Summer School 2026 "GenDeCT 2.0 - Gender-sensitive inclusive design of clinical trials" Application Deadline
The Summer School “Gender-sensitive inclusive design of clinical trials” conveys scientific and practical methods for closing the gender data gap in clinical trial design. We will focus on gender-sensitive aspects of planning, design and recruitment, data collection, practice and logistical structures, as well as regulatory structures. Over five days, participants will learn how to combine theoretical knowledge with practical examples and how to develop their own models for clinical studies and scientific research.
GenDeCT aims to provide participants with practical, actionable gender-sensitive methods for each phase of clinical studies. Participants will learn practical approaches to improve the inclusion of underrepresented groups and the generalizability and transferability of research results, with the goal to enhance the overall quality of clinical studies. Additionally, the course promotes interdisciplinary exchange and offers opportunities to develop innovative solutions for closing the gender data gap in practice.
Key learning areas include:
Raising Awareness: Raise awareness of the influence of gender and intersectional aspects in clinical research. Reflect on potential gender-related biases in clinical studies.
Getting to know tools for implementation: Consider gender-sensitive aspects from the outset in the research design of clinical studies. Discuss practical examples of implementation.
Focus on Practice and Translation: Apply person-centered, co-creative teaching and learning methods of Design Thinking to develop your own gender-sensitive clinical studies.
Networking: Interdisciplinary and cross-generational exchange and networking with international experts in the field of gender-sensitive clinical trial design
The course will take place from 7th-11th September 2026. Official course language is English.
The course is onsite at the Medical School OWL, Bielefeld, Germany.
Our Summer School welcomes professionals, researchers and students engaged in the health sector, especially concerned with or conducting clinical trials.
The course is free of charge, a travel voucher of 500 € is offered to all participants after completion of the course.
To apply, please send
a letter briefly outlining your experiences and/or motivation to participate in this course and
a curriculum vitae to our administrative assistant Claudia Dammann: claudia.dammann@uni-bielefeld.de before 31st of July 2026.
Further information: Veranstaltungen an der Uni Bielefeld - Universität Bielefeld