The University of Schmalkalden invites all early-career researchers to participate in the 26th Young Researchers Conference on May 20 & 21, 2026, with their own contributions. Submissions can be in the form of a paper or a poster.

Understanding – Explaining – Designing: This triad, which serves as the conference motto, keeps the content orientation open on the one hand, while on the other hand setting a thematic framework that is intended to accentuate the horizons of applicability, topicality, and innovativeness in the submitted projects and approaches.

The call is aimed at doctoral students, research assistants, and master's students and graduates who are pursuing an academic career. Contributions on all topics of application-oriented research can be submitted. We look forward to receiving submissions from various areas of research in:

• Applied natural sciences • Design, cultural and media studies • Engineering • Information and communication technology • Life sciences • Law and administrative sciences • Social sciences • Economics

The conference language is German, but contributions may also be submitted in English. These must be submitted in the form of a print-ready Word document of three to six pages in length, depending on the type of contribution, in accordance with the template provided. All accepted contributions will be published in an open-access conference proceedings volume.

What do I need to do?

• Register for the conference on ConfTool (conftool.org/nwk2026),

• Create a contribution in accordance with the format templates, and

• Submit your contribution via ConfTool by December 31, 2025.

 

Here you download the call as a pdf-file.