PhD Event
The Fall Colloquium 2026 will be preceded by a PhD event on 18 November 2026. The workshop is held at the Åbo Akademi campus in Astra, where the Colloquium will continue the following days. The workshop offers doctoral researchers working on environmental social science topics an opportunity to receive constructive feedback on their ongoing research, as well as to network and engage in broader discussions of their research.
The program includes a joint lunch (paid for by organizers), a rapid-fire pitch session in which participants present their research in a concise format (a template for the presentation will be provided for the participants beforehand), a mentoring session where personalised feedback from senior researchers is provided, and a final open discussion.
Following the official workshop, participants are warmly invited to join an informal evening gathering with sauna at Kåren (Marli). The venue is just a short walk from Astra. You are welcome to bring your own drinks and food.
See the full program and locations below. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at yhys2026@abo.fi. The same email will be used for submitting manuscripts and presentations.
Program
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13:00 – 14:30 |
Lunch and coffee |
Astra, Solsidan, 1st floor |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Opening the workshop and rapid-fire pitches |
Astra, Stella (1041), 1st floor |
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15:00 – 16:30 |
Mentoring in small groups |
Astra, Stella (1041) & Rigel (1010), 1st floor. Coffee will be available. |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Final discussion |
Astra, Stella (1041), 1st floor |
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18:00 – 21:00 |
Sauna |
Kåren (Marli), Hämeenkatu 22, 20500 Turku (entrance through back-gate with key) |
Registration
The PhD Workshop is full.
The workshop has approximately 20 available places, which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration for the workshop is done via a separate registration form, which will open on 1 September 2026 on this event page. Please also remember to register for the colloquium here Colloquium Registration. Registration for the colloquium will also open on 1 September 2026.
When registering for the workshop, please provide a 5-10 keywords that describe your research topic and methodology. This information will help us pair you with the most suitable mentor for the small-group segment of the event. Registration to the PhD event closes on 24 October 2026, or earlier if all places are filled. Once the places have been filled and/or the registration deadline has passed, we will email all accepted participants with further information about the event.
Please observe that participants will be able to submit a text of max. 10 pages for their assigned mentor to read and comment on. The text should be submitted by Wednesday, 28 October 2026.
Locations
Lunch & workshop (Astra)
The PhD-event takes place in the same location as the Colloquium. The mentoring will take place in shared rooms.
Sauna (Kåren, Marli)
Due to changes in the city ordinances related to the Saaronniemi sauna, we had to change the venue. We will now enjoy the post-event sauna at Kåren, the Åbo Akademi Student Union building. You can check out the venue here (page available in Finnish and Swedish).
Please feel free to join even if you don’t plan on going to the sauna as the venue includes a room for hanging out, playing games etc. There is a kitchen and own drinks/food is allowed. There is a K-Market (Hämis) and Sale grocery close by on Hämeenkatu 5/6. Depending on the wishes of participants we can move as a group to the Turku nightlife afterwards.
