University magazine Cursor wasn’t allowed to report on the alleged conflicts of interests of the new rector. This led to written questions by the House of Representatives.
Compensation for data breach A hacker stole personal data of (former) students of the University of Applied Sciences of Arnhem and Nijmegen (HAN). One of them held the institution liable. The court partly agrees with him. Email addresses, social security numbers and notes on disabilities and political affiliations… it is some of…
Nobel chemistry prize for ‘quantum dots’ For making colourful ‘quantum dots’, three scientists will receive this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry. Their research has been applied in QLED displays, among other things. The distinguished research is at the intersection of chemistry and physics. The researchers discovered that very small crystals change colour…
The editor-in-chief of TU/e’s magazine Cursor has been removed from his post. The editors have blacked out their website in protest.
Zo ongeveer iedere partij pleit in het verkiezingsprogramma voor stabielere financiering van het hele hoger onderwijs. Dat klinkt goed, maar wat zouden de gevolgen zijn?
For the second year running, the percentage of women full professors has risen by less than one percentage point. Less than 28 percent of all full professors are women.
Nobel prizes for corona vaccine and electron research Corona vaccine For their research on mRNA, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman receive the Nobel Prize in medicine. Thanks to their discoveries, vaccines against the corona virus arrived at lightning speed. A vaccine trains the body to make antibodies against a virus. Previously, this was done on…
Investigation into inappropriate behaviour in higher education The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has asked Government Commissioner Mariëtte Hamer for advice, claiming too little is currently known about sexually inappropriate behaviour at higher education institutions. At the moment, Hamer is in talks…
Do universities pay enough attention to students’ needs and opportunities? Queen Máxima, Minister of Education Dijkgraaf and students believe there is room for improvement.
Misconduct at Conservatorium van Amsterdam At the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, three teachers frequently made sexist remarks. They also groped students and in at least one case there was unwanted sex. The lecturers have since left. This is according to an investigation by platform Pointer. The investigative journalists spoke to former students who…
