The ACELI is very proud to announce the date of its very first afterwork of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Pauline Moreels and Corentin Defalque are so enthusiastic about launching the new ACELI season that they have summarized the incredible adventure that awaits you if you join them in a reel lasting less than 1 minute. Watch this banger on YouTube Shorts.

What is ACELI?

ACELI is the association representing young researchers in the Earth and Life Institute (ELI). Its goal is to advocate for researchers rights while fostering collaboration and community. 

Here’s how we make an impact: 

• We represent researchers in the Institute and university decision-making bodies
• We host engaging events for networking, learning, and fun

What's new?

This year, ACELI is re-inventing itself. We want to develop communication channels for researchers to facilitate collaborations in between researchers in the Institute. We also want to create a space where ELI researchers can meet, chat and share fun activities. 

In practice, what does ACELI organize?

ACELI organizes several activities for researchers in the Institute:

• Mock FRIA session for FRIA candidates
• Scientific trainings covering several topics
• The ELI-Day, the institute’s conference 

ACELI represents researchers:

• ACELI represents researchers at the ELI board
• ACELI members meet in monthly to exchange news from the different poles and from the ELI board 

ACELI organizes recreational activities:

• ELI bike at the 24h vélo of Louvain-la-Neuve
• Sport @ELI

This year, we also want to organize more activities from researchers to researchers:

• Combine monthly meetings with fun activities, such as pizza lunches, board games activities, barbecues, etc 
• Dedicate special channels for researchers to collaborate, meet up and share activities together

What to expect if you join ACELI?

• Meeting other scientists from other poles 
• Participating in monthly meetings combining Institute matters and fun activities
• Taking part in scientific and/or recreational activities
• Getting involved in the Institute’s life
• Have a lot of fun