NewsThe Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vici grants worth up to 1.5 million euros to 22 researchers. Due to the Covid crisis, this has been announced later than intended. No UT researchers are included in this batch. Last month, UT researcher Kerensa Broersen received a Vici.
NewsWetenschapsfinancier NWO heeft Vici-beurzen van maximaal 1,5 miljoen euro toegekend aan 22 onderzoekers. Dat gebeurde vanwege corona wat later dan de bedoeling was. Er zijn geen UT'ers bij deze lichting. Vorige maand kreeg UT-onderzoeker Kerensa Broersen een Vici.
NewsFor the second year in a row, the UT has missed out on personal grants for established researchers: the ERC Advanced and Vici grants. According to the UT faculties and grants support, there is no reason for alarm. ‘It is the law of small numbers.’
NewsVoor het tweede jaar op rij grijpt de UT naast de grootste persoonsgebonden beurzen: de ERC Advanced Grant en de Vici-beurs. Volgens de faculteiten en het Grants Office is er geen reden voor paniek. ‘Het is de wet van de kleine getallen.’
SpotlightThe Netherlands is remarkably successful in European research grant competitions. That’s great, but what about the other member states? ‘Researchers in one country aren’t smarter than in another,’ says Eveline Crone, Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC).
SpotlightNederland is opvallend succesvol in de strijd om Europese onderzoeksbeurzen. Dat is mooi, maar hoe zit het met andere lidstaten? ‘Wetenschappers zijn in het ene land niet slimmer dan in het andere’, zegt vicepresident Eveline Crone van onderzoeksraad ERC.
NewsStudents are going out on strike on 3 June, according to the Dutch Student Union (LSVb) and trade union FNV, Young & United. They are demanding more student funding and full compensation for students who never received the basic student grant.
NewsStudenten gaan op 3 juni staken, zeggen de Landelijke Studentenvakbond en FNV Young & United. Ze eisen meer studiefinanciering en volledige compensatie voor de studenten die de basisbeurs zijn misgelopen.
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