Dear doctoral researchers,
DocSoBe warmly invites you to our event “The Struggle is Real: Combining Research with Activism” on Thursday, the 26th of November, starting at 2pm in Unica Kulma! The association will hold its Annual Meeting after the official programme, starting at 16:30.
The event will have three speakers sharing their views and experiences on combining research with activism: Hải Nguyễn (University of Turku), Hermann Aubié (University of Eastern Finland), and Alice Baroni (University of Turku). The event will also feature a panel discussion, where the speakers will reflect on their experiences and answer questions from the audience. The event (including lunch and sauna) is free of charge and will be held in English.
Please register via the following link: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/1F5E3366331E81A8. The registration closes on Wednesday 11th of November 23.59 o’clock.
After the main event, we offer a late lunch and a sauna free of charge. Please take your own swimsuit and towel for the sauna. After lunch DocSoBe’s annual meeting will take place. All the doctoral researchers of the faculty are welcome, but only the official members of DocSoBe are eligible to vote during the meeting. You can join as a member of the association on our website: https://blogit.utu.fi/docsobe/join-us-2/.
The Struggle is Real: Combining Research with Activism
Date: Thursday, 26 November 2026
Time: 14:00 onwards
Location: Unica Kulma cabinet (Brahenkatu 2, 20100 Turku)
Program:
14:00 – 16:00 | Main event: The Struggle is Real: Combining Research with Activism
14:00 | Opening the event & speaker presentations
- Hải Nguyễn (doctoral researcher, University of Turku): Researcher’s Positionality and Experiences
- Hermann Aubié (senior researcher, University of Eastern Finland): Clearing the Air, Cooling the Planet: Unlocking Co-benefits in China & Beyond
- Alice Baroni (postdoctoral researcher, University of Turku): Presentation title TBA
14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee break
15:00 – 16:00 | Panel discussion, Q&A
16:00 Late lunch
16:30 DocSoBe’s Annual Meeting
18:30 – 20:00 Sauna and afterwork
The Unica Kulma cabinet is a space that is not accessible. If you wish, feel free to be in contact with us regarding accessibility matters in advance. We are happy to assist to make your participation as smooth as possible.
We look forward to seeing you at Unica Kulma!
Best regards,
DocSoBe