Aletta Talent Network Junior Research Meet-up: Together towards more healthy years for all

The Aletta Talent Network is the young arm of the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health. Through initiatives such as the Junior Research Meet-up, the network aims to bring together early-career researchers from diverse disciplines to share research themes, exchange ideas, receive constructive feedback from an interdisciplinary audience, and expand their professional networks.

Are you an early-career researcher in public health looking for a supportive place to practice presenting your work to a multidisciplinary audience, or just to exchange ideas, and expand your network - right here in Groningen? Then the Junior Research Meet-Up, organised by the Aletta Talent Network is for you.

This afternoon event brings together students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers whose reserach has a link to public health to share their research, learn from one another, and connect across disciplines in an open, friendly setting.

Theme

This year’s theme is “Together towards more healthy years for all.”
In particualar, we welcome contributions that relate to one (or more) of the Aletta Themes:

• Future-proof health systems
• Health as a lived experience
• Healthy living environments
• Planetary health
• Technology for public health

Not sure if your topic is related to the themes? No worries, feel free to fill out the registration, we will get in contact with you; or email us at alettastalents@rug.nl.

Share your work

We warmly invite students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers working on public-health-related topics to actively participate by submitting a:

• poster
• short presentation
• discussion topic

You can contribute individually or together with a peer. Whether your work is at an early stage or close to completion, this Meet-Up is designed as a low-threshold, constructive space to test ideas, practice research communication, and receive helpful feedback.

What to expect

In addition to participant contributions, the programme includes workshops, interactive sessions, and keynote speakers, all embedded in a supportive and interdisciplinary atmosphere - plus nice food and drinks.

Why join?

The Junior Research Meet-Up is designed to help early-career researchers:

• exchange ideas and perspectives
• receive constructive feedback
• strengthen their professional networks
• gain experience that enhances their CV and research profile

Participation is free and open, and all contributors and attendees will receive a certificate of participation from the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health.

If you are passionate about public health and curious to learn from peers while sharing your own work, we warmly encourage you to join us.