When I recently chaired a session on diversity and inclusion with teachers at our university, the topic that was mentioned most as in need of attention were so-called 'hot moments in class'. Colleagues from the VU (Free University…lnkd.in/dEyfY9nc lnkd.in/dDqXfUD7

Wishing you well for a healthy and inspiring 2022! With the Janus-faced New Year's Eve in sight, looking back to the past and forward to the future simultaneously, I've finished my (penultimate version of a) chapter that similarly…lnkd.in/dv-M4BjE lnkd.in/djmZWgGG

This 6th and last podcast created by 4 engaged students to address the colonial past of our university in which Astrid Elburg and I participated is now online. We're touching upon what it means to take responsibility for problematic features of this past,…lnkd.in/e6TGwyTE

Strong article by Nanna Haug Hilton and Susanne Täuber (Uni Groningen) on their investigation of continuing histories of harassment and discrimination at universities! They point out that it is often senior professors who are successful in bringing in gra…lnkd.in/eTK86epi

Interdisciplinary education poses again the question: when are we assessing our students in a meaningful way? For this, the following 5 ingredients should be taken into account as this workshop offered by our colleagues will demonstrate: assessment with t…lnkd.in/eGYAGb42

Proud to announce and invite you to our 3rd annual Faces of Science Park event, Monday-Friday February 7-11, online only. Our Faculty Diversity Office coorganized with the Diversity Sounding Board and other faculty of science colle…lnkd.in/eqgyMHtM lnkd.in/eeEGUCjC

Whenever you discover or a explore a terrain that is new to you, you need to learn words and concepts new to you which help to make distinctions, describe properties etc. that were hitherto new to you. This holds for wine tasting as much as for bird watch…lnkd.in/eiA6UkMu

Interesting research demonstrating that DNA mutations are not random as evolutionary theory would predict, with epigenomic factors -hence environmental influences- contributing to a 'mutation bias' that protects essential genes aga…lnkd.in/eExKAUrU lnkd.in/eKrRf98Y

Looking forward to participating in this interesting panel session on 'The city as a profession', looking at various dimensions of living in and contributing to city life and development. Obviously, my main concern will be whether and how we can co-develo…lnkd.in/eYu7BgVv

Next week, we'll host our rich Faces of Science Park program Febr 7-11: especially if you're an UvA student or colleague you're most welcome to join an interesting variety of workshops, the panel discussion on 'Sciences in Times of Crisis: from Vaccines t…lnkd.in/e5HUkEuZ

Program with links of next week's Faces of Science Park event on 'Rebuilding the New Normal: Community During and After the Crisis'. Although primarily organized for the UvA Amsterdam Science Park community, we do welcome other participants as well, havin…lnkd.in/e8GfsKg6

If you're interested to learn about ‘Science in Times of Crisis: from vaccins to restoring public trust’ from an international panel involved in researching different features of the pandemic, and to participate in our plenary disc…lnkd.in/dtQsnbcB lnkd.in/d_NYwXbK

Tomorrow is the fourth day of our online Faces of Science Park program on 'Rebuilding the New Normal: Community during and after the Crisis'. Again several workshops and events on diversity and inclusion in science, for which you'r…lnkd.in/dEKZkq8b lnkd.in/dB2RHpkW

Are you a collague at the Faculty of Science and interested in fostering Diversity and Inclusion at our department? Let me warmly encourage you to apply for the position of Faculty Diversity Officer, allowing you to work together w…lnkd.in/eEDhi-3r lnkd.in/eFR4U7mM

Last week, two events coincided in my mind (leaving the terrible unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine aside). Yesterday, I participated in Zaandam in the commemoration of the so-called February Strike of Febr. 25-26 1941 in response…lnkd.in/e8KPgbcv lnkd.in/eda7sHNp

Laten we hopen dat #excuses aangekondigd maar niet nu al aangeboden worden! Mercedes Zandwijken en ik van ketikotitafel.nl hebben bedankt voor de uitnodiging voor deze middag vanwege onze visie op hoe het proces naar excuses toe had moeten gaan.

In ca. 10 minutes the Dutch gov't may -or may not- offer #apologies for the Dutch gov'ts responsibility for centuries of slave trade and slavery. Astonishingly, they didn't start a dialogical process and listen to relevant stakeholders & govts, so these may not all accept these

We're explaining what process is necessary towards #apologies #excuses #slavernijexcuses and why we withdrew from the offical process in these pieces in #Volkskrant at ketikotitafel.nl

In het Nationaal Archief, waar premier Rutte nu misschien #excuses #slavernijexcuses aanbiedt zijn ook de registers (digitaal) in te zien van tot slaaf gemaakten die op 1 juli 1863 vrijgelaten zijn: nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/zo…

Prime Minister Rutte just offered #apologies #slavernijexcuses for involvement of previous Dutch governments in the slave trade (until 1814) and slavery (until 1863 in Surinam, until 1914 in Indonesian island Samosir!). Historic moment, which should be followed by next steps!