In an interview in DUB, the news site of Utrecht University, Bert Weckhuysen speaks out on the funding system for academic research. What is needed, is a sustainable model for education and science. One of the conditions is fair funding, another is a fair personnel policy. Weckhuysen notes that many of his colleagues structurally work extreme hours, which is aggravated when the grind of the job overpowers the joy of research. A bottom line hass been reached, and protest actions can be anticipated. Read the full interview here: https://www.dub.uu.nl/en/depth/uu-professor-bert-weckhuysen-university-financing-‘we’re-reaching-rock-bottom’
On the same subject Bert was interviewed for ScienceGuide.nl: https://www.scienceguide.nl/2021/04/wetenschap-sluit-de-rijen-sta-schouder-aan-schouder/