If you are from an organisation representing early career researchers, or are an early career researcher yourself, you have the possibility to submit an abstract to give a short presentation and share good practices and/or experiences at the conference. The conference aims to encourage ECRs to see themselves as key actors both within academia and society.
The submitted abstracts should touch upon, but is not limited to, the key themes:
- ECRs in Academic Governance: Showcasing good practices in governance, how ECRs can effectively represent themselves, participate in decision-making, and advocate for the support of research careers.
- ECRs as Societal Ambassadors: Changing the public dialogue about research, promoting scientific literacy, and enhancing society’s understanding of the importance of science and researchers.
- Building Strong ECR Communities: Sharing strategies on how to organize self-representing, sustainable, and impactful ECR networks.
- Training and Ambassador Programmes: Presenting successful examples of ECR development programmes, which equip participants with the skills to become strong candidates, effective representatives, and engaged societal contributors.
Accepted contributions are expected to be presented in person during the conference in Budapest. Submit an abstract for a 15 min oral presentation (10 min presentation + 5 min questions). The conference and workshops are held on the 24th and the 25th of June.
The submission deadline of the ECRs abstracts is 30th April 2026, 23.59.