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Dismissed S&T staff organise conference to ‘celebrate science’

Dismissed staff of the TNW faculty will be organising a conference on Thursday 3 April. Starting at 9 o’clock in the Waaier building, the ‘Science as a perpetuum mobile’ symposium will feature students and six scientists presenting their work, as well as panel discussions. ‘We may be dismissed here, but our work won’t stop.’
Opinion

The Unintended Consequences of the Reorganisation on Women in Science

As the University of Twente reorganises, female academics bear the brunt—raising doubts about whether gender diversity is a true priority or just a funding tool. In this open letter, concerned staff and students speak out.
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Interim dean and HR director on the reorganisation of S&T

'There was absolutely no question of a grab bag'

The wave of dismissals within the Faculty of Science & Technology unleashed a lot of emotion and led to a storm of criticism in the media. There was talk of 'arbitrariness' and that female researchers would have been disproportionately affected. Interim dean Wiendelt Steenbergen and HR director Hans Oeloff shed light on their side of the story.
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Parliamentary questions about reorganisation of S&T

The round of dismissals and the dissolution of eight departments at the Faculty of Applied Sciences has led to questions in the House of Representatives. Luc Stultiens and Jimme Nordkamp, members of GroenLinks-PvdA, drafted a letter with ten questions for Minister Eppo Bruins.
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Reorganisatievirus

Jenna Zaagsma (22) is masterstudent educatie in de bètawetenschappen en biomedische technologie. Drie dagen in de week staat ze voor de klas als leraar natuurkunde, in haar vrije tijd is ze te vinden bij studentenscouting Radix en vechtsportvereniging Arashi. Ze schrijft over haar belevenissen en wat haar bezighoudt op en rondom de campus.
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Reorganisation of S&T

Professor Jeroen Cornelissen: 'It could have been more humane'

Professor Jeroen Cornelissen was employed by the UT for no less than 16 years. Until last Monday. His entire department will disappear as of 1 June. His particular concern: what about the students and further research?
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Dismissal for 47 S&T employees, eight research groups disbanded

A total of 63 employees of the S&T faculty are directly affected by the reorganisation, 47 of whom are threatened with dismissal. Eight research groups will be completely disbanded, while study programmes are maintained. This is stated in a summary of the reorganisation plan.
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Wiendelt Steenbergen tijdelijk decaan TNW

Hoogleraar Wiendelt Steenbergen is in ieder geval de komende drie maanden waarnemend decaan van de faculteit TNW. Decaan Jennifer Herek is de komende periode niet inzetbaar vanwege een val.
On the spot

‘Ik had juist een cultuurshock toen ik terugkeerde uit Japan’

We werken bijna iedere dag samen, maar hoe goed kennen we de collega’s nu echt? U-Today zet het ondersteunend- en beheerspersoneel in deze rubriek ‘On the Spot’. Aan het woord is Nicolette Beumer (36), HR-adviseur in de TNW-faculteit.
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Reorganisation: S&T employees on ‘shoulders to the wheel’ and ‘this is going to hurt’

The first announced reorganisation in this financial crisis at the UT is a fact. 'On the shop floor' at the faculty of Science & Technology, the announcement came as anything but a surprise, a U-Today enquiry shows. Four employees talk about their reactions, concerns and the way forward. ‘In the end, it's all going to be personal dramas, that's what worries me.’
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S&T faculty reorganises: 'Devastated to have to do this’

The Faculty of Science & Technology (S&T) is going to reorganise because of the financial crisis in which the UT finds itself. This is evident from an email that was sent to S&T employees on Friday. The faculty sees no alternative.
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Winnaars Tutorial Innovation Award 2023

Hoe maak je werkcolleges aantrekkelijker?

In de Waaier zijn vanmiddag drie winnaars van de Tutorial Innovation Award 2023 in het zonnetje gezet. De TNW-faculteit organiseerde die wedstrijd om werkcolleges voor studenten aantrekkelijker te maken.
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‘We want to invest in our people’

Student numbers, internationalisation and staffing problems, just some keywords that keep UT busy. But what do the faculties expect for 2023? Today, episode three of a five-part series: Jennifer Herek, dean of the Science & Technology (S&T) faculty.
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Alumnus and UT professor Hans Hilgenkamp

‘I never felt returning to research was a step back’

Professor Hans Hilgenkamp first arrived at the University of Twente in 1985 to study Applied Physics. Now, a few decades later, the alumnus is still here, after making it through all the ‘levels’ of an academic career. From a PhD researcher, all the way to full professor and dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, and back to full-time scientist again. ‘The university has given me a lot of possibilities to grow.’
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