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 “The TRIPLE model has strong potential to create a fairer and more inclusive recognition system. However, its current implementation is seen as unclear, uneven, and sometimes detrimental to well-being.” After publishing the report the independent news site of the university have published an extended article about the survey and the response of programme managers, who tell about their own investigation from the other side of the table: talking to the chairs of the promotion committees and those who have gone through the procedures.

In this second part of our mini-series on Utrecht University, I am talking to Verena Seibel who has been in the lead for the Utrecht Young Academy report. While she remains a strong supporter of the reform programme, she also shares some concerning observations, from the workfloor, and some tips on how the programme can overcome some of these execution challenges.

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