FEKIS PhD minikonferens

The PhD Mini Conference (doctoral colloquium) will be held at Karlstad University on October 22-23, 2024, alongside the main FEKIS conference. The PhD Mini Conference starts on October 22 after lunch (following the FEKIS PhD course in the morning), and will be held in a constructive, collaborative, inclusive and friendly environment.

The PhD Mini Conference will commence with a keynote of an internationally recognised research leader. During the afternoon, PhD students will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research in smaller groups. These groups will each be joined by senior academics in the field acting as mentors. Generating feedback around your research and creating networking opportunities with fellow PhD students and academics is central to this first day. To further enhance mingling, the afternoon session is followed by the main conference welcome reception.

The second day of the PhD Mini Conference restarts again after the lunch break of the main FEKIS conference. This offers all PhD students the opportunity to join the keynotes and opening sessions of the main conference during the morning on October 23. In the afternoon, there will then be two consecutive workshops for PhD students, one around (interdisciplinary) theorising and one around sustainable academic careers. These workshops will offer hands-on insights into academic life around scholarly thinking and scholarly being, with a long-term perspective to help you succeed in this industry.

The PhD Day requires a fee of 1250 SEK (incl VAT), which includes meals/fika and registration to both the PhD Day and the FEKIS conference. We are not able to provide any financial support or travel assistance.

We will accept applications until August 30, 2024, and space is limited.