EPICUR Hubs Blog
EPICUR Hubs: Updates & Opportunities - August 2025
Rosa, Kirsten [xn1335@kit.edu], [zi6894@kit.edu] - 6. Aug 2025, 12:08
Dear EPICUR Hubs Community,
It’s been a few months since our exciting launch. Thank you again to everyone who joined the kick-off event in April and shared feedback through the post-event survey!
Here are the latest EPICUR Hubs updates & upcoming opportunities:
Explore the EPICUR Hubs Virtual Space
- Your gateway to courses, events and networking across the EPICUR alliance.
Engage in the EPICUR Hubs Networking Groups
Connect with peers across Europe to exchange ideas, share resources and showcase your work.
Connect with peers across Europe to exchange ideas, share resources and showcase your work.
- Join the Sustainable Transformation group to discover events, share publications, and meet like-minded researchers.
- Log in with your institutional account to access! How? Click on the door & arrow icon in the upper right-hand corner of the page. External stakeholders: Email us at hubs@epicur.edu.eu for an access code.
EPICUR Seed Funding 2025 – Call for Applications
- Support for joint research and teaching projects across EPICUR partner universities—apply now to build lasting collaborations! Deadline: September 4
Workshops for PhD Candidates (September)
- Basic Seminar in Science Communication (September 18-19) – Register here by August 22
- Busting Jargon. Tactics for Comprehensible Communication in Science (September 29 & October 6) – Register ASAP via email: weiterbildung@khys.kit.edu
Register by Sept. 15 for Hubs Courses (Starting October+)
- Browse courses in the Virtual Space
- Register via the EPICUR Course Catalogue (master’s students | early career researchers)
- New featured MOOC: Introduction to Citizen Science (PhD level)
- Transferable Skills Course How to Survive Your First International Conference (November 17-19) offered by the University of Basel (part of our Associated Partner Eucor) – Register here by October 20
- All courses are free of charge!
Save the Date: October 14-17 – KIT Science Week & Urban Transformation Conference
Join us in Karlsruhe for this year’s main in-person Hubs event! Highlights include:
Join us in Karlsruhe for this year’s main in-person Hubs event! Highlights include:
- Explore the various offerings of the KIT Science Week
- Urban Transformation scientific conference, featuring Eucor workshops for Early Career Researchers on Oct. 14 – Register here by October 10 (Attendance is free for PhD candidates & students!)
- Citizen Science Offerings hosted by EPICUR & KIT Graduate School CuKnow of the KIT Center Humans & Technology:
- Citizen Science Workshop hosted by EPICUR, featuring experts Josep Perelló, Anne Kathrine Overgaard and Thomas Kaarsted. Learn how Citizen Science bridges research and society, explore how to incorporate it into EU funding proposals and develop project ideas using the CoAct toolkit.
- Book a 1:1 consultation with a Citizen Science expert to further develop your project idea
- Registration opens soon—more info to follow!
- Check out the flyer below for more details
FRIAS Fellowship Programmes – University of Freiburg
- Looking to deepen your research in an international, interdisciplinary setting? Apply for a FRIAS Fellowship and join a vibrant academic community at the University of Freiburg. Open to researchers at all career stages! Deadline: September 12
SDU PhD Sustainability Academy, September 22-24 – University of Southern Denmark
- Join fellow PhD candidates and researchers in Odense for a three-day conference focused on sustainability research and interdisciplinary collaboration. Register here by September 15
EPICUR Hubs Kick-Off Recap (April 8)
- 287 registered | 225 attended
- 67 visits to the Virtual Space
- 50 joined the networking session
- Feedback was very positive! You asked for more time and focus in networking—so we’re planning additional virtual sessions this autumn and winter.
Spread the Word
- Encourage others to join the Hubs mailing list and stay up-to-date on Hubs events and offerings! (If the direct link doesn’t work, visit the EPICUR Hubs Virtual Space and find the sign-up link on the right-hand side of each page.)
- Feel free to forward this email to other early career researchers, master’s students and external stakeholders who might be interested in the EPICUR Hubs.
Questions, ideas, or feedback? Reach out anytime: hubs@epicur.edu.eu
Let’s keep building this vibrant community together – your ideas, energy and collaboration make the EPICUR Hubs thrive!
Warm regards,
The EPICUR Hubs Team
The EPICUR Hubs Team
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