PhACE

PhACE = PhD Activating Career Event

PhACE helps PhD candidates nearing the end of their doctorate explore their strengths and discover diverse, fulfilling career paths. While some continue their journey in academia, many find exciting opportunities beyond it.

The upcoming PhACE will be organized on Monday December 1 & Tuesday December 2. During these days Utrecht ľ�ϸ��Ӱ�� and UMCU PhD candidates explore career options in and beyond academia. It’s designed for those in their final PhD years, especially candidates with little prior work experience.

Please read the following before you register:

I am PhD researcher at UU or UMCU.
I am PhD researcher in my penultimate or ultimate year.
I am present the full 2 days (due to catering & workshop reservations).
I will attend PhACE for the first time.

Programme

The event consists of plenary talks and discussions and two workshop sessions. You can choose if you want to take part in any of the workshops - participation is voluntary. The plenary talks and discussions are mandatory.

Time	Programme
09.00 - 09.45	Welcome and introduction!
09.45 - 10.30	Track 1 \| Academia \| \| Professor Faculty of Social Sciences \| . Track 2 \| Next to science \| Reinout Raaijmakers \| Teamleader Research Support Office \| Utrecht ľ�ϸ��Ӱ��.
10.30-11.00	Coffee break
11.00 - 13.00	Workshops \| Session 1 \| Exploring your motivation and qualities.
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch break
14.00 - 14.45	Track 3 \| Entrepreneurship \| Speaker to be announced! Track 4 \| Consultancy \| Speaker to be announced!
14.45 - 15.15	Coffee break
15.15 - 17.15	Workshops \| Session 2 \| Enhancing your skill set
17.15	The end of the first day!

Time	Programme
09.00 - 09.15	Welcome!
09.15 - 10.00	Track 5 \| Research and development \| \| Senior Venture Development Associate \| . Track 6 \| Government \| \| Senior Policy Officer \| .
10.00 - 10.30	Coffee break
11.00 - 13.00	Workshops \| Session 3 \| Enhancing your skill set.
12.30 - 13.30	Lunch break
13.30 - 15.30	Workshops \| Session 4 \| Repetition & additional workshops.
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee break
16.00 - 16.45	Track 7 \| Teaching \| \| Teacher training in mathematics \| Track 8 \| Science Communication \| Speaker to be announced!
16.45 - 17.00	Wrap up \| The next phace in your future!
17.00 - 18.30	Drinks and the end of the second day!

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the PhACE project team: phace@uu.nl.

The next PhACE event is planned Monday 16 & Tuesday 17 March 2026. Please note that these dates can be subject to change.

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PhACE

Programme

Monday December 1 | 09.00 - 17.15 | ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Hall

Tuesday December 2 | 08.45 - 18.30 | ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Hall

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