Vreemd. Vooral rechtse partijen lijken rankings ineens belangrijk te vinden. Juist de partijen die ook minder buitenlandse studenten willen. Internationale rankings zijn nogal onzinnig maar spelen wel een rol in de studiekeuze van internationale studenten. scienceguide.nl/2023/04/de-kam…

Mooi voorbeeld van een van 'onze' internationale samenwerkingsprojecten en de impact daarvan 👇

De eerste Nederlandse Afrikastrategie kwam gisteren uit. Gelukkig ook aandacht voor gelijkwaardige onderwijs- en wetenschapssamenwerking rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/pub…

A call for action for the establishment of an integrated Africa-EU Science, Technology and Innovation Programme universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Congratulations to all Spinoza and Stevin prize winners! Especially to Prof Joyeeta Gupta for her important work on governance and inclusive developement. Congratulations from all #WOTRO colleagues NWO Nieuws ! nwo.nl/en/news/highes…

Impressions from Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen symposium on planetary health: 1. Excellent opportunities to engage Geosciences and Health Sciences 2. Decolonize and diversify the engagement..NO White Manels! 3. Climate inequalities don't stop at Dutch borders...broaden your horizons! #planetaryhealth

👇 Couldn't agree more 👇

New business model? 👇🤔

👇 Worrying developments in Sweden...

How academia is exploring new approaches for evaluating researchers - science.org/content/articl…

Precies dit 👇 😂🤣

Pros and cons of ToC as a tool to deliver societal impact. "A theory of change exercise prompts individuals to think beyond research outputs and consider the broader implications of their work". blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

We at NWO-WOTRO (Inactive) are very sorry to hear about the passing of ICCCAD Director Prof. Saleemul Huq. An eminent climate scientist and a leading voice for the Global South.

Als dit betekent dat thematisch onderzoek per definitie een aantasting is van de academische vrijheid, vind ik de definitie van academische vrijheid toch wat te ruim gekozen. scienceguide.nl/2023/11/academ…

Great initiative by TU Delft | Global Initiative and all participating universities. Good to see that the European Commission is committed to supporting North-South partnerships and research on global develoment! tudelft.nl/en/2023/global…

Opvallende cijfers in deze rapportage van het rijk: open.overheid.nl/documenten/ron…. Wat is de verklaring voor de sterke stijging (ruim 20% tussen 2018-2022) van rijksmedewerkers. Daarnaast ook zeer sterke stijging managers en van externe inhuur.

Verontrustende plaatjes in deze draad. Deze laat zien hoe snel het bergafwaarts gaat. #PISA2022

Great science diplomacy opportunities offered by NWO and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Embassy Science Fellowships for Bangladesh, China, Colombia, France, Ghana, India, Morocco, Singapore and Vietnam. nwo.nl/en/calls/embas….

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NWO are now looking for 9 new Embassy Science Fellows. The ESF-NL programme is a unique opportunity for researchers to go abroad and contribute to a scientific and/or societal issue from a Dutch embassy or consulate. nwo.nl/en/news/new-ca…

Do you work with sustainable urban transitions? Then you might be able to apply to the 3rd Call of the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUT) under #HorizonEU which is also on a global level part of the Mission Innovation (MI) call series. More info ➡️ dutpartnership.eu/dut-call-2024/