IBE PhD Symposium 2026
Science is full of SHEroes whose passion, work and creativity inspired Evolutionary Biologists of today.
As part of our commitment with society, the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE, CSIC-UPF) wants to give credit and visibility to the achievements of female scientists in evolution.
To that aim, we launched the campaign #WhoisyourSHEro to share stories of women who had an impact in our researchers' scientific career through our social media and website.
The campaign keeps on moving as more and more women in evolution are inspiring the IBE community.
You can join the conversation through social media under the hashtag #WhoisyourSHEro.
With the collaboration of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology - Ministry of Science and Innovation.
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IBE PhD Symposium 2026
This one-day event aims to bring together local evolution researchers with networking sessions. Attendees will have the chance of presenting their work in the form of short talks or poster sessions. Besides, those interested can participate in a science-inspired art contest.
This year's edition will also feature a keynote lecture by an invited speaker, and the program will also include a panel discussion on career paths with former IBE PhD students.
Key dates
• 3 July – Registration and abstract submission open
• 6 September – Deadline for registration and abstract submission
• 18 September – Notification of selected oral and poster presentations
• 15 October – Symposium The attendance is free!
However, registration is required (there is limited capacity):
https://forms.gle/MWHfcyXT4gS3rhEF7
Everyone is invited to come!
Abstract submissions Please send your abstracts for all presentation formats through email ([email protected]) before September 6th.
Templates can be found in this Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1G9UwVYdr0GLaQs5sZHqKjVQ2l3WQQDX7
- Posters should be size A0 and portrait.
- Short talks will last a maximum of 10 minutes besides 2 additional minutes for questions.
For any inquiries, please contact: [email protected]
More details on the program and speakers will be announced soon.
Event location
The symposium will take place at the CMIMA (Centre Mediterrani d'Investigacions Marines i Ambientals) in Barcelona, Spain, on 15 October 2026.