On April 22 and 23, 2026 the University of Graz will be hosting the inaugural RCC Festival in three locations: at the Aula (university main hall), at Kombüse Graz, and at the Unicorn Start-up & Innovation Hub.
Celebrating a one-year and a 15-year-birthday simultanously, we will explore:
- the history and future of researcher development at the University of Graz and talent development in Austrian academia
- how advocacy for a better academia goes together with institutional management and organizational development
- conditions that allow researchers to be creative
- the structures we need to replace and build to allow for productive research, and how individuals shape research culture
- how to build your good academic life through small actions with collective impact
Check out the list of speakers (exact titles and detailed schedule are still developing): research-careers-campus.uni-graz.at/de/veranstaltungen/147144-research-careers-campus-festival/
The international keynote speakers are:
- Nicole Brown, Steve Joy, and Geraldine Fitzpatrick
Our exciting panelists will come for example from Ljubljana and Vienna:
- Mostafa Moonir Shawrav, Aleksandra Kanjuo Mrčela, Verena Grubmüller-Régent, Milica Popovic, and Katta Spiel
From the University of Graz we are honored to hear from:
- Peter Riedler, Mireille van Poppel, Joachim Reidl, Klemens Fellner, Markus Kneer, and Janne Creve
We're looking forward to meeting you there!