Welcome! Here you find all you need to know about the Recognition & Rewards programme at national and local level. There is a public section where you can immerse to relevant materials and a private section, where a dedicated community collaborates to strengthen the systemic and cultural changes the programme strives for. Please feel welcome to find your way around, scroll down and click whenever you feel like. We communicate in both Dutch and English.
For an informal dialogue session about content-based carreer development, the national programme of Recognition & Rewards is looking for a group of UD's to form a focus group in a session on 3 March 2026. We would like to have an open conversation about what gives you inner satisfaction in your work. What do you find enriching, what makes your working life more fulfilling, what makes you a more complete person or a more meaningful scientist? ...
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The academic ladder symbolises a career that moves upwards step by step along a traditional path. This individual, narrow ladder stands in sharp contrast to the new, in line with Recognition & Rewards diverse career paths and the strengthening of the scientific team. On top of that, the reality is that academic institutions do not have the budget to finance a straight upward trajectory for every individual scientist. And, perhaps even more im...
Listen now | A conversation with Wim Otte on the role of the university for society and finding m...
Source: Landelijk Netwerk Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren Future-proof and more inclusive academic management On 1 October 2025, the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH) published its research report Managing Academia: Access, Professional Appreciation, and Institutional Influence in Dutch Academic Management Roles. The report highlights that formalised and transparent appointment procedures are crucial to ensuring fair access to management posi...
Source: Nature Human Behaviour, 2/1/2026 Changing research culture begins with the kind of engaged, collaborative, critical reflection that can spark collective action. This Comment outlines how to design participatory workshops as an effective tool for culture change in scientific communities. In addition to background information, this content contains practices and useful tips. Read the article here
Alle onze instituten werken nauw samen met universiteiten in binnen- en buitenland. NWO-I heeft in totaal iets meer dan honderd hoogleraren die in dienst zijn van een instituut en een universiteit. Sinds juni 2025 geldt er een nieuw hooglerarenbeleid bij NWO-I. Lees hier meer (inclusief het beleidsdocument). All of our institutes work closely with universities in the Netherlands and abroad. NWO-I is made up of over 100 professors employed at...
National programme secretary
TU/e
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Groningen UMC
Vrije Universiteit
TU Delft
Communication National Programme
Tilburg University
Recognition and Rewards meets Open Science
University of Twente
Leiden University
Maastricht UMC
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Radboud Universiteit
Utrecht UMC
Maastricht University
NFU | Radboud UMC
International Developments
ZonMW
Open Universiteit
Wageningen University
Universiteit Utrecht
PthU
National Programme Manager
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Erasmus Universiteit
ZonMW
She already had a plan B ready in case she left academia: a career as a relationship therapist. That didn't happen, though, because she found a place within academia where she could flourish: teaching and disseminating scientific knowledge to a wide audience.
'For me, this is a story with a happy ending', which sounds particularly meaningful coming from a scientist who specialises in love and relationships. See how Pronk navigated (and found) her path here.
This video is part of the Tilburg University series Het Loopbaanpad (The Career Path)
