Research Networking Day 2027

Open Call for Presentations

The Research Networking Day is an exchange platform for graduate or postgraduate students as well as independent artists conducting self-guided research traversing the fields of audio, arts, media, design, and related theoretical disciplines.

Aleksei Borisionok presents at the CTM 2027 Research Networking Day, photo by Camille Blake

Photo: Camille Blake, 2026

The RND 2027 open call seeks innovative and critical submissions from all areas of study addressing the CTM 2027 festival theme Process…ing. Nine selected candidates will give short ten minute presentations within different modules, linked by discussion rounds at the end of each module.

RND offers an international platform to exchange with various colleagues and researchers working on related ideas. The initiative also provides a chance to share your research via audio/video after the festival via CTM’s Youtube and Soundcloud channels.

This RND edition will take place in collaboration with the Design Academy Eindhoven, Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK), and Leuphana University Lüneburg. Entrance to the event is free.

Conditions

Presentations should take place on-site within the festival’s Discourse programme, in English.

Applications should be for individual (solo) presentations. We cannot accommodate duos or group presentations.

As in previous years, we unfortunately cannot grant any funding for travel and accommodation. Participants will receive a CTM 2027 festival pass, a catered lunch on the day of the presentations, and a group dinner.

Key Dates

Application deadline: 25 October 2026 at 23:59 CET
RND programme announced: mid to late November 2026
RND 2027 event: Sunday 24 January 2027
CTM 2027 Process: 22 – 31 January 2027

Questions / Comments?

Please send an email to rnd(at)ctm-festival.de with the subject »RND 2027« should you have any questions about applying.

A Note on AI

We want to hear your ideas in your own voice.

What matters to us most is your critical thinking, not elaborate application writing. We recognise the helpfulness of AI tools to help brainstorm, structure, translate, or polish applications, especially for people whose first language is not English. We are looking for your authorship and clarity of ideas – meaning your perspective, your artistic reasoning, and what genuinely drives your proposal. Applications where AI has replaced rather than supported that voice are harder for the jury to evaluate meaningfully and may not stand out.

Application Form

To submit the form below, please have prepared:

a short biography (max 500 char w spaces)
an abstract of their proposed presentation (max 1500 char w spaces)

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REGISTRATION

First Name *

Last Name *

Your pronouns *

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E-Mail *

URL 1 *

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Short Biography *(max 500 char with spaces, in English)

Your current University / Institute / Title *

Presentation Abstract / Proposal *(max 1500 char with spaces, in English)

Is there any information regarding accessibility or specific support needs that we should be aware of to ensure your participation is comfortable and inclusive?(max 500 char with spaces, in English)