Young Ceramists Network

The Young Ceramists Network (YCN) is an initiative of the Young Ceramists and Training Working Group of the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) and is sponsored by the JECS Trust.

This non-profit network aims at bringing young students and professionals currently doing research on Ceramics.

YCN represents:

• A network for Young people conducting research on the field of Ceramics (PhD + 8 years maximum)
• For young researchers (professional, PhD but also post-doctoral or master students), belonging to European/International research institutions (universities, laboratories...)
• An interactive website: www.youngceramists.eu/
• A Facebook page: Young Ceramists Network
• An Instagram page: Young Ceramists Network
• A LinkedIn page: Young Ceramists Network
• A Twitter page: Young Ceramists Network
• 3 Workshops organised in 2018 (Smolenice), 2021 (Online) and 2023 (Aveiro)
• 23 successfull Webinars organised from 2020 to 2024
• A regular Newsletter
• 5 Photo Contests
• Free Students Evenings organised during each ECerS Conference and Exhibition: read the reports on the 4 last events (2017 Budapest, 2019 Torino, 2022 Krakow and 2023 Lyon)

A group of 5 young researchers is in charge of managing the Young Ceramist Network committee.

Joining YCN is easy and free: How to join YCN!