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ON-Academia in Motion (English)
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Nederlands Dear collegue, Engaging conversations. Sincere conversations. In-depth conversations. These are some of the key ingredients of a culture that is taking on a new form. Alongside policy, alongside resources, alongside behaviour. Asking the right questions, recognising which of a colleague’s concerns are valid and which narratives the organisation can no longer afford to perpetuate. A...
- 19 May
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Source: institutional website, Nederlands Leadership: some colleagues aspire to it, while for others it’s simply part of their role. At the university, leadership was long considered a secondary concern, but initiatives like “Recognition and Rewards” are changing that. This is also the case at Utrecht University. Since 2022, more than three hundred professors and other senior leaders have completed the “UU Leadership Track.” For colleagues new...
- 19 May
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English, bron: website UU Leidinggeven: de ene collega ambieert het, voor de ander hoort het nou eenmaal bij hun rol. Op de universiteit was leidinggeven lang iets voor erbij, maar door initiatieven als Erkennen en Waarderen is dit aan het veranderen. Ook aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Sinds 2022 hebben meer dan driehonderd hoogleraren en andere senior leidinggevenden het ‘UU Leadership Track’ gevolgd. Voor collega’s die beginnen met leidinggev...
- 18 May
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In de middag van 4 juni komen we samen voor de eerste themasessie van het Nederlandse CoARA National Chapter, op de Universiteitscampus Spui te Den Haag. Met als thema: Maatschappelijke Impact. Zowel CoARA als Erkennen & Waarderen roept op om diverse contributies aan wetenschap en onderzoek te erkennen. Zo ook de maatschappelijke impact en samenwerking met de maatschappij. Maar hoe maken we dergelijke impact inzichtelijk? Is het te meten? En h...
- 18 May
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‘Wetenschap communiceren kun je leren.’ Onder dat motto ontwikkelde NEWS samen met collega's van Universiteit Maastricht, VU Amsterdam, Universiteit Utrecht, TU Delft, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam en Erasmus MC een inspiratiegids voor kennisinstellingen over het trainen van onderzoekers in hun contact met de samenleving. In de gids laten we zien hoe kennisinstellingen onderzoekers kunnen trainen om zich effectiever en betekenisvoller te verb...
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Wil je weten hoe je zelf bij jouw instelling een training opzet voor onderzoekers om zich effectiever en betekenisvoller te verbinden met de maatschappij? NEWS organiseert samen met de projectleiders van trainingsprogramma's van de Universiteit Maastricht, VU Amsterdam, Universiteit Utrecht en TU Delft, Erasmus University en Erasmus MC een online Meet the Expert-sessie ‘Wetenschap communiceren kun je leren!' Aanleiding is de inspiratiegids ‘We...
- 4 May
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Nederlands As a fresh member of the Young Academy, bioethicist Karin Jongsma of UMC Utrecht says she wants to further deepen the discussion on Recognition & Rewards. She seizes the opportunity to add her own perspective, namely the question: what makes a good scientist? She elaborates on this in an interview. Karin Jongsma - photo by Fabian Landewee Great to hear that Recognition & Rewards will remain high on the agenda at the Young Academy...
- 29 Apr
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Long before “Erkennen & Waarderen” became a program, Prof. Dr. Sarah de Rijcke raised questions in her academic research about the functioning of academic assessment dynamics. In late 2025, De Rijcke took office as rector of Leiden University. As an administrator, how does she envision the future of the program? One of the recurring themes in Sarah de Rijcke’s academic career is research on measurement methods for responsible and ethical res...
- 14 Apr
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Hands-on and value-driven - by Sanli Faez
https://sanlifaez.substack.com/p/hands-on-and-v...Listen now | Control is good, but trust is better
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Ben je erbij? In de PhD of the future gids laten Promovendi Netwerk Nederland (PNN), The Young Academy en NEWS zien hoe zij de toekomst van het promotietraject voor zich zien. Met inspirerende voorbeelden van promovendi die hun PhD samen met maatschappelijke partners vormgeven, en waarbij deze samenwerking ook wordt erkend in hun promotie. Een pleidooi voor een promotietraject waarin wetenschap en samenleving structureel verbonden zijn, waarin...
- 3 Apr
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Quoted from @sanlifaez newsletter on Substack: Utrecht University has a very active Young Academy. Four of its members, Verena Seibel, Marij Swinkels, Gerbrand Koren, and Chiara Fresia have performed a survey on one aspect of the recognition and rewards programme: the TRIPLE model for promotions. Their results, reveal a mixed picture on the perception of young academics who are subject to this evaluation system. According to these researchers...
- 30 Mar
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By @brigitspan at the TU/e website “The new Code of Conduct helps clarify what desirable behavior looks like in day-to-day practice.” Photo: Bart van OverbeekeThe CORe values of our university, Curious, Open, Respectful, and Responsible, or CORe for short, were established at the end of 2024. But how do we work, study, and live together at our university? Our values have now been translated into a new Code of Conduct for the entire TU/e co...
- 26 Mar
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Not a Boulevard of Broken Dreams - by Sanli Faez
https://substack.com/home/post/p-192112159Interview with Henk Kummeling, former rector magnificus of Utrecht University at the time of roll...
- 26 Mar
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Source: Univers, independent news source of Tilburg University ‘Universities are expected to deliver measurable results: faster degrees, more graduates, and research with economic outcomes,’ writes Yeşim Topuz. ‘The question of what the value of education is gets lost.’ Yeşim Topuz. Beeld Ton ToemenLately, education has been talked about in terms of what it produces rather than what it is or does to us. For example in the 2024 OECD PISA report...
- 13 Mar
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Source: sciencebusiness.net Voluntary model contracts could boost researcher mobility and set standards for career development, says Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva By Martin Greenacre Research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva responded to MEPs’ questions on the upcoming ERA Act. Photo credits: Fred Marvaux / European Union The European Commission is exploring the feasibility of issuing model employment contracts for European researchers, t...
- 23 Feb
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source: website TU/e Wellbeing series: @andreakis dealt with a burnout and personal change during her PhD. Now, she’s pursuing change in the academic world through conversation such as the event Responsible Research Conversations on Thursday, September 18. Photo: Bart van OverbeekeAs a third generation PhD researcher from Hungary, Andrea Kis was following a family tradition when she arrived at TU/e in late 2019 to start her PhD. Her resea...