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Wetenschapsfractie | Science Faction
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Fighting for the academic community in the University Council @rug.nl

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups/13149262
Manifesto: wetenschapsfractie.nl
E-mail: [email protected]
The Science will be there, but we need your input!

What’s your take?
✅ What’s working?
❌ What’s not?

Drop your thoughts below or DM @therezalangeler.bsky.social

Boost this post so we can gather as many voices as possible before the meeting next week!
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Signed by all the Council members of the Science Faction, because we can and we MUST do more.
December 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Read Thereza's full speech on our blog:

www.rug.nl/about-ug/org...
Woordvoering promovendi-welzijn| Council Speech PhD wellbeing
www.rug.nl
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hope is wonderful (if you enjoy fairy tales). As our @guidovisman.bsky.social puts it:
"The challenge is immense, and I urgently call for us to put aside wishful thinking and look at the hard numbers. The current approach won’t get us there."
September 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
And today the University Council starts with a strategic discussion on digital autonomy. Good that the board gives a clear mandate to the 'coalition of the willing' and has set itself a strict 2030 deadline to be fully digitally independent.
June 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Merging faculties might simplify the board's work, but does it simplify ours? Even the FSE council isn't convinced; and their extensive experience with faculty mergers carries weight.

Let's tackle the real issues (budget cuts, work pressure, etc, etc) without introducing new ones.
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The pressure from us (and many others) has paid off - the Board has agreed to compensate the PhDs and postdocs impacted!
June 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM