The government must step up its efforts to combat racism and discrimination, according to the State Commission against Discrimination and Racism. Among other things, the commission recommends putting an end to data-driven profiling in the implementation of government tasks and services. “Recent scandals have shown how deeply discrimination and racism can become ingrained in policy,
In his student room in Groningen, a student has been producing equipment for the Ukrainian army for the past year and a half, according to the university magazine UKrant. He is doing this together with two fellow students. Using a 3D printer, they are making drone parts and casings for explosives that Ukrainian soldiers can
The number of American researchers applying for a European research grant has more than doubled in the space of a year. For the ‘advanced grants’ for top researchers, applications have even increased fivefold. It remains to be seen how many American researchers will actually receive a grant. In addition to their standard ERC grant, researchers
“The direction in which the university is heading is no longer determined by our own academics but by consultants,” writes Paula Fikkert, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Radboud University Nijmegen, in an internal email to all faculty staff. The university is said to be primarily focused ‘on the effective deployment of staff and
A European commission of the World Health Organization (WHO), of which Ernst Kuipers – Chair of the TU Delft Supervisory Board – is a member, calls for far-reaching measures against the health effects of climate change. The recommendations have been published in The Lancet. According to the report, warming is accelerating worldwide, with Europe being
Enrolment figures are falling in higher professional education. The total number of students has fallen by eight per cent over the past three years. As a result, the number of teaching staff has fallen by 5 per cent since 2022, and support staff by 3 per cent. Those on temporary contracts have been particularly affected.
The rowing race Ringvaart Regatta will not take place on Wednesday 13 May due to bad weather. Strong winds, cold and rain are forecast. The organisers do not consider it safe enough to go ahead with the event under these circumstances. The new date is Wednesday 27 May. Vigo Wurfbain and his whole team. (Photo:
Around 21,000 former students with student loan debts are living at unknown addresses abroad. The student finance body DUO is unable to contact them and is missing out on €170 million. The government wants to make it easier for DUO to track down such individuals. A draft bill (in Dutch) on this matter has been published
The Shinyhunters hacker group has returned the stolen data of over 275 million Canvas users to Instructure. It is not known whether the ransom demanded was paid. The hackers had stolen, among other things, usernames, email addresses and messages from Canvas, an educational application used by around 9,000 institutions worldwide. The US-based company Instructure, the
The ShinyHunters hacker group has given educational institutions an extra six days to pay the ransom. The group is threatening to publish the details of 275 million Canvas users worldwide. On Thursday evening, the hackers posted a message on various Canvas websites, including those of Dutch institutions. They claim to have hacked the programme again.
