Universities claim to have ambitious sustainability plans but fall short on effectiveness and consistency. After analysing the plans of all Dutch public knowledge institutions, The Young Academy and Green Young Academy are asking them to sign a manifesto in which they undertake to work together to accelerate the climate transition, for example by reducing their carbon emissions and conducting more sustainability-driven research. Lees meer over Universities should be more ambitious in the climate transition, according to The Young Academy
Scientists are shapers of the future: it is only with science and scholarship that the Netherlands can tackle the major challenges of tomorrow. We are living in a time of geopolitical tensions, climate change, undemocratic trends, rapid AI developments, and unpredictable threats to public health. That is precisely why scientific knowledge and a strong research infrastructure are indispensable. Lees meer over Election appeal to political parties: keep the Netherlands healthy and resilient: invest in science
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Universities should look more closely at the subject of ‘first-generation academics’, according to The Young Academy. It has examined this group’s experiences and has recommendations for making the academic world more accessible to academics from differing backgrounds. Among its recommendations: make unwritten rules explicit, and encourage mentoring. Lees meer over Make universities more accessible to first-generation academics
Two years after the 'Everyone Professor!' campaign, The Young Academy describes the current landscape of ius promovendi regulations and advocates for a universal, transparent and accessible process. Lees meer over Make ius promovendi criteria universal, transparent and accessible
The European academies of science are deeply concerned about growing threats to academic freedom, both in the US and abroad. The Young Academy shares these concerns and endorses the statement they released on the subject. Lees meer over Academic freedom and international scientific cooperation under pressure in the US
During their five-year membership, they will champion projects focusing on science policy, interdisciplinarity, internationalisation, and the relationship between academy and society and academy and art. The Young Academy’s ten new members are active across the full breadth of science and scholarship and research a wide variety of subjects. Lees meer over The Young Academy welcomes ten new members
Regular consultations with academics and the use of evidence-based methods can lead to important findings and reveal blind spots in science policy, according to The Young Academy in its report Informed choices. Lees meer over Use evidence-based methods for decision-making on complex policy issues
Slow Science Hikes is a Young Academy hiking group offering academic staff an opportunity to meet and chat in a relaxed, interdisciplinary setting. Every two months, we get together in the vicinity of a Dutch university and go for a walk of between 10 and 20 kilometres. Anyone employed at a Dutch university is welcome to join us. Lees meer over Slow Science Hikes
In May 2024, Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) and Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (VH) published a directive on protests at research universities and universities of applied sciences. Lees meer over The Young Academy response to the UNL directive on student protests at universities
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