Ministry and French embassy call Executive Board over cancellation of Eva Illouz

Both the French embassy and the Dutch Ministry of Education have contacted Executive…

Only 0.4 per cent of EUR’s 2024 science is not yet publicly accessible, here’s why

The Erasmus University has almost reached 100 per cent open access for its output of…

EUR wants 40 per cent of professors to be women within five years (this is currently 26.7 per cent)

Three in ten professors at Dutch universities are women, according to the latest figures.…

Executive Board: Cancelling Eva Illouz was ‘a mistake on our part’

The decision to cancel sociologist Eva Illouz as a speaker at a lecture organised by the…

Jaddoe appointed as fifth Erasmus Professor during Dies

Vincent Jaddoe was presented as an Erasmus Professor during the Dies Natalis ceremony.…

Twente stops with ‘cum laude’ for PhD degrees

Men are awarded their PhD ‘cum laude’ (with distinction) more often than women, even…

European Synergy Grant for twelve Dutch ‘team players’

Twelve researchers from Dutch research institutions have been awarded a European Synergy…

Love Lab cancels lecture with Israeli sociologist

A lecture by Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz is cancelled by the Love Lab, a research…

Vidi grants awarded to 149 talented scientists

This year, research funder NWO has awarded 149 Vidi grants to talented scientists –…

Talent isn’t leaking away: top scientists come and go

Over the past fifteen years, more scientists have come to the Netherlands than have left,…