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Regional Research for a Global Audience: Academic Writing and Publishing

One-Day Summer School for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers

EAIR is pleased to support a one-day summer school for PhD students and early career researchers in the social sciences, hosted by Vilnius University on 25 August 2026. The summer school takes place immediately before the EAIR Forum 2026, which will be held in Vilnius from 26 to 28 August.

About the Summer School

Through expert lectures and an interactive workshop, participants will explore comparative frameworks for global higher education research and receive hands-on mentorship on academic writing and publishing. The summer school offers a unique opportunity to refine your academic voice and learn how to frame your findings for an international audience.

Two distinguished experts have been invited to lead the sessions:

  • Prof. Dr. Monica Marquina
  • Prof. Dr. Anatoly Oleksiyenko

How to Apply

Participation in the summer school is free of charge. Applicants are invited to submit:

  • A brief description of their current research (maximum one page), outlining a project they are actively working on or wish to develop
  • A current CV

Applications should be sent to [email protected] by 9 March 2026. Please include “Application to EPC summer school” in the subject line.

Further details are available in the attached flyer.

We look forward to welcoming you to Vilnius.

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Sustainable Travel Ideas for the EAIR Cork Forum

Travelling from Europe

Visitors from Europe can travel via Eurostar from Paris to London and from there by train to Wales and by boat to Dublin. Travellers can then take the train or bus to Cork. Alternatively, there is a daily boat connection from Roscoff or Calais (in Northern France) directly to Ringaskiddy, Cork.  

Link for Direct Ferries: https://www.directferries.ie/

Travelling from the UK

There are ways to travel to and from Ireland without flying, as there are train and bus services that link with ferry services across the Irish Sea which connect several ports in England, Wales and Scotland with Irish ferry ports of Rosslare, Dublin or Belfast with ongoing travel by car, bus or train. 

Cross County Rail Services

Where taking a flight is necessary, attendees are encouraged to consider direct flights to Ireland (Cork, Dublin) airports and to use cross country rail services where a direct flight to Cork is not possible.

Link for Irish rail: https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/

Travel options in Cork

Cork is a city where active travel options are both available and encouraged – walking and cycling.  Visitors to Cork City can get a 3 day TFI bike subscription.

Link to TFI Bike Subscription: https://www.bikeshare.ie/pricing-and-subscriptions.html

All accommodation options and EAIR Forum venues in Cork can be accessed easily by foot. 

Offsetting Travel Emissions

Forum attendees are invited to offset the unfavourable impact of air travel by combining attendance at the Cork forum with other meetings in Ireland, the UK and Europe. 

Forum attendees who wish to consider sustainable travel options may also wish to combine their attendance at the Cork EAIR Forum with their annual holiday and by so doing minimise the number of air flights taken in 2024.