bron: website Utoday 13/11/2025 Three young academics sent in this opinion piece. They challenge senior scholars’ backlash against the UT’s decision to abolish cum laude, questioning why a title for fewer than 5 percent of PhDs matters more than deeper issues of fairness and inequality. ‘Are we saying the work of more than 95 percent of PhD graduates is barely adequate?’ A PhD defence at the UT, photo taken by Oleksandr Mialyk. Reading the neg...
bron: website Nature (comment) Universities are in thrall to a rankings system that prioritizes narrow aspects of academic life. Three changes would give institutions the freedom to explore fresh ways of working. University reputations and finances often hinge on their position in global ranking tables. Students use rankings to quickly identify the best place to study — or, at least, what might be perceived to be the best by any future employe...
Needless to say, as a movement we want to grow by learning. We hope to do this by learning from good examples, accepting constructive criticism and incorporating it into our process. We warmly invite you to contribute to this. If you would like to share an experience with us, either on the platform or through other means, please do so. Don't hesitate to either become a member of RRview or send us an email: erkennenwaarderen@unl.nl Thank you!
source: UKRN The Recognising and rewarding open research toolkit is designed to help universities and other research-performing organisations implement effective recognition and reward for open research through researcher assessment practices. It can support institutions to develop researcher assessment policies and practices that incentivise, enable and increase the use of open research practices by their researchers. The toolkit has been pro...
In this first episode, programme manager @sanlifaez speaks with Dr @alexrushforth, a scholar in the sociology of science and science policy. His research focuses on research evaluation, bibliometrics, science governance and science and technology studies. Alex recently wrote a critical commentary on the Netherlands’ Recognition & Rewards programme. He argues that: “The initiative has been largely effective in mobilising formal organisational ...
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From the moment programme manager @sanlifaez chairs group meetings for Recognition & Rewards, participants are introduced to Open Space Technology. This format is based on the desire to facilitate genuine contact and an energetic work process. In the second episode of the Fairly Recognised podcast series, Sanli talks to Doris Gottlieb. Doris Gottlieb is an experience meeting facilitator and trainer, and explains how changing out attitudes towa...
Institutions agree on the core values of the Recognition & Rewards programme but putting these into practice remains a challenge. This is, in short, the outcome of a survey conducted among the faculty deans of Dutch universities. On Thursday 5 June 2025, researchers from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) presented the outcome of this survey. Here we summarize the key findings and recommend some discussion questions for furth...
The text below is a literal copy from the website of Utrecht University. In 2022, Utrecht University implemented the TRIPLE promotion model, designed to broaden recognition of academic contributions and personal developments across six domains: Team Spirit, Research, Impact, Professional Performance, Leadership and Education. The Utrecht Young Academy (UYA) conducted a survey among assistant and associate professors (N = 147) to evaluate how t...
bron: website De Jonge Akademie 24-10-2025 De Jonge Akademie reageert op de implementatie van de Startersbeurzen. In 2022 kondigde demissionair minister Dijkgraaf grootschalige investeringen aan in het onderzoek en onderwijs. Een belangrijk instrument om dit te bereiken was de Startersbeurs voor elke beginnende universitair docent (ud) met een vast contract. In dit statement benoemt De Jonge Akademie drie risico’s die we zien in de huidige imp...
28 October 2025, source: researchinformation.info Julia Mortimer describes the inspiration behind Bristol University Press’ Global Social Challenges Development Fund Julia Mortimer, Journals and Open Access Director at Bristol University PressAs University Press Week approaches, Bristol University Press is highlighting one of its most ambitious initiatives: the Global Social Challenges Development Fund. This initiative is designed to sup...
bron: de Gelderlander, 17-11-2025 Let op: Dit artikel is alleen bestemd voor RRview. We verzoeken je om het niet verder te verspreiden. De kwaliteit van het onderzoek aan Nederlandse universiteiten loopt terug en publicaties worden over het algemeen minder vaak geciteerd, zo valt af te leiden uit de jongste versie van de wereldranglijst van universiteiten van het tijdschrift Times Higher. Wageningen De universiteit van Wageningen, de Wagening...
De VU laat met een vandaag gelanceerde podcast vier experts uit eigen koker aan het woord over de beweging die Erkennen & Waarderen in gang heeft gezet binnen hun organisatie: Aflevering 1: Erkennen & Waarderen (met @Anna Aris) Aflevering 2: Loopbaan (met @Jos Akkermans) Aflevering 3: Impact (met @Leonie Heres & @Mariken van der Velden) Aflevering 4: Onderwijs (met @Hedwig van Rossum) De podcast staat op Spotify, je vindt hem hier. Extra tip:...
