06 / 10 / 2022 | Michaela Nesvarova
After a recent traumatic event, Rupsa Basu, PhD candidate at the University of Twente, decided to speak up about exclusion and discrimination that she has experienced on campus and beyond. Here is her story, in her own words. ‘I know other international PhDs have similar experiences but they are afraid to speak up.’ Read more on the U-Today webpage>>
Rupsa Basu, originally from India, is a PhD researcher at the UT’s Mathematics of Operations Research group. She has reached out to U-Today because she wanted to raise awareness about exclusion of international PhDs that she has experienced and witnessed at the university. Although her story is unique, it doesn’t stand alone. Both P-NUT (PhD Network of the University of Twente) and the UT’s Ombuds Officer confirm that Rupsa’s experiences are similar to those of other doctoral candidates.
