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To Be Honest Conference 2025
Navigating Uncertainty in Academia & beyond

Being a researcher has never felt more uncertain: short-term contracts, constant transitions, global instability, and the challenge of planning a life and career around the unknown.

At the To Be Honest Conference 2025, now in its fourth edition, we’ll talk honestly with our speakers about what it means to build a career and do research in a rapidly changing world. Join us for two days with peers, mentors, and experts for open discussions, practical strategies, and empowering insights!

You'll learn about:

  • coping with academic career insecurity,
  • financial fitness,
  • networking in academia,
  • entrepreneurship and start-ups,
  • LinkedIn for academia & beyond,
  • and effective grant strategies.

Who it is for:

  • Researchers with a PhD or close to finishing one, including postdocs, group leaders, or professors;
  • Professionals and decision-makers from academic institutions, funding bodies, or research policy.

When & where:

Day 1 | December 4, 2025, 3 pm - 6 pm (CET), live via Zoom
Day 2 | December 5, 2025, 1:45 pm - 5 pm (CET), live via Zoom

Free participation, registration required!

You can join both days, one day, or individual sessions. Check out the full program via the link below.
The conference is organized by GSO - Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers supported by AlumNode – your network by Klaus Tschira Stiftung, and made possible by funding from the Klaus Tschira Stiftung.
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