UACES Graduate Forum

The network of postgraduate and early-career researchers in contemporary European Studies.
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What is Graduate Forum?

The UACES Graduate Forum is an active network of postgraduate and early-career researchers in contemporary European Studies. It provides important opportunities for development, sharing ideas and networking.

What we do?

We provide useful resources, events and funding opportunities to build networks between those from different universities, countries and academic disciplines, and to help advance research in European Studies.

Who can join?

If your research is in European Studies or a related discipline (e.g. Political Science, IR, History, Law, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Public Policy, Modern Languages, Anthropology), the Graduate Forum is for you.

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Rebuilding Europe After a Decade of Crisis

UACES Graduate Forum Research Conference 2023 at IBEI in Barcelona

The Graduate Forum invites masters students, doctoral students, early-career researchers, as well as practitioners from across the field of European Studies to submit paper and panel proposals addressing the theme of ‘Rebuilding Europe after a decade of crisis'.

 

Deadline for submissions is midnight on the 31 March.

 

Submit your paper

Start your blog on Ideas on Europe

UACES Members are eligible to create their own blog on the multiblog site Ideas on Europe. UACES provides an online platform for original and informed analysis and comment on European issues. Publish and promote your work and build up an audience who are interested in your research and ideas in the field of European Studies. All blog posts are posted on the dedicated Twitter channel which has over 12.5k follower.

Ideas on Europe blog

Get Involved

Member or non-member, you can get involved in different activities.

Join the EuroResearch email list

The Graduate Forum runs the EuroResearch email list, a tool for sending and receiving emails about relevant events, scholarship opportunities, jobs etc. Membership of the list is open to students and postdoctoral researchers in the field of European Studies. Email admin@uaces.org to join.

Events

UACES organises the annual Graduate Forum (GF) Research Conference and the Doctoral Training Academy (DTA) each year which are specifically designed for Early-Career Researcher. Discover more

Blogging

The Graduate Forum runs the Crossroads Europe blog, publishing analysis and comment on contemporary Europe and reflections on being a researcher. If you'd like to contribute, email admin@uaces.org.

Journal of Contemporary European Research

JCER (Journal of Contemporary European research) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal by UACES, which encourages submissions from PhD students and ECRs.

Upcoming events

Browse our list of future events on all aspects of European Studies.

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Good Friday/Belfast Agreement: Past, Present and Future

|23 Mar 2023

Birkbeck’s Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy & European Integration and Centre for British Political Life are organising this public event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Book Publishing in European Studies

|3 Apr 2023

The UACES Graduate Forum and Routledge’s Contemporary European Studies series are pleased to host a virtual ‘Ask the Editors’ seminar for PhDs and ECRs on book publishing in European Studies.

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EU Policies, the Role of Technology, and New Business Models

|17 - 18 Apr 2023

This conference is meant to open a discussion on the applications of EU social and environmental policies in the business world. The objective of the conference is to analyse the enablers and barriers for the full participation of businesses in the transition to sustainability.

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