partner Universities and other institutions.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
Photo: UHH/CEN/Wasilewski
The SICSS celebrates 10 years.
SICSS celebrates 10 years
SICSS was founded in 2008 as a graduate school of the Cluster of Excellence “Integrated Climate System Analysis and Prediction (CliSAP)” that ran from 2007 to 2018. Our first doctoral candidates started their projects as SICSS members in 2008 and our first MSc students enrolled in October 2009. The SICSS has since grown quickly.
In 2016, SICSS became the graduate school of the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) and today, SICSS is also the graduate school of the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS, which will run from 2019 to 2026.
In 2018, we celebrated our 10th anniversary together with members, lecturers, University staff, and alumni from all over the world. This was a truly rewarding experience. To date, over 120 doctoral candidates and more than 60 MSc students have graduated from SICSS.
Today, we host roughly 75 doctoral candidates and 45 MSc students. Since summer 2019, SICSS has supervised students at all early career stages. Besides the MSc and the doctoral program, we are also responsible for a postdoc program and gender-related early career support issues.
SICSS has enjoyed a great deal of support over the last 10 years. Six academic directors have overseen the programs; 57 lecturers have held seminars, courses, lectures, excursions; 117 advisors have supervised more than 120 doctoral theses; and 12 staff members have coordinated the programs and processes.
Annette Eschenbach: “SICSS would not exist without its highly motivated students and candidates but also not without its dedicated lecturers and advisors and its diligent office staff. I’m grateful to all for making SICSS such a success!”