One of the main objectives of  (In)credible Research - Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference 2020 was to recommend changes to improve the situation of ECRs in Berlin. Based on the discussions during the conference, we formulated a letter to the presidents of the BUA universities. 

The letter summarizes the main challenges we discussed during the conference and recommends actions to face them. We are confident that this open letter marks the beginning of a constructive dialogue between Berlin ECRs and Berlin university leadership. This dialogue will become actionable in particular in objective 4 of the BUA: “Promoting Talent”.

Open Letter to BUA Universities’ Presidents

Appendix: Summary of the ECR Discussions

Article Tagesspiegel (German)

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