DAG will no longer stand in the elections for the university council. Will they turn their critical eye back on the university when they’re done re-examining themselves?
Solutions to protect PhD candidates from their supervisors' questionable behaviour are apparently difficult to come up with. ‘It always boils down to power.’
An app originally designed by the Brain Foundation has suddenly become extremely popular with students. Ommetje (Stroll) stimulates and rewards going out for a walk.
Chinese students in Groningen have started a petition to end the UG’s partnership with the Confucius Institute Groningen (CIG). They are supported by student party De Vrije Student.
Chief diversity & inclusion officer Gerry Wakker was appalled by last week’s UKrant article about discrimination against Chinese students. She calls on the academic community to report any and all incidents.
Students at the UG keep cheating on their exams, and some of the bigger faculties have even sent the board of directors an urgent letter. Something needs to be done. But what?
In de rubriek ‘Intussen elders’ verzamelen we (opmerkelijk) nieuws van andere universiteiten. Deze keer onder meer: VU Amsterdam steunt in verklaring protestbeweging Black Lives Matter.
As far as the UG is concerned, students will still be able to go on their exchanges planned for the first semester of next academic year, in spite of the corona outbreak.
University employees’ salary will be increased by 3 percent on June 1. They’ll also receive a one-time bonus of up to 750 euros, based on full-time employment.
Historian Klaas van Berkel said goodbye to the UG last week. History taught him to be optimistic. ‘If something could be done back then, why not now?’
Stop complaining about the UB. After all, you no longer have to worry about crashing through the floor. The UB’s 405th anniversary is cause for celebration.
