Enhance your research skills. Expand your network. Advance your career.

Are you an early-career researcher in healthcare communication looking to refine your research project and connect with like-minded peers and leading experts? The rEACH Summer School 2025 offers a unique, supportive environment to help you develop your ideas, gain valuable feedback, and build lasting professional relationships.

Why Join the rEACH Summer School?

For over a decade, the rEACH Summer School has been successfully supporting junior researchers in healthcare communication. This intensive three-day program is designed to:

• Strengthen your research skills through interactive discussions and expert guidance.
• Enhance your project development with tailored feedback from senior academics and peers.
• Expand your professional network by connecting with a global community of researchers.
• Foster leadership in healthcare communication research by bridging early-career and senior experts.

Program Format and Setting

Le 2025 rEACH Summer School will be held online in mid-September, making it accessible to participants worldwide. The structure includes:

• Group discussions & one-on-one mentoring: Share your research ideas, receive in-depth feedback, and engage in collaborative learning.
• Facilitated sessions: Two senior and two junior facilitators will guide discussions, ensuring both high-quality mentorship and connection to the Early Career EACH network.
• Interactive and supportive learning environment: A combination of large-group discussions, small-group collaboration, individual work time, and personal reflection.
• Social and networking activities: Strengthen connections with fellow participants and facilitators beyond research discussions.

Sessions will typically run from 10:00 to 16:00 CET over the three days.

Learn More

To gain insights into past experiences and the impact of the Summer School, we recommend reading:

• Fragmented world, connected community: Success factors of the first online EACH Summer School for early-career researchers” (Wieringa, Pinker et al., 2022)
• “Creating a rewarding research experience in the early-career stages: Challenges and insights from the rEACH Summer School participants” (de Lange, Kearns et al., 2024)

Limited Spots – Apply Soon from mid May!

Applications open in mid-May – only 12 spots available! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your research and expand your professional network.

The cost will be £300 per head

More details on facilitators and the selection process coming soon.

For any questions please email Carlos Campos: c.campos@auckland.ac.nz

Time zones: 09:00 to 15:00 UK time/10:00 to 16:00 Central European Time