AbGradE participates this year in EPSC2022, offering a joint meeting with EPEC in a symposium style to expand network opportunities for early career scientists and students.

The program includes contributed talks from early career scientists, keynote presentations and an update from AbGradE and EPEC, regarding their activities and future events. The aim of the event is to provide a relaxed environment for early career researchers and students to present their work as well as to initiate a unique networking experience for the attendees.

Registration can be done via the follow form link: https://forms.gle/vwDu5A6rSR4smaJk8

Details regarding the meeting can be found on the AbGradE website: https://bit.ly/AbGradEPEC

We look forward to meeting you in Granada!

The Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network is the official entity representing early careers in the Europlanet Society. Early Careers from all over the world are encouraged to participate in the EPEC assembly organized during EPSC! At this assembly, there will be an introduction on how EPEC is organized, an update on the past year’s activities, and the latest news. You can also meet the team and ask your questions! By joining our community, you’ll get opportunities to be involved in a variety of activities in a friendly, welcoming, and inclusive environment. EPEC is the place where your ideas matter and your voice is heard!

In this short workshop, João Retrê will talk about the challenges of communication, and on how to overcome them. The best practices to engage an audience will be discussed and a small hands-on exercise will help improve your overall communication!

After all the enthusiastic events at the conference, come join us for an opportunity to relax and mingle with your fellow early career colleagues. In this event, organized by EPEC, we welcome all at Mamá Samba (C. San Matias,21, 18009, Granada) to share a drink, a meal or a thought. This is also a fantastic opportunity to meet and catch-up after two years of virtual conferences.

Catch us at the booth for more infos on how to get a free drink!

Science Flash is finally back in person! This year’s format is a three-minute presentation featuring three non-text images plus any supportive material of your own (glass of water, tennis balls, geologist’s hammer etc, you get the idea) to present your research in planetary science. The Science Flash is designed to quickly introduce the topic with joy and enthusiasm in a creative and engaging way. Everybody is welcome to join, listen and rate the presentations. Come one, come all!


Think you’ve got what it takes? If you are an early career scientist and want to present your research, registration is NOW open. Please send an email with your name and your institution to prasanna.deshapriya@inaf.it. The deadline to submit your three-page PDF with an image per page is the 21st of September, 12:00 CEST. Please drop us an email if you have any questions.

Keeping work and leisure time in a healthy balance can be difficult, during PhD as well as afterwards. Dr Ayres will cover back-to-basics on why we should care about mental health in academia, explore the current stats around academic mental health, highlight some of the key challenges being faced at different career stages throughout academia, and discuss strategies we can implement to improve research culture for everyone. The aim of this talk is to raise awareness around mental health within academia and get the conversation started. Dr Zoë Ayres is an analytical scientist by background, with an undergraduate degree in Forensic Science, Masters in analytical chemistry and PhD in electrochemical sensor development. After spending several years in academia post-PhD, she moved to industry, and has been a senior scientist in the water industry for the last 4 years. Zoë is also a mental health advocate, working towards improving mental health in research settings, primarily focusing on graduate mental health. She raises awareness of the common issues grad students face through various campaigns and initiatives and is the author of the #mentalhealth poster series on Twitter.