Spill the tea!

Hybrid sessions in English
© CERes

Target group: postdoctoral researchers, doctoral researchers (at a final stage of a doctorate)

You’d be interested to know what happens in meetings of the Professorial Appointments Committee? Or you wonder whether excellent researchers have ever encountered Reviewer 2? Then drop in and share a cup of tea with us! The series of events entitled Spill the Tea! reveals what is known in the educational sciences as a hidden curriculum: unwritten rules, unspoken expectations, unofficial standards, hidden messages and other pieces of implicit knowledge within and about academia and related areas.

The aim is to make this implicit knowledge accessible for all emerging researchers, as well as to break down reservations regarding taboo topics and help to demystify academia.

Objectives:

  • Gain insights, in confidence, into experiences, recommendations, and examples of best and worst practice – delivered by advanced or established researchers on the topic in question

  • Contribute one’s own questions and discuss with experts

  • Take away stimuli and ideas for one’s own research or career paths

Requirements for online participation: Please note that keeping the camera on and providing your full name upon joining the Zoom room are prerequisites for attending the sessions. This contributes to an atmosphere of trust between panelists and participants.

Facilitator: Rebecca Meier (CERes) with guests

Diese hybriden Sessions finden in englicher Sprache statt. // These sessions will be held in English.

  • Wed, 10 Dec 2025, 16:30–18:00 / How to expand my professional network?

    In this discussion round, two experienced researchers share how they built and maintain their professional networks, the crucial roles networking has played in their careers, and practical tips for integrating networking into a busy academic schedule. Gain valuable insights into effective strategies for online and offline networking, learn from real-life examples, and discover how to make networking a natural and rewarding part of your professional journey as a postdoc. Come along for a cup of tea and put your questions to the panel!

    Panel: TBA

Registration for in-person participation

If you would like to participate in this event and it is already marked as fully booked, you are welcome to join the waiting list. It often happens that registered participants cancel their attendance, which creates available spots. Free spots are allocated in the order of waiting list registrations. If spots become available within 72 hours before the event starts, we will notify several registrants simultaneously. These spots will then be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis.

Registration for online participation