The Young academy has subdivided the various activities and translated them into different working groups. Below you will find an overview of the working groups. If you have any questions, want to get in touch with a working group, and/or have any additions for a specific group, don't hesitate to contact the appropriate contact, the persons mentioned under each working group.
- Team science
The Team Science working group aims to make the UT a better platform for interdisciplinary projects to take off, especially for early-career researchers, who are still building up their network. We aim to organise funding workshops and matchmaking meetings for early career academics (like our joint event with the grants office last academic year) and create a platform to stimulate interfaculty research and make it easier for early-career researchers to apply for interdisciplinary grants.
What are we going to organize in the next year & how?
- Interdisciplinary Research Networking Event.
- Panel discussion: “Overcoming interdisciplinary barriers”.
- Grant Writing Workshop for Interdisciplinary Research in collaboration with the Grants Office.
Are you interested in meeting young researchers from other faculties? And do you want to learn how to start interdisciplinary collaborations, while avoiding common pitfalls? Then register for the Team science lunch meetings!
For questions please contact:
OUR Group members:
- Talent Recognition and Development
Activities from the working group 'Talent Recognition and Development'
- Talent Map – support in the process of the career tracks.
- Further develop ius promovendi in a suitable way for the UT – advise & support.
- A recognition and rewards seminar in collaboration with HR (possibly at the R&R festival).
- Participate in the UT Prizes and Awards committee and in de working group on starters-and incentive grants.
FOR QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
ACTIONS
Ius Promovendi
Between July -Dec 2022 the work group led the drafting of a a YAT position paper on ius promovendi arguing in favor of lowering barriers to accessing and more concerted efforts to facilitate young academics exercising this right. The position paper can be found here: YAT advice document
Year of 'Iedereen Professor'
In 2023 the KNAW aims to give 'universitair (hoofd) docenten' the same rights as 'Hoogleraar'. YAT wrote a statement about this which can be found here: National YA statement
Starting and Stimulating Burse
The minister divides 300 milion euros for starting and stimulating burses. YAT particpiated in meetings regarding this matter, such as the meeting in Utrecht on 22-02-2023.
Regular involvement in R&R debates
Recognition and Rewards is a Dutch national program in which universities and other parties collaborate to bring about cultural change in the academic community. Focused on broadening career paths thereby making room for everyone's talent. YAT actively participates in this discussion. A summary about the 2023 R&R debate can be found here: Summary as well as an Aftermovie of the event.
OUR GROUP MEMBERS:
- Education
The Education working group is there to have an education community in which they learn from each other’s good practices and challenges, while advocating for the appropriate recognition and reward of education.
What are we doing:
- organising workshops and inspiration sessions.
- advisory activities.
FOR QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:OUR GROUP MEMBERS:
- Reducing administration burden
The administrative burden of researchers at the UT is increasing. This bureaucracy can be very important but at the same time bureaucracy takes a major amount of time. Especially in the current financial circumstances, it is important that we spend our time as efficiently as possible.
We see ourselves as a think-tank to discuss which bureaucracy is needed, where it may be reduced and how it could potentially be replaced in the interest of UT researchers.
Responsible board member
Our Teammembers
