You’ll hear from Joke Dewilde on the transition From PhD to Professor, while Nicolai Topstad Borgen will share his perspective on securing ERC funding.
Ratib Lekhal will speak about the evolving importance of Societal Impact, and Tone Dyrdal Solbrekke will dive into how to build fruitful Academic Collaborations.

Lisbeth M. Brevik (left picture) will help you navigate mobility and how to build and maintain professional networks. Nani Teig will guide you through the ever-elusive skill of Strategic Time Management.
We’ll also explore what it means to navigate being a supervisee with PhD candidate Hannah Mülder.
For the fourth year in a row, Mart
e Blikstad-Balas and Øistein Anmarkrud (right picture) will return with their highly popular session on How to Get Stuff Published.
New this year, for all who are curious about how their research connects to broader societal goals, don’t miss Ole Andreas Kvamme’s contribution on Social Mission and Sustainability.
External expertise on writing, AI, and rhetoric
Rhetoric expert Kristian Bjørkdahl returns to Week 42 to share the theory behind what makes a truly effective oral presentation—an essential skill for any researcher. Participants will later have the chance to put theory into practice in a coaching session with communications advisor and voice actor Stefan Vincent Strømnes and designer Shane Colvin.
Academic writing specialist and researcher Lynn Nygaard will lead her widely appreciated hands-on writing workshop focused on sharpening your scholarly voice and structure.
In addition, you can join sessions on project management, using social media for researchers, and AI in research practice—all designed to give you concrete tools to strengthen your academic work.
Save the dates 13-17 October!
Make sure to save the dates from October 13 to 17. An exciting and enriching week awaits! The full program will be launched in early september. We look forward to sharing it, and most of all, to seeing you there!
