During a promotion trajectory, university (assistant) professors largely have the same responsibilities as full professors, but they do not have the same rights. The Young Academy advocates with 'Everyone Professor!' to decouple these rights from the full professor position and granting them to all university (assistant) professors. On November 15, The Young Academy is organizing a debate on this topic led by Ineke Sluiter. Read more about 'Everyone Professor!' symposium on November 15, 2023

Research is about more than answering only the most pressing questions, but the current funding model in fact channels more and more funding to such questions. This is detrimental to broader long-term research and, ultimately, to the structure of Dutch science. Read more about Transparency in research funding leads to greater academic freedom

Give Dutch university assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors the same rights as regards supervising PhD programmes . Read more about Everyone Professor!

This year too, ten new members are joining. They represent the full breadth of science and scholarship. Their research covers a variety of topics ranging from climate justice to cellular interactions or Islamic intellectual history.   Read more about Ten new members for The Young Academy

Once a year, a Mingler Scholarship is made available for a collaboration between a academic and an artist. The Scholarship consists of an amount of €10,000, provided by the Niemeijer Foundation. Only one scholarship will be awarded. Read more about Mingler Scholarship 2023 open for applications