{"id":196889,"date":"2026-03-24T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=196889"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:57:36","slug":"pedel-zwaait-af-de-hierarchie-tussen-hoogleraar-en-promovendus-wordt-langzaamaan-minder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/24\/pedel-zwaait-af-de-hierarchie-tussen-hoogleraar-en-promovendus-wordt-langzaamaan-minder\/","title":{"rendered":"Beadle steps down: \u2018The hierarchy between professor and PhD candidate is gradually diminishing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">For years, she was the face of academic traditions and the most photographed employee. After nearly twenty years her career is coming to an end. Marleen van Kester reflects on how centuries-old traditions are slowly becoming more modern: \u201cWhen I started, this was a male-dominated profession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Pedel-Marleen-van-Kester__campus_5.9.2022_OAJ_Arie-Kers-1600x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Pedel-Marleen-van-Kester__campus_5.9.2022_OAJ_Arie-Kers-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773937250 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Pedel-Marleen-van-Kester__campus_5.9.2022_OAJ_Arie-Kers-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773937250 875w, 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associated with the ceremonies also help Van Kester in her work. Normally, she does not take centre stage. But as soon as she puts on her gown and takes up the beadle\u2019s staff, that changes: \u201cOnce I put on my gown, I am no longer myself. Then I follow in the footsteps of all the beadles who did this before me\u201d, Van Kester explains in the \u2018sweat room\u2019 on the first floor of the Erasmus Building, where PhD candidates wait out the tense minutes before their defence. Every square centimetre of the walls and much of the ceiling is covered with signatures from the thousands of PhD candidates who have used the room as a waiting area before their defence ceremony. \u201cI am playing a role then. The role of the beadle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A beadle oversees the university\u2019s academic ceremonies. These include inaugural lectures (the first official lecture of a professor), farewell lectures (the final lecture of a professor), the opening of the academic year, the dies natalis (the university\u2019s anniversary), and PhD defences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Checking diplomas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At such ceremonies, the beadle traditionally walks at the front of the procession of professors, the Executive Board, or a PhD candidate and their \u2018paranymphs\u2019. Dressed in a gown and a beret, and carrying a beadle\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut that is actually only ten per cent of the job\u201d, Van Kester explains. The vast majority of a working day for the university\u2019s beadles is spent on all the administration and checks involved in a PhD trajectory. \u201cFor example, we check diplomas and ensure everything follows the correct procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that administration is a substantial task for the eight-person team. Around eleven candidates obtain their PhDs each week. On an annual basis, more than three hundred young academics are awarded their doctorate after a nerve-racking defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Male-dominated profession<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The academic rituals associated with a PhD defence are steeped in old traditions. Such as the beadle\u2019s staff \u2013 now a ceremonial element, but in the Middle Ages intended to physically defend the rector of a university. Or the traditional phrase <em>hora est<\/em>, which in Latin means \u2018it is time\u2019. Exactly 60 minutes after the start of the defence, the beadle enters the room and announces with those words that the defence is over and everyone must stop speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Kester has also seen many traditions change in recent years. In the past, only professors were allowed to wear a gown; now associate professors supervising PhD candidates may also do so during a defence. The hierarchy between professor and PhD candidate is also gradually diminishing. \u201cAnd that is a good thing\u201d, Van Kester says. \u201cSupervising PhD candidates should come from a teaching role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat fits with a broader societal change\u201d, she continues. As does the shift in the balance between men and women. \u201cWhen I started working here, this was essentially a male profession. Now there are more women than men.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Working with people<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Kester herself does not have a university background. She worked at a company for agricultural and horticultural machinery and was looking for a job that involved more contact with people. In 2007, she saw a vacancy for beadle in the newspaper. \u201cBut I had no idea what a beadle was\u201d, Van Kester says. She looked up the word, and the profession immediately appealed to her: \u201cSo much innovation takes place at a university. People develop here. And I also find it wonderful that you can be part of a very special moment for someone who is obtaining their PhD.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Van Kester has guided thousands of PhD candidates on their big day. \u201cEach defence is different, because every candidate is different. Some burst into tears in the sweat room, while others can hardly wait to begin their defence.\u201d However the day unfolds, the defence always ends in a sense of release: \u201cThat is what makes this job so beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes a defence is also very emotional. A few years ago, for instance, a terminally ill man obtained his PhD. He was brought to the university in an ambulance so that he could defend his thesis. \u201cHe had really been looking forward to it\u201d, Van Kester recalls. A day after his defence, he died as a result of his illness. \u201cThat was intense and emotional. It really stays with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The face of the beadle\u2019s office<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMarleen is an incredibly warm kind\u201d, says colleague Maria Parlevliet-Ramirez. Colleague Larisa Leerkamp agrees: \u201cVery kind.\u201d She continues: \u201cShe is always willing to think along and help with everything.\u201d For them, Marleen is a source of knowledge: \u201cShe knows everyone\u201d, says Leerkamp. \u201cShe truly is the face of the beadle\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe really wish her well as she retires\u201d, says Parlevliet-Ramirez. \u201cBut for us, it is a real loss.\u201d Leerkamp adds: \u201cI can hardly imagine she will no longer be working here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From bustle to calm<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a career at the beadle\u2019s office spanning nearly twenty years, Marleen will retire at the beginning of April. \u201cI will miss my colleagues\u201d, she says on the balcony of the beadle\u2019s office. \u201cAnd the bustle. There is always something happening.\u201d But Marleen is also ready for more peace and quiet. She has moved from the city to the countryside and will soon be able to enjoy the tranquillity and look forward to many road trips in her camper van. \u201cI look back with satisfaction. 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