Paywall for Elsevier magazines to go Until December 31, 2024, researchers at Dutch universities will be able to publish their articles open access in more than 90 percent of publisher Elsevier’s journals. Wed 20/05
Student party SOG: ‘Don’t forget about us!’ Marieke Klijnstra with student party SOG is asking the board to not only focus on the teaching and support staff's sacrifices during this corona crisis. Wed 20/05
Community service for Vindicat members who broke corona rules The Vindicat members who were caught in their club house by the police have been sentenced to thirty hours of community service each by Vindicat’s internal disciplinary committee. Wed 20/05
Rules relaxed for higher education Starting June 15, practical classes and exams will be allowed again in higher education, the Dutch government has announced. Wed 20/05
Laboratories open for longer to make up for lost research time For the first time since the corona crisis started, people are allowed back into the UG labs, albeit under strict conditions. Tue 19/05
Get a three-month tuition refund Students receiving Dutch student finance who obtain their masters degree between September 2020 and January 2021, will be refunded three months of tuition. Tue 19/05
Corona rules will be relaxed ‘only gradually’ The UG continues to be cautious in relaxing the corona rules. There are still so many uncertainties, the board says, that it can only be done very gradually. Wed 13/05
Employees get a bonus and a 3-percent pay increase University employees’ salary will be increased by 3 percent on June 1. They’ll also receive a one-time bonus of up to 750 euros, based on full-time employment. Tue 12/05
The Aletta Jacobs hall is twice as big now, but will that be enough? The Aletta Jacobs hall can now house twice as many people as before. The question is whether this is of any use in the current corona crisis. Tue 12/05
Unclear whether investigation into passport professor will be public The UG doesn’t know yet whether they’ll make the external investigation into the extracurricular activities of ‘passport professor’ Dimitry Kochenov public. Mon 11/05
What will we be allowed to do from May 11 on? The Netherlands will slowly be exiting out of the intelligent lockdown, the government announced during Wednesday’s press conference. Thu 7/05
Lijst Calimero: ‘Make limited amount of study rooms available’ Student party Lijst Calimero wants the UG to make a limited number of study rooms available. The party says it can be done in line with corona rules. Wed 6/05
Medical students monitor corona patients at home Medical students Agens Grutters and Kalle Majoor started a project monitoring corona patients at home, enabling hospitals to release them earlier. Wed 6/05
Minister supports evaluation of scholarship PhDs The much-criticised interim evaluation of the scholarship PhD experiment is good enough to continue the project, education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven says. Wed 6/05
UG psychologist forces NWO to pay him damages Research financier NWO has to pay UG theoretical psychologist Stephan Schleim 25,000 euros in damages, the Dutch Council of State has ruled. Wed 6/05
UG sets up crowdfunding for corona research The UG and the UMCG, among others, have set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for research into viruses, specifically, the coronavirus. Mon 4/05
