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PhD-kandidaten, de nieuwe pechgeneratie?

Ook PhD-kandidaten kampen met de effecten van de bezuinigingen in het hoger onderwijs, en specifiek die van de UT. Door hun unieke positie, als werknemer met aspecten van studenten, worden ze geraakt op meerdere fronten. Bram Kohlen, bestuurslid van PhD-netwerk P-NUT, licht de gevolgen toe.

PhD candidates, the new unlucky generation?

PhD candidates are also struggling with the effects of the budget cuts in higher education, and specifically those of the University of Twente. Due to their unique position, as employees but with aspects of students, they are affected on multiple fronts. Bram Kohlen, board member of PhD network P-NUT, explains the consequences.

UT moet neurodiversiteit meer omarmen, vindt P-NUT

P-NUT, het PhD & EngD netwerk van de UT, organiseert op donderdag 17 oktober het eerste evenement in de serie van ‘Minds of all kinds’ over neurodiversiteit. De aftrap is met luitenant-kolonel Marc van den Burgh.

UT should embrace neurodiversity more, says P-NUT

On Thursday 17 October, P-NUT, the PhD & EngD network of the University of Twente, organises the first event in the series of 'Minds of all kinds' on neurodiversity. The kick-off is with Lieutenant Colonel Marc van den Burgh.

Exit qualifications and supervision of PhD candidates under the microscope

PhD network P-NUT is currently making an inventory of what PhD candidates require in terms of exit qualifications and the right to confer doctorates, the so-called 'ius promovendi'. The survey anticipates policy changes in both areas.

Eindtermen en begeleiding promoties onder de loep

Promovendinetwerk P-NUT inventariseert momenteel wat promovendi willen op het gebied van eindtermen en het promotierecht, het zogeheten ‘ius promovendi’. De enquête sorteert daarmee voor op beleidswijzigingen op beide vlakken.

P-NUT: 'PhD candidates discouraged by government plans'

Promovendi Netwerk Netherlands (PNN) sent out an open letter to the new Minister of Education, Culture and Science last week, expressing their ‘serious concerns’ for the new generation of researchers. ‘We definitely agree that things are not going the right way,’ says Mario Boot on behalf of the PhD & EngD Network of the University of Twente (P-NUT).

Discussie rond internationalisering ook onderwerp van gesprek op P-NUT dag

‘PhD’s die lesgeven maken zich zorgen over de politieke koers’

‘Mind the Gap’ is vrijdag het thema van de jaarlijkse P-NUT PhD & EngD Day. Bestuursleden Lea Berkemeier en Bram Kohlen merken dat naderende veranderingen in het hoger onderwijs ook promovendi niet onberoerd laten.

Discussion on internationalisation also a topic of discussion at P-NUT day

'Especially PhDs who teach are concerned about the political direction'

'Mind the Gap' is the theme of the annual P-NUT PhD & EngD Day on Friday. Board members Lea Berkemeier and Bram Kohlen have noticed that impending changes in higher education do not leave PhD candidates untouched.

Verslag van debat ‘Under Pressure: The workload of PhDs’

‘Zie je proefschrift als het halen van je rijbewijs, niet als je levenswerk’

Voetbalmetaforen, verwachtingen temperen en opvallend felle kritiek van de rector op de campushuisarts. Een debat over werkdruk van promovendi in het Amphitheater donderdagmiddag nam onverwachte wendingen. ‘We zijn het volledig oneens met alles wat deze huisarts doet.’

Report on discussion 'Under Pressure: The workload of PhDs'

'Think of your dissertation as getting your driving licence, not your life's work'

Football metaphors, tempering expectations and remarkably fierce criticism from the rector on the general physician on campus. A discussion on the workload of PhD students in the Amphitheatre Thursday afternoon took unexpected turns. 'We completely disagree with everything this GP does.'

Discussion about work pressure among PhDs

Doctoral candidates face unique challenges and stressors compared to other UT employees. Studium Generale, in collaboration with U-Today and P-NUT, is therefore organizing a discussion about work pressure among PhDs. The event will take place on 13 April in Vrijhof.

P-NUT Day about research in times in crisis

The annual P-NUT PhD & EngD Day will be held on 24th February in DesignLab. Carrying the theme ‘Research & Sustainability in times of crisis’, the event for doctoral candidates includes hands-on activities, such as a workshop on how to deal with stress.

Well-being survey: Doctoral candidates impacted by loneliness

Results of a well-being survey show that UT doctoral candidates are impacted by loneliness and wish for more sense of belonging. The survey was conducted by the EQUITY working group from P-NUT (PhD Network of the University of Twente) from December 2021 to February 2022.

International PhD candidate speaks up about exclusion and discrimination

'They talk of an inclusive and international university, but that is not the reality I have experienced'

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.’

New group to connect and support female PhDs and PDEngs

‘Safe space for female doctoral candidates’

P-NUT (PhD Network of the University of Twente) has started a new initiative to support female doctoral candidates. ‘We want to raise awareness of challenges women face and create a safe group where you can share anything,’ says the group’s founder, PhD researcher Aurora Ruiz Rodríguez.

‘I’ve faced the nearly stereotypical PhD experience: mental health challenges’

Students or researchers? PhD candidates fall into a category of their own. What is it like to navigate the sometimes lonely road towards a doctoral degree? In this monthly series, we put the PhDs of the University of Twente in the limelight. This episode gives the stage to Rob Bemthuis, a young academic from the Pervasive Systems Research Group.

PhD & PDEng Day explores the role of scientists in ‘post-fact society’

Carrying the theme ‘science in a post-fact society’, the annual PhD & PDEng Day will be held on the 24th of November in the Gallery on campus. The event will include keynote speeches by UT honorary doctors Jamie Hyneman and Wim van Saarloos.

List P-Nut vervangt Dik Schipper in Uraad

De nieuwe partij List P-Nut krijgt vanaf 1 oktober een zetel in de universiteitsraad. Dik Schipper, die namens eenmanspartij ET een zetel had, gaat na morgen met emeritaat. De vacante zetel wordt ingenomen door promovendus Anton Atanasov.

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