Once a year, the IPB's PhD students elect their department's representative. The four PhD student representatives act as contact partners within their departments and provide support and assistance in doctorate-related concerns. In addition, PhD student representatives are actively involved in integration of new and foreign doctoral candidates. They organize workshops, seminars and a regular PhD get-together which is an opportunity for PhD students to get to know peers from other departments and to exchange ideas in a relaxed setting.
Moreover, PhD student representatives act as contact persons for research group and department heads and represent the interests of all PhD students within the Scientific Institute Council (WIR).

The PhD student representatives elected for 2024/2025: