LNVH | Affiliates' Meeting: register now!   

On October 11 the Annual LNVH Affiliates' Meeting will take place. This meeting is intended for associate professors and professors affiliated with the LNVH. The LNVH is looking forward to an evening filled with lectures, music, networking, discussion and dining together. The meeting will take place in the Railway Museum in Utrecht from 17:00 - 21:00 CEST. The details of the program will be communicated soon. 

We are happy to be able to organize an on site event where we'll actually meet each other in person. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, there will be a limited number of seats. You can register now via this link. 

If you have any questions, please contact the LNVH bureau at info@lnvh.nl. 

Beyond The Figures: 20 years LNVH

To celebrate its 20 year anniversary the LNVH has launched the online campaign Beyond The Figures this month. The aim of the campaign is to show what the LNVH has achieved in the past 20 years and to look at the goals for the next 20 years. The campaign puts a spotlight on the key figures that worked on the advancement of women in science and sets the tone on how to move forward for the next 20 years towards a truly inclusive academic community. We are going to tell the stories 'behind the numbers', like the numbers and figures presented in the Women Professors Monitor, and demonstrate why and for whom the LNVH remains fully committed to reaching our goals.  

Home base for the campaign is the instagramaccount @beyondthefigures from where we will link (in a slightly different form) to twitter, LinkedIn, the LNVH website and the newsletter. In the coming months LNVH will share relevant content every week, such as facts and figures from studies like the Monitor, interviews, interesting reads, tips to watch and relevant discussions in the media. The first interviewee will be the new Rector Magnificus of Erasmus University Rotterdam: Prof. Annelien Bredenoord. 

Naturally, the LNVH wants to reach as many people as possible with the campaign. You can help LNVH achieve this by following us on Instagram and drawing people's attention to the campaign, for example by sharing our content via Linkedin, Twitter or Instagram.

Kick-off meeting 'Harassment during Fieldwork'

On Monday September 13 the online meeting Harassment during Fieldwork took place. The Naturalis Biodiversity Center and LNVH took the initiative for this meeting. 
 
Social safety is high on the agendas within universities and research institutes. Measures are being taken in all sorts of areas, both in the field of prevention and change of culture, as well as improving reporting structures and dealing with and handling reports and complaints. However, misbehavior and harassment during fieldwork is underexposed in these developments, and requires a different approach than regular policy due to the different circumstances and conditions of fieldwork.
 
It has become apparent that there is a need for exchange on this subject and for actions to make targeted policy on this theme. The meeting therefore had the character of exploration and exchange. HR policy advisors dealing with social safety, diversity and inclusion, PhDs and confidential counselors talked about their experiences, bottlenecks and wishes for the future. Jerika L. Heinze, founder of The Fieldwork Initiative - a grassroots network of over 3,500 students and researchers facing trauma, unsafe conditions, or sexual harassment and assault during research fieldwork - shared her experiences and recommendations.  
 
The meeting marked the start of a series of actions to raise awareness for and to steer towards concrete actions in policy making on the subject of (prevention and tackling of) harassment during fieldwork. If you want to be kept informed about this subject, have questions or suggestions, please contact the LNVH bureau via info@lnvh.nl. 

Spinoza & Stevin Prizes

The LNVH congratulates the six (3 female I 3 male) laureates of the Spinoza and Stevin Prizes, the highest awards in Dutch academia.

Professor José van Dijck, professor Maria Yazdanbakhsh, professor Marc Koper and professor Lieven Vandersypen will be awarded the Spinoza Prize. Professor Judi Mesman and professor Bart Jacobs receive the Stevin Prize.

Each laureate will receive 2.5 million euros, which they can spend on scientific research and activities related to knowledge utilisation.

Website DIHOO is live

The website of the The Advisory Committee Diverse and Inclusive Higher Education is now available at www.dihoo.eu.
 
On the website you can find i.a. the Guide for Drawing up Gender Equality Plans. This guide was compiled for any research institution, institution of higher education or government body that must draw up a gender equality plan. The guide provides suggestions, examples and best practices in this regard. It follows the requirements and recommendations of the European Commission. The website will be further expanded over time with information and advices. Questions, ideas or suggestions are welcome. The site is also available in Dutch at www.dihoo.nl.
 
The Advisory Committee Diverse and Inclusive Higher Education and Research provides advice on promoting an inclusive, diverse and safe learning and working environment within the field of higher education and in scientific research.

LNVH | Mentoring requests  

The LNVH supports women scientists by linking them to peers who are able to advice and support them as a mentor. This month we received one new request. We are looking forward to finding a mentor among you who can advise and support:
 
A mid-career female researcher in Linguistics. She returns to the Netherlands after working abroad for 7 years and would like to talk to an academic mentor to help manage the transition. She wants to avoid that a lot of time is lost on all the things that come your way when changing university and to keep the focus on her substantive goals.

Interested in mentoring this person? Or suggestions and/or tips? Please send an email to info@lnvh.nl.

Tip to watch and discuss: The Chair

• New Netflix drama The Chair is honest and funny, but it still romanticises modern university life
• Netflix’s The Chair: When The Woke Folk Fall Asleep On Ageism
• Women of color in academia call 'The Chair' 'triggering' yet 'relatable' and point out what the show gets wrong 

Interesting reads

• De stille crisis in de wetenschap – Scienceguide, September 17 2021 – in Dutch
• Het hbo beloont beter dan universiteiten – Scienceguide, September 15 2021 – in Dutch
• Gender pay, promotion gaps wider in academia than in industry, research shows –Bizjournals.com, September 15 2021
• Zowel te weinig als te veel diversiteit onvoordelig voor student – Scienceguide, September 14 2021 – in Dutch
• 3 ways to achieve gender equity in academic medicine promotions – American Medical Association, September 14 2021
• Women less likely to win major research awards – Nature, September 13 2021
• A Medical Career, at a Cost: Infertility – The New York Times, September 13 2021
• De beste hoogleraar is een teamplayer – Nieuwsberichten Universiteit Utrecht, September 13 2021 – in Dutch
• ‘NWO is een rimram geworden, een mega verspilling van intellect en denkkracht’ –Scienceguide, September 10 2021 – in Dutch
• Nieuw: E-Book Collectie Diversiteit, Gelijkheid, en Inclusie – Nieuwsberichten EUR, September 9 2021 – in Dutch
• Haat- en dreigpost: intimidatie van wetenschappers is een steeds serieuzer wordend probleem – Nieuwsberichten UvA, September 9 2021 – in Dutch
• ‘Je hebt als academicus tegenwoordig een zekere moed nodig om naar buiten te treden’ – Th&ma Hoger Onderwijs, September 2021 – in Dutch
• De waarde van een luisterend oor - Th&ma Hoger Onderwijs – September 2021 – in Dutch
• De Nationale Wetenschapsagenda is een bedreiging voor de wetenschap –Scienceguide, September 8 2021 – in Dutch
• Wetenschap is een orkest, geen topsport – Scienceguide, September 8 2021 – in Dutch
• Kwaliteit wetenschappelijk onderzoek onder druk – Nieuwsberichten UvA, September 7 2021 – in Dutch
• Universities Say They Want More Diverse Faculties. So Why Is Academia Still So White? – fivethirtyeight.com, September 7 2021
• 'Tijdelijk contract maakt werknemers minder mondig' – Nieuwsberichten UvA, September 6 2021 – in Dutch
• Stagnatie in groei vrouwelijke bestuurders – Tias. School for business and society, September 4 2021 – in Dutch
• Anne Boring start Research Fellowship aan Harvard Kennedy School –Nieuwsberichten EUR, September 4 2021 – in Dutch
• Laat wetenschappers een stap naar voren doen – FD, September 3 2021 – in Dutch
• Women in science face authorship disputes more often than men –PhysicsToday, September 1th 2021
• “Ik ben geen voorstander van kennis alleen voor de kennis produceren" - Nieuwsberichten EUR, August 31 2021 – in Dutch
• Internationalisering en inclusie moeten hand in hand gaan – Scienceguide, August 30 2021 – in Dutch
• Women – particularly underrepresented minority women and early-career academics – feel like impostors in fields that value brilliance.
• Maak vrouwen zichtbaar in onderzoek – Delta. Journalistic platform TU Delft, May 18 2021 – in Dutch

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