Why are only full professors allowed to call themselves professor, wear a gown and confer doctorates? Assistant and associate professors ought to have that right too.
Fewer premaster students at university According to the latest figures, which came out this month, universities welcomed 60,000 new undergraduate students this academic year (2022). That was 2,900 fewer than in 2021. That appears to include the ‘switching students’: the students of premaster programmes. These study on paper with a bachelor’s programme,…
Met de honderden miljoenen euro’s van het leenstelsel moesten het hoger onderwijs verbeteren. Plannen goedkeuren hoeft nu niet meer. Het kabinet heeft vertrouwen.
Scientist Rebellion blindfolded statues Scientist Rebellion climate campaigners blindfolded the statues of Erasmus in Rotterdam, Spinoza in Amsterdam and Rembrandt in Leiden, this weekend. At least eight statues in the Netherlands were reportedly involved. The action was carried out not only in the Netherlands, but also in Denmark and Ireland, among others.…
De Tweede Kamer heeft twijfels over de ‘educatieve module’, de snelle route naar het leraarschap voor afgestudeerde bachelors. Want zijn deze leraren wel voldoende bevoegd?
In a graduate course in tax law at four universities, Amsterdam companies and the Tax Administration had a lot to say. TU Delft is also struggling with external funding.
Een recordaantal van zo’n tweeduizend medewerkers aan 72 universiteiten, hogescholen en mbo-instellingen deed deze week een cybercrisisoefening. Een kijkje achter de schermen.
How can we remove resistance to mandatory quotas for teachers of colour? That is what the Dutch Research Council is having studied to promote equity and inclusion in academia.
Support for Groningen whistleblower The dismissal of Groningen university associate professor Susanne Täuber is still causing a lot of commotion. Sympathisers are standing up for her and want the university to put her back to work. A fortnight ago, the subdistrict court ruled that the University of Groningen may dismiss Susanne Täuber…
