Recent News
Eurodoc organizes the round-table for the ESOF Career Programme
15 May 2012
The Euroscience Open Forum – ESOF, is the largest general science conference in Europe and will be held between the 11th and 15th of July in Dublin, Ireland .
What makes ESOF particularly interesting for young researchers is the Career Programme. Aside from interesting sessions, addressing important issues, and presented by excellent speakers, there will be a range of career opportunities for early stage researchers: a dedicated recruitment area with hundreds of jobs on offer, the presentation of the European Young Researcher award, possibility to meet academic professors over an informal round-table breakfast, etc.
Eurodoc will participate with the round table – Ethics in research – why is it important to me? – which was selected in the open call among very strong competition.
The Careers Programme was formally launched last week by the Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D. More details available at the ESOF website.
Eurodoc comments on Swedish legislation on University World News
1 May 2012
Eurodoc commented on Sweden’s Higher Education Ministry plans to give doctoral candidates better working conditions and rights by increasing the number of candidates employed by higher education institutions, making insurance obligatory, and giving them improved rights when they are ill or have children.
“While the proposal is a clear step forward in improving conditions for doctoral training in Sweden, [Eurodoc] supports the Swedish doctorate student union and urges the full implementation of the European charter and code for researchers.”
You can read the full article here.
ESF Junior Summit "Water: Unite and Divide"
27 April 2012
Eurodoc, through the Interdisciplinarity Workgroup, would like to invite you to apply for the following summit, organized by the European Science Foundation.
Water: Unite and Divide.
Interdisciplinary approaches for a sustainable future
Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Italy
27-30 August 2012
The European Science Foundation (ESF) offers, on a competitive basis, full-cost awards to leading early career scholars to participate in the first ESF Junior Summit “Water: Unite and Divide. Interdisciplinary approaches for a sustainable future”
On this occasion, the next generation of leading scientists (‘early career researchers’) across the academic spectrum – from Humanities and Social Sciences to Life, Environmental, Natural and Mathematical Sciences – are invited to participate in a four-day, in-depth discussion of the challenges and opportunities posed by inter (multi, trans) disciplinary research. Discussions will be fuelled by world-class experts from very different academic backgrounds.
Further details are available here.
Eurodoc Annual Conference brief in Swiss university website
23 April 2012
The School of Applied Psychology from the The University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland has published a small brief on the Eurodoc Annual Conference and General Meeting, which took place last March in Krakow, Poland.
The article (in German) states that, “Eurodoc’s annual conference serves both to discuss interdisciplinary themes of research activity in Europe, as well as to promote the exchange of information between European research policy actors and early stage researchers”.
You can read the original article here, and the google-translated version here.
Eurodoc partners with PhDportal
14 April 2012
PhDportal brings transparency to the wealth of PhD opportunities in Europe’s higher education. Being part of StudyPortals – The European Study Choice Platform, PhDportal is determined to stimulate and inform people who are looking for a PhD in Europe on their choices. On PhDportal candidates can find and compare more than 1,800 PhD programmes, projects and vacancies that lead to a PhD/doctoral degree from a European Higher Education Institute. In addition, candidates can get information regarding PhD studentships and visit ScholarshipPortal to examine funding options. The doctoral systems of the different European countries are also described on the PhDportal, in order for the candidates to better understand the diversity within the European doctoral education market.
Statement on teaching obligations for doctoral candidates
14 April 2012
Teaching has traditionally been a core aspect of an academic career and, for early-stage researchers, it is often an integral part of their doctorate.
Eurodoc views learning how to teach and teaching itself as a highly beneficial skill to develop along-side a doctoral degree. However, teaching obligations and administrative duties should be balanced with the research activities in order to avoid delays regarding the doctoral thesis. Furthermore, when doctoral candidates are appointed as teachers their working conditions and salaries should naturally reflect these job obligations.
The Career Development Workgroup has produced this statement highlighting issues surrounding doctoral candidates who have teaching obligations. You can read the rest of the paper here.
The DocLinks Residential School on Climate Change - last chance to register!
14 April 2012
If you haven’t done so already, you have until the 18th of April to register for the DocLinks / Commonwealth Residential School on Climate Change. The school will be held at the University of Botswana, July 9-15th 2012 and is open primarily to African and European doctoral students enrolled at Higher Education Institutions in Africa or Europe.
Further information can be found on the website http://doclinks2012residentialschool.myevent.com
A Limited number of bursaries are available for doctoral students to apply to attend. Please check the website for more details
The DocLinks project – Increasing Understanding and Establishing Better Links between African and European Doctoral Education Candidates, aims to increase cooperation between doctoral candidates and junior researchers from Africa and Europe, to enhance skills and understanding, through the establishment of networking mechanisms and the introduction of new ways to share information. The project is funded by the European Commission, EACEA Erasmus Mundus Programme to promote networking between African and European doctoral candidates.
Eurodoc member contributes with chapter on researchers’ mobility
13 April 2012
On 26-27 April the 8th Bologna Process / EHEA Ministerial Conference will be held in Bucharest. The presentation of the two volume book “European Higher Education at the Crossroads: Between the Bologna Process and National Reforms“ is expected at the meeting. The book aims at providing inspiration to policy makers, as it is based on analysis and insights presented by researchers on the Bologna Process. The Eurodoc member Snežana Krstić has contributed with a chapter on researchers’ mobility.
The Chapter titled “Internationalisation and competitiveness of universities through different types of researchers’ mobility – facing the future“ pays particular attention to mobility of doctoral candidates. It analyses also future challenges related to digital science and virtual mobility and raises the question whether European universities are prepared to take advantage of emerging developments in technology, human communication and social interactions, as well as whether current policy framework targeting universities is sufficient to properly respond to these challenges.
The chapter is available at the website of the publisher, Springer, here.
Volunteer of the year
13 April 2012
During Eurodoc’s last AGM in Krakow a new acknowledgement was established in the form of the Volunteer of the year certificate.
Eurodoc has so many passionate people involved, who have contributed during the last year in an outstanding manner, that we decided to acknowledge all of them for different reasons.
Even so, there are still many others in Eurodoc who also deserve the credit and I am happy we have so many people who get so involved.
The Volunteers of the year 2011/2012 can be found below.
- New Volunteer of the year
- Anna Tschaut
- Julia Tomas
- Charikleia Tzanakou
- Most knowledgeable volunteer of the year
- Sverre Lundemo
- Most supportive volunteer of the year
- Ricardo Rosado
- Innovator of the year
- Aidis Stukas
- Local volunteer of the year
- Klaudia Czopek
- Policy achievement of the year
- Meng-Hsuan Chou
- Honorary volunteer of the year
- Karoline de Gier
- Snezana Krstic
- Tim Brown
- Ultimate volunteer of the year
- Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen
- Greg DeCuir
Congratulations everyone!
The DocLinks Residential School on Climate Change is now open for registration
13 April 2012
Eurodoc is partner in the Doclinks project – “Increasing Understanding and Establishing Better Links between African and European Doctoral Education Candidates”, which aims to increase cooperation between doctoral candidates and junior researchers from Africa and Europe, to enhance skills and understanding, through the establishment of networking mechanisms and the introduction of new ways to share information.
The DocLinks / Commonwealth Residential School on Climate Change is now open for registration. The school will be held at the University of Botswana, July 9-15th 2012 and is open primarily to African and European doctoral students enrolled at Higher Education Institutions in Africa or Europe.
Further information can be found on the website http://doclinks2012residentialschool.myevent.com
A Limited number of bursaries are available for doctoral students to apply to attend. Please check the website for more details
The DocLinks project – Increasing Understanding and Establishing Better Links between African and European Doctoral Education Candidates is funded by the European Commission, EACEA Erasmus Mundus Programme to promote networking between African and European doctoral candidates.
