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Wetenschapsfractie | Science Faction
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Fighting for the academic community in the University Council @rug.nl

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups/13149262
Manifesto: wetenschapsfractie.nl
E-mail: wf.ur@rug.nl
Read Thereza's full speech on our blog:

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Woordvoering promovendi-welzijn| Council Speech PhD wellbeing
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October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hope is wonderful (if you enjoy fairy tales). As our @guidovisman.bsky.social puts it:
"The challenge is immense, and I urgently call for us to put aside wishful thinking and look at the hard numbers. The current approach won’t get us there."
September 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
And today the University Council starts with a strategic discussion on digital autonomy. Good that the board gives a clear mandate to the 'coalition of the willing' and has set itself a strict 2030 deadline to be fully digitally independent.
June 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Merging faculties might simplify the board's work, but does it simplify ours? Even the FSE council isn't convinced; and their extensive experience with faculty mergers carries weight.

Let's tackle the real issues (budget cuts, work pressure, etc, etc) without introducing new ones.
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The pressure from us (and many others) has paid off - the Board has agreed to compensate the PhDs and postdocs impacted!
June 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The new policy has been approved by the University Council! Great moment, as the last update was in 2015...

Read the full speech by @guidovisman.bsky.social at www.rug.nl/about-ug/org...
Spreeknotitie ‘Beleidsdocument Cameratoezicht’ en het ‘DPIA-rapport Cameratoezicht’ | Council speech on Camera Surveillance policy and the DPIA report on camera surveillance
Uitgesproken door de voorzitter van de Wetenschapsfractie Guido Visman tijdens de 334de Universiteitsraad. | Speech by the Science Faction chairman Guido...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
And congratulations to @pf-rug.bsky.social on a great result, looking forward to working together in the years ahead!
May 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM