Second edition (2026): Humanities Unbound

• When: Wednesday April 29th, 13:00 – 17:00 followed by drinks
• Where: House of Connections, Grote Markt 21

The final program will be shared once the submission deadline closes. Participation in the conference is free of costs and the PhD Council will provide drinks after the event.

Timeline

• Submissions open: Monday February 2nd at 09:00 CET
• Deadline for submissions: Sunday, March 1st, 2026 at 23:59 CET
• Notification of acceptance: Wednesday March 18th, 2026
• Event: Wednesday, April 29th, 2026

Call for submissions

Both PhD candidates and Research Master students of the Faculty of Arts are welcome to submit a proposal. Because of the wide range of backgrounds and research areas in the audience, creating ties between your own research and other academic disciplines is highly encouraged. Read below for detailed instructions.

Submit as PhD Candidate

Any PhD candidate can present at the event, no matter if they are in the first or last year of their PhD. You can submit an abstract either for a 15-minute presentation, or for a 3-minute pitch.

• 15-minute presentation about your research. This is an opportunity to receive input from researchers who come from different backgrounds and have different perspectives!
• 3-minute pitch on the life of a PhD researcher. For example, a new methodology you have tested that could be interesting to others, outreach projects you have worked on, your professional development as an early-career researcher, or even things you wish you had done differently. Basically, anything that other PhD Candidates could learn from!
  

Submit as Research Master Student

ReMa students are welcome to present a pitch. This could be a pitch for a PhD grant proposal, preparation for a PhD job interview. The pitch will take the form of an elevator pitch of 3 minutes, during which the student must try to convince the audience of the relevance of their idea. The purpose of this pitch is to offer younger researchers a low-stakes platform to get feedback on how to defend themselves and their ideas in front of an audience.

The pitch will be followed by 2 minutes of questions.

As ReMa student you are also free to attend as an audience member. Please note that if you would like to receive ECTS for participation in the conference, you must arrange for credits with the director of your study programme.