The professors' policy can be found on the Tilburg University website here. Tilburg University stands for excellent research and education within the ambition to be relevant and meaningful to society. Professors play a key role in this by contributing to quality, recognition, collaboration, and social significance. The professorship policy describes the character, role, responsibilities, and career of professors. Tilburg University has various...
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...
februari 2026, bron: website KNAW Wetenschap is tegenwoordig meer dan publiceren en subsidies binnenhalen. In het landelijke programma Erkennen & Waarderen (E&W) staan bijvoorbeeld ook het belang van leiderschap, samenwerking en maatschappelijke impact centraal. De KNAW ondersteunt dit programma als aanjager van de wetenschap én als werkgever van twaalf instituten. Samen met Leo Lucassen, directeur IISG en oud-voorzitter van de Stuurgroep E&W...
February 2026 TU/e door @brigitspan “Innovation is the holy grail of science, but the drive for novelty has taken on obsessive forms.” Engineer-philosopher Krist Vaesen wrote a book on neomania in science: Krist Vaesen with his book Neomania. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke Science is driven by an insatiable hunger for innovation. But this fixation on novelty does not make science stronger. It makes it more vulnerable, argues engineer-philosop...
Read the chapters of the Strategic Plan 2030.
For an informal dialogue session about content-based carreer development, the national programme of Recognition & Rewards is looking for a group of UD's to form a focus group in a session on 3 March 2026. We would like to have an open conversation about what gives you inner satisfaction in your work. What do you find enriching, what makes your working life more fulfilling, what makes you a more complete person or a more meaningful scientist? ...
Observant Online is de online versie van het onafhankelijke universiteitsblad van de Universiteit...
PLEASE NOTE: because of organisational reasons, this session is posponed. We will let you know asap what the new date will be. The academic ladder symbolises a career that moves upwards step by step along a traditional path. This individual, narrow ladder stands in sharp contrast to the new, in line with Recognition & Rewards diverse career paths and the strengthening of the scientific team. On top of that, the reality is that academic insti...
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Source: Landelijk Netwerk Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren Future-proof and more inclusive academic management On 1 October 2025, the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH) published its research report Managing Academia: Access, Professional Appreciation, and Institutional Influence in Dutch Academic Management Roles. The report highlights that formalised and transparent appointment procedures are crucial to ensuring fair access to management posi...
Source: Nature Human Behaviour, 2/1/2026 Changing research culture begins with the kind of engaged, collaborative, critical reflection that can spark collective action. This Comment outlines how to design participatory workshops as an effective tool for culture change in scientific communities. In addition to background information, this content contains practices and useful tips. Read the article here
Alle onze instituten werken nauw samen met universiteiten in binnen- en buitenland. NWO-I heeft in totaal iets meer dan honderd hoogleraren die in dienst zijn van een instituut en een universiteit. Sinds juni 2025 geldt er een nieuw hooglerarenbeleid bij NWO-I. Lees hier meer (inclusief het beleidsdocument). All of our institutes work closely with universities in the Netherlands and abroad. NWO-I is made up of over 100 professors employed at...
De ‘Uitwerking en checklist leidende principes Academia in Motion (AiM) voor ontwikkeling/herijking van facultair loopbaanbeleid’ is bedoeld als bijlage bij het AiM-raamwerk. Het bevat een uitwerking en daarmee nadere concretisering van de in het raamwerk geformuleerde leidende principes, specifiek gericht op het ontwikkelen of herijken van facultair loopbaanbeleid. Het is daarmee een toetsingskader. Er wordt steeds expliciet aangegeven wat he...
Leiden University has adopted its first Strategic Publication Framework for publishing the works ...
Leiden University has adopted its first Strategic Publication Framework for publishing the works ...
