Registrations open to PhD students for VELUX DAYLIGHT ACADEMIC FORUM 2025
Daylight research Ph.D. students are invited to apply now for the 8th VELUX Daylight Academic Forum. The forum will be hosted at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, September 17, 2025. On September 18, the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium will take place in Horsens, Denmark. Ph.D. students who take part in the Academic Forum are welcome to enjoy the Daylight Symposium event as part of the registration to the 8th Academic Forum.
What is the VELUX Daylight Academic Forum?
The VELUX Daylight Academic Forum is a research methods discussion for Ph.D. students with a thesis that includes daylight and related issues. It provides Ph.D. students with an opportunity to present their work to an invited panel of leading scientific experts and fellow students, discuss it, and receive insights for further development of their project. The aim is to raise discussion of research objectives and methodologies for Ph.D. s. The Academic Forum runs in alternate years with LumeNet, which has a focus on general lighting.
What will you gain?
- More confidence in your work
- Answers related to your research
- New ideas and valuable feedback for your research development
- Expanded network within your area
- Inspiration from fellow Ph.D. students
Who is the invited panel of leading scientific experts?
- Professor Steve Fotios, University of Sheffield (UK)
- Professor Emeritus John Mardaljevic, Daylight Experts Ltd. (UK)
- Assistant Professor Juliette Van Duijnhoven, TU Eindhoven (NL)
- Assistant Professor Eleonora Brembilla, TU Delft (NL)
- Tenured Assistant Professor Kynthia Chamilothori, TU Eindhoven, (NL)
- Senior Scientist Dr. Jan Wienold, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
- Lead Specialist Dr. Jens Christoffersen, VELUX Group (DK)
- Additional experts to be confirmed.
Register for the VELUX Daylight Academic Forum
If you wish to participate in this year’s VELUX Daylight Academic Forum please submit a short abstract to af@velux.com before 1 June 2025.
The event is free of charge with no registration or admittance fee for students, but you need to cover travel and accommodation.
VELUX Daylight Symposium 2025
If you wish to participate in this year’s VELUX Daylight Symposium, the symposium is free of charge with no registration or admittance fee for PhD students attending the Academic Forum.
Where and When?
The Academic Forum will be held on September 17, 2025 in Aarhus, Denmark.
