Wednesday the 7th of June
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Wednesday the 7th of June |
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Timetable |
Wednesday |
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09.00 -10.00 |
Registration and coffee |
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10.00 - 10.45 |
Keynote speaker and opening |
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10.45 - 11.00 |
Break |
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11.00 -12.30 |
Dealing with precarity: Employment conditions of post-docs The academic labour market facing a recently graduated PhD is a precarious one. While some postdocs have reasonable working conditions, others face an unhealthy level of precariousness. The precariousness of postdocs comes in many different forms, such as a lack of employment, unreasonable short-term contracts, lack of social security or workplace resources, and many others. This panel focuses on what that precarity means besides the time-limited contracts and what measures can be taken to make the conditions for postdocs less precarious. |
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12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 - 14.30 |
A sustainable academia The Eurodoc conference 2023 focus is to facilitate a discussion on creating sustainable academia for the young professionals working there, such as doctoral candidates and early career researchers. This panel discussion centres on Academia's role in driving the transition to a sustainable society. The knowledge generated at universities has made us aware of the challenges we are currently facing, and many of the solutions will come from academia as well. Despite this, actors in academia seem as hesitant as others in society to take the necessary steps to make their activities ecologically sustainable. This panel on what change academia must make to reach ambitious goals and what such a change would imply for the training and conditions of doctoral candidates and postdocs. |
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14.30 -14.45 |
Break |
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14.45-16.00 |
The assessment of the academic career – a key to Open Science. For early career researchers aiming to stay in academia, how to create sustainable academia is also a question about how their academic careers will be assessed. At the moment, a research assessment reform is on the horizon. The Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) has been initiated by the European Commission to support reforming research assessment across Europe. From the perspective of ERCs, such reform is needed, but it is a concern how a sudden change will affect those early in their research careers. Including ERCs in the discussion of this reform, we also have to ensure that the future of research assessment points towards more sustainable academia. |
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16.00 -16.30 |
Break with coffee |
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16.30 - 17.45 |
Eurodoc Session on the Sustainability of Ukrainian Academia in (Post)War Times With Russia's attack on Ukraine, war is a reality in Europe. This invasion has affected the Ukrainian research and higher education system at all levels and changed the conditions for the academic community members inside and outside the country. To support Ukraine's long-term recovery, it is crucial that the academia sustains and further develops. This session focuses on what role academia plays in facilitating the country's knowledge-driven and sustainable rebuilding and recovery and how the international research community can help Ukrainian scholars help Ukraine. |
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19.00 |
Conference dinner |
Thursday the 8th of June
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Thursday the 8th of June |
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Timetable |
Thursday |
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08.30 - 09.00 |
Coffee |
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09.00 - 09.25 |
Keynote speaker |
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09.30 -10.50 |
A timely and relevant doctoral education. Doctoral education is an integral part of academia and for innovation and progress in the knowledge society. Doctoral education shapes academia, but what shapes doctoral education? Today, most doctoral candidates leave academia upon graduation, and thus doctoral candidates face many different career paths. If the universities are to be relevant in the future, it is crucial that doctoral education holds a high quality and is timely. The question of what this entails is the focus of this session. |
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10:50 - 11.00 |
Break |
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11.00 -12.20 |
Equal opportunities in the academic career Ensuring equal career development opportunities is a crucial aspect of establishing a sustainable academia and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels within academic institutions. Effective career development should respond to individual differences and guarantee equal opportunities and equivalent access to resources for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, origin, or (dis)abilities. In this panel, we will discuss current efforts for promoting equality and limitations in career development for ECRs from minority groups as well as the impact of these on the current academic system. |
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12.20 - 13.40 |
Lunch |
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13.40 -15.00 |
Academic freedom – a prerequisite for a sustainable future. Academic freedom is a cornerstone of universities as well as any democratic society. With the challenges we face in the future, such as in the form of climate change, we are, as a society, dependent on free research and education if we are to find the solutions we need. However, looking across Europe, we find many examples of academic freedom being under attack. This session focuses on the academic freedom of ECRs, and how it connects to the academic freedom of institutions and senior researchers. |
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15.00-15.30 |
Break with coffee |
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15.30 - 16.50 |
A sustainable academic psychosocial work environment This panel focuses on creating a sustainable academic work environment, especially for doctoral candidates (and other early career researchers). The conditions for ECRs vary widely across Europe, but some aspects of the psychosocial work environment commonly resurface. A dependency relationship with the superior, work-life balance and working overtime, stress issues, anxiety, discrimination or harassment and uncertain future career options. The session will focus on recommendations and potential measures to monitor and improve the situation for doctoral candidates and ECRs in a European light. |
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17.00 - 17.20 |
Closing of the conference |
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17.30 -19.00 |
Cultural event |