1. Value of your PhD in Academia PhD Society career event, March 16 2012

2. Power of the post-doc Driver of innovation in research Agent of internationalisation Intergenerational mediator Jiminy Cricket

3. Reality check Less than 20% of PhD’s continue a research career in academia

4. Plight of the post-doc Untenured slave to overstretched tenured staff Grant application grunt Limbo tourist General dogsbody Nobody

5. Remedial action Flemish government’s special budget for training and career development for young researchers 3-tier deployment in Leuven  Young Researcher’s Career Centre (YouReCa) Promotion Mobility Transferable skills  Doctoral Schools  Grassroots initiatives (PhD Society and others)

6. YouReCa: promotion Leuven care platform for young researchers Contacts with stakeholders: industry, government International recruitment

7. YouReCa: Mobility Travel and accomodation grants for young researchers Special focus on postdocs in DOC Junior Mobility (JuMo) programme Advice & survival kits for outgoing researchers

8. YouReCa: transferable skills Communication & interpersonal skills Leadership PhD & Time management Teaching skills Tech transfer, entrepreneurship & impact Information and publication Career development