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| Is the university properly addressing complaints about misconduct and harassment? No, according to an independent group analysing the complaints procedure. An online petition led by members of the Ethics Institute soon followed, prompting UU's rector to manifest his disagreement with the criticism. Tempers are also running high about the Cultural Barometer, which is supposed to send employees’ data to Statistics Netherlands. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| Rector: skepticism about UU's approach toward misconduct not justified
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| Reacting to an online petition and messages on social media, UU’s Rector Henk Kunneling stressed that the university does take misconduct very seriously, and will be implementing most suggestions of improvements to its complaints procedure. "We're all on the same side". Read more
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| 'Internationalisation should be about talent, but is becoming politicised'
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| Freddy Weima, Director of Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education, is stepping down. Upon his departure, he warns: "Politics is threatening to deal a blow to the internationalisation of higher education and research. Don't let this happen!" Read more
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| University Council elections: De Vrije Student gains a seat; Vuur by far the largest
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| The elections for the University Council did not lead to any major surprises. Among the students, one seat went from UUinActie to De Vrije Student, but among staff members, UUinActie gained one more seat. The turnout among both students and staff was lower than in previous years. Read more
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| 'Extinction Rebellion is annoying and that's exactly what we need to be'
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| UU talked to UU student Sebastiaan Vannisselroy, also known as Dom Tower climber, about the protest movement Extinction Rebellion, which makes use of civil disobedience to raise awareness about global warming. "It keeps me up at night sometimes". Read more
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| Seven words every international student should know
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| Blog - As dauting as the Dutch language may seem, there are always a few words that come in handy and therefore quickly become an integral part of an international student's life. Our blogger Rafaella Karadsheh lists seven of them. Read more
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| 'The city centre is like a second home to students'
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| The municipality wants to improve the city centre by reducing car and public transport traffic, and only allowing new student homes if they're not a nuisance to the neighbours. DUB asked student associations what they think of the plans. Read more
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| Blog - We have a new blogger! Meet Stanley Ward, a student of Literature and History at University College Utrecht and editor-in-chief of campus newspaper The Boomerang. Stan loves food, which is why his debut blog post talks about cooking as a student. Bon appétit! Read more
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| Diversity, inclusion and safety
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| On Black Lives and Empty Seats: It’s Time to Walk the Talk
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| According to the UU website, of 685 professors, only 14 appear to be of non-white or non-western background. Women also have been underrepresented in professorial and management positions, concludes Ozan Ozavci from the Department of History and Art History. Read more
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| Questions arise about UU's participation in the Cultural Diversity Barometer
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| Staff members are worried about possible infringements of privacy after the university informed it would be passing employees' personal data on to Statistics Netherlands (CBS in the Dutch acronym), the governmental institution gathering statistics about the Dutch population. Read more
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| Make UU safe for everyone
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| Opinion - A group of employees of the Ethics Institute, who were confronted with a complaint of misconduct last year, have come up with a petition to push the university to adopt the suggestions made by the Action Group on Misconduct, who concluded that UU’s complaints procedure is faulty. Read more
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| Research on bracelet that detects Covid infection is still looking for volunteers
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| UMC Utrecht is conducting research on "smart" bracelets that can detect whether someone contracted the coronavirus before the wearer experiences any symptoms. Preliminary results show that the bracelets can detect 70 percent of transmissions at least two days before symptoms appear. Read more
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| Professor Vermeulen wants to contribute to Utrecht's public health
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| Utrecht wants to become a '10-minute city': no matter where you live, you should find all the health facilities you need within 10 minutes. Roel Vermeulen, from the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), is studying which measures work the best to achieve this goal. Read more
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| Alliance students to look into the municipality's Covid plans
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| Starting today, students from the universities of Utrecht, Eindhoven, and Wageningen will delve into the question of how life in Utrecht can safely go back to normal, as part of one the courses created thanks to the collaboration between the three universities and the UMC Utrecht. Read more
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| NVAO Chair Flierman: 'It's good that there's a negative assessment every now and then'
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| Does one make a lot of enemies when tasked with safeguarding the quality of higher education? "You can't be everyone's friend all the time", says NVAO chairperson Anne Flierman. He is stepping down just as the educational certification system is set to be overhauled. Read more
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| Self-testing proves unsuccessful among students: will half a billion euros go to waste?
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| Students seem to have little interest in using self-tests to curb the spread of coronavirus, as revealed by a pilot conducted at the Avans University of Applied Sciences. The government now risks squandering half a billion euros on its self-testing programme for higher education. Read more
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| Over 46,000 students demand their tuition back
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| In light of the ongoing lockdown measures, over 46,000 students have signed a petition demanding either a full tuition refund for the current academic year or a free ride next year. The initiators of the petition will present their proposal to the House of Representatives soon. Read more
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| Extension granted to students without diplomas in the next academic year
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| In the upcoming academic year, students will once again be given a deadline extension for meeting admissions requirements for Bachelor's and Master's programmes. Those who don't have the prerequisite diploma yet will be able to get started on their next degree anyway, with a conditional acceptance. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: the last dialogue in our series about diversity and inclusion, this time featuring two students. If you’re an international student, we'll also explain all you need to know about King's Day.
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