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Opening of the Academic Year 2020-2021
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The Academic Year has started again. However much we had hoped that everyone could be at their physical workplace again by September 1st, working remote will also continue for a large part this academic year. This applies to the LNVH as well. We wish everyone strength and good luck this year. Let’s make sure AY2020-2021 will be a good year! We invite you to take a look at the summary of the AOJ-festival on the VSNU website and see which themes will be at the centre of attention for universities this year. WOinActie organized an alternative opening of the new academic year. With the 'Tour of Academics', they drew attention to the outflow of talented teaching staff because of the precarious position they are in and the many temporary contracts and appointments they have to deal with.
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Research impact COVID-19 Closing date survey
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LNVH and The Young Academy (DJA) are, together with the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), conducting research into the differences in impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the careers of scientists. As part of this research, a survey was conducted among academic staff of the universities and research institutes of the KNAW. DJA and LNVH are very pleased with the valuable cooperation of all universities and the KNAW. If you are part of the academic staff, you should have received a call (e-mail) to fill in the survey via your own Executive Board in the last few weeks. If you have received the call to fill in the survey, but not yet been able to do so, it would be highly appreciated if you could complete the questionnaire before it closes at the end of week 38.
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Launch National Action Plan Diversity and Inclusion
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On September 1st, the National Action Plan for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education and Research has been launched by the minister of Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven. The aim of the action plan is to contribute to an inclusive, safe, and diverse study and work environment, which provides everyone with the opportunity to develop their talents. The action plan contributes to equal opportunities for students and researchers and the quality of education and research, and also emphasizes the importance of diversity of research subjects, objects and content.
The LNVH has been proud knowledge partner in the process of drawing up this action plan, together with the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), ECHO - Expertise Centre Diversity Policy, and LanDo (the National Network of Diversity Officers). Promovendi Netwerk Nederland (PNN) and PostdocNL also expressed their committed to the plan. The LNVH is pleased with this new and promising step and the commitment to the goals from all parties. We are looking forward to the concrete actions that will follow to the launch of the plan. On October 1st an advisory committee, chaired by VU rector Vinod Subramaniam, will start working on the implementation of the plan by supporting the ministry and the committed parties within academia in achieving the goals determined in the plan. The members of the advisory committee will be officially introduced on October 1st.
Click here for the full plan (in Dutch). To watch the recap of the presentation, click here.
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On October 27th, the annual LNVH Affiliates’ meeting will take place online. The Affiliates’ Meeting is an occasion for LNVH affiliates to come together and meet each other. Usually this takes place in the form of an evening programme with a dinner and several speakers. Unfortunately, this year we will have to come together online. We are nevertheless working hard on creating an interesting programme and a great occasion to meet each other. The theme of the evening is New Leadership. Leadership in the academic world is changing, especially during current times. We are seeing many changes in the context of ‘Recognition and rewards’ and we are all dealing with a crisis that is asking a lot of leaders and leadership. It is a great moment to think about this 'new' leadership: what does it look like, and what role can (or must) we have in it ourselves? During the meeting, there will also be a moment of attention for the new LNVH Leadership Programme, called ‘Transformative Leadership’.
More information will follow and for now, please reserve October 27th (afternoon) in your agenda – we hope to welcome many of our affiliates online.
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KHMW Brouwer Trust Prize
The Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW) is looking for the social or scientific initiative that strengthens mutual trust within the Dutch society. You are being invited to register an initiative or to bring the prize to the attention of potential contenders. The form on the website of the KHMW is open until 30 September for everyone to register initiatives that have a chance of winning the Brouwer Trust Prize worth 100,000 euros. Interested? Click here for more information.
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NIAS-KNAW NSvP fellowship
The NIAS-KNAW and the Nederlandse Stichting voor Psychotechniek (NSvP) are offering a five-month fellowship for a senior researcher on the theme ‘the future of the labour market and valuable work’. The fellow should have an interdisciplinary approach and affinity with a psychological / organizational approach. Research proposals can be submitted through the NIAS application portal until November 1, 2020. For more information, click here (in Dutch)
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Naming suggestions follow-up NWO programme ‘Mosaic’
Currently, NWO is developing an impulse programme for Inclusion in Academia (IIA), which consists of various components. The aim of the impulse programme is to promote the inclusion of Dutch researchers with a non-Western migration background into the Dutch academy. One of the components is the development of a follow-up to the Mosaic programme. The Mosaic programme ran from 2004 to 2012 and aimed to encourage the flow of graduates with a migration background into science by funding PhD positions. The follow-up programme will be launched in the spring of 2021.
NWO is looking to rename this programme and is putting out a call for suggestions. What would be a suitable name for this programme? Read more about the requirements here.
Suggestions for the new name including the reasons can be submitted at mozaiek@nwo.nl no later than 28 September. [source: nwo.nl]
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Beijerinck Premium & Virology Prize
The Beijerinck Premium consists of a monetary award of 25.000 euros, to be spent for virus-related research as well as for working visits and conferences abroad. The premium is for talented researchers at the beginning of their career who are doing excellent virus-oriented research (and are a great example for other young virologists), who are working at a Dutch university or research institute, and have received their PhD between three and eight years ago. Do you know someone who fits this description? Find more information on the Beijerinck Premium here.
The KNAW also awards the M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize which consists of a monetary award of 35.000 euros. The prize is for an internationally recognised researcher with groundbreaking contribution to scientific research in the field of virology in the broadest sense of the word, who has an appointment at a university or research institute in the Netherlands or elsewhere. Find out more information on the M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize. Both deadlines are on November 1st, 2020.
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Election “Top Woman of the Year” 2020
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Last year, Rector Magnificus Rianne Letschert (UM) has been named “Top Woman of the Year 2019” (Topvrouw van het Jaar). Who will be her successor this year? The annual election of the Top Woman of the Year aims to create a platform for female board members in Dutch companies and organisations. In addition to the importance of the current position and the results achieved, the assessment criteria were also the daring and ambition displayed hitherto and the promotion of diversity in one's own organisation. The jury is currently deciding who will be “Top Woman of the Year 2020”– read all about it here (in Dutch).
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Highlighted Events
28 September | Online
VSNU “Kennisontbijt” – Education and research in times of and after the corona crisis (in Dutch)
More information
1 October | Online
LNVH Board meeting
5 October | Online
LNVH HR Platform meeting
27 October | Online
Meeting LNVH Sounding Board of Associate Professors
27 October | Online
Affiliates’ Meeting LNVH
Impression of last year
3-5 November | Online
Congres Vrouwelijke Leiders in de Zorg
More information
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- Universities in times of corona: How Dutch universities are working together and offering solutions during the corona crisis - VSNU, 31 August 2020, e-zine
- The Queen Bee phenomenon in Academia 15 years after: Does it still exist, and if so, why? - Faniko, K., Ellemers, N., & Derks, B. (2020). British Journal of Social Psychology.
- Vrouw aan de top schat ándere vrouwen niet erg hoog in - Door Patricia Veldhuis in NRC, 7 september 2020 (Dutch)
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