Early Researchers' Day (ERD)

PME is pleased to offer an early researchers’ day (ERD) for early career researchers who are also attending the PME conference. The 2026 ERD will be held on the afternoon of Sunday July 26 and Monday July 27 at the main building of University of Helsinki (on site).

Early Researchers' Day is fully booked

ERD is unfortunately fully booked. The 75 selected participants have already been notified by email.

If you would like to join the waiting list, please contact us at . In your message, please indicate whether you have previously participated in ERD.

You should still complete the conference registration as usual and simply disregard the ERD question in the registration form.
About ERD

The Early Researchers’ Day will directly precede the main PME conference and will consist of presentations, working groups and other kinds of sessions planned to be of value to those new to research in mathematics education. The aim of the ERD is to provide early career researchers with opportunities to develop their research skills in various fields, establish new contacts, build networks among themselves and, and meet and work with international experts in the field.

The ERD is organized by Anu Laine (Local Organising Committee member, Finland) and Daniel Sommerhoff (PME representative, Germany).
ERD schedule

Sunday, July 26th 

13:00 – 14:00 Arrival and registration

14:00 – 14:30 Opening Session

14:30 – 16:00 Plenary by Anna Baccaglini-Frank: Becoming a Mathematics Education Researcher

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 – 18:00 Workshop:

  • Academic Writing and Publishing (Richard Barwell & Yasmine Abtahi) OR
  • AI in Research – Do’s and Don’ts (Ban Heng Choi) OR
  • How to handle reviews (Arindam Bose)

19:00 Dinner: Restaurant Oiva (Participation at your own expense; participation will be confirmed via a separate email later)

 

Monday, July 27th

09:00 – 10:30 Workshop

  • Academic Writing and Publishing (Richard Barwell & Yasmine Abtahi) OR
  • AI in Research – Do’s and Don’ts (Ban Heng Choi) OR
  • Conducting Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Matthew Inglis)
  • How to handle reviews (Arindam Bose)

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00 Plenary panel: How to survive your PhD! Lifehacks from those who have managed

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch (in university cafeteria)

13:30 – 15:00 Plenary (TBA)

Closing the ERD
Participation

Registration fees for ERD and coffee breaks are complimentary (no cost) for PME 49 participants. Researchers can apply for participation when registering for the conference via the online registration form. The number of participants will be limited and the places will be allocated in the order of registration. However, priority will be given to current PhD students who are participating in ERD for the first time.