PAND is a national network of local associations that represent PhD candidates and post-doctorates at the university level. Established in January 2017, PAND is devoted to facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among the network’s member associations and to providing a common voice for early-career researchers in Denmark on nationally and internationally relevant topics.
The PAND board is divided into two teams: an internal team and an external team. The internal team is the foundation of the association and is composed of several elements, including the two chairs and one treasurer. The external team consists of two representatives from every university in Denmark.
There are four main objectives that PAND works towards: providing a common voice, promoting early-career researchers' interests, supporting local associations, and facilitating collaboration across member associations.
To provide PhD candidates and post-doctorates in Denmark with a voice, PAND actively produces policy statements outlining issues and possible solutions relevant to early-career researchers. Furthermore, PAND responds to requests for advice from interested parties and serves as a contact point for national media. The PAND board is made up of and consults with representatives from across the country to collect views and opinions that represent the broadest spectrum of early-career researchers.
PAND works together with unions and academic institutions to promote supportive, healthy, and realistic working conditions.
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