Discover our CU.ecr in action
The CU.ecr offers a unique platform for sharing best practices and addressing challenges related to the training, mobility, and career development of Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) within our universities.
The CU.ecr was developed within the Circle U.'s Empowering Research Innovation Action project between 2021-2024, and was formerly known as the ECR Forum.
Community of Practice for Early-Career Reseachers (CU.ecr)
As a community of practice, the CU.ecr facilitates regular interaction among members to exchange experiences and identify areas for improvement. The CU.ecr has already conducted workshops and is creating digital tools to enhance communication among its members.
Membership includes ECRs, academic supervisors, and administrative staff supporting ECRs, such as heads or coordinators of Doctoral Schools and representatives from research institutes/centres or faculties. Building on the pioneering activities of CU ERIA, this community of practice aims to:
- Support the skills and career development of early-career researchers.
- Share good practices and discuss issues related to ECR training, mobility, and careers, including topics such as training content and mentoring.
- Share and provide guidance on developing training sessions for ECRs.
- Oversee the development of mobility schemes for ECRs and maximize mobility opportunities within the alliance.
- Promote the use of the cotutelle de thèse model to enable ECRs to establish close ties with two CU universities for both training and research.
Fellowships
Postdoc Mobility Programme
Circle U. Intersectoral Mobility Programme
Courses
Open Conversation Series: Plastic: The Global Challenges of a Wonder Material
Critical AI Language and Literacy Colloquium (CAILLC), lecture
Open Conversation: Global Health: Where Does the Future Lie?
Seminario: Análisis del discurso del activismo en línea
Circle U. Delegation to MUN Rome and MUN Paris 2027
Generative AI in Teaching
Events
Circle U. for Early Career Researchers: Funding, Mobility and more
CU.ecr Workshop - Transdisciplinary training in doctoral and postdoctoral education
CU.ecr Workshop: Career Development as a Core Academic Responsibility
