Postdoc Appreciation Week NL 2026
From 21-25 September 2026, the Netherlands will for the second time celebrate Postdoc Appreciation Week NL (PAW_NL) with events taking place across the country. This is your opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate the invaluable contributions of postdoctoral researchers at both local and national levels.
Highlight of this year’s programme:
- An online PAW_NL kick-off with keynote speaker Prof. Dr. Christine Teelken on Monday September 21st. Opening the dialogue about Postdoc careers.
- “An insecure start” webinar by Laurens Hessels about his research on early career researchers in The Netherlands for Rathenau Institute.
- A live PAW_NL event on Thursday September 24th in Utrecht. Programme includes keynote speaker Dr. Inge van der Weijden, workshops and 1-2-1 career coaching.
An overview of the full Postdoc Appreciation Week NL 2026 programme, including local events of PAW_NL 2026 will be appear here [link to via the event calendar will published here].
In the meantime, save the date and follow us on LinkedIn for updates.
We look forward to welcoming many of you during PAW_NL 2026!
The PAW_NL 26 organising team:
– Linsey Peeters, Maastricht UMC+ (chair)
– Anita Wagner, RU Groningen
– Raiza Hasrat, Amsterdam UMC
– Elizabeth Koier, UMC Groningen
– Chiat Cheong, Erasmus MC
– Honghong Bai, Radboud Young Academy
– Vera Poort, Radboudumc
– Lisa Groenendaal-van Weert, Donders Institute
– Noah Huliselan, UMC Utrecht
– Jacqueline Ton, LUMC
Call to submit local events
Is your institute/university/UMC organising an activity for Postdoc Appreciation Week NL 2026?
- Make sure your event is added to the national #PAW_NL event calendar, join forces to showcase activities taking place across universities and UMCs throughout the Netherlands.
- Submit your event here: Postdoc Appreciation Week NL 2026 – Event submission
Please note: this link is intended for organisers who wish to add an activity to the calendar. Registration for postdocs participants will open once the programme is published.
