Invitation:
Network meeting LDE Program Heritage and Development for PhD
Candidates and Early Career Researchers (ECR’s)
Thursday 2 April 2026 from 15:30 – 18:30 at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Room M7.39, van
der Goot building, Campus Woudestein
Introduction
The LDE Program Heritage and Development is happy to invite PhD candidates and Early Career
Researchers (ECR’s) from the LDE universities who work on topics related to (cultural) heritage
and development studies to join our first networking event at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
This first meeting will focus on establishing a network of PhD’s and ECRs, explaining the
opportunities of the Program (e.g., research funding, educational activities), and enabling
participants to form intra-university relations. At the same time, we are also interested in what
PhD candidates and ECRs would like to get out of the Program and how the Program can
facilitate and support them. We therefore urge you to join this network, meet your fellow
researchers at other universities, and see how meaningful exchanges can be made!
Programme
15:30 – 15:45 Walk-in and registration with refreshments
15:45 – 16:00 Opening and welcome by dr. Naomi Oosterman, Research coordinator LDE
16:00 – 16:45 Research speed dating and thematic exchange
16:45 – 17:00 Short break
17:00 – 17:30 Summary of speed dates and thematic exchanges
17:30 – 18:00 Collective activity: network mapping
18:00 – 18:15 Closing and next steps
18:15 - Drinks and networking
Registration
Please register your attendance to this meeting before 25 March. Attendance is free of charge,
but is not free to organise. Therefore, please make sure that you register if you truly intend to
come to the meeting. You can register via the following link: