On Monday and Tuesday of this week (31 March/1 April 2025), our PhD students met for their third self-organised retreat, this time at the youth hostel in Altleinigen. In addition to various lecture and post-sessions, the programme also included a scientific modelling session as a team-building event. The two-day meeting was very successful. It was an excellent opportunity to integrate our new members and to connect the first and the second generation of STRESSistance-PhD students.