In the Netherlands, our universities, university medical centres, research institutes and research funders continue to deliver academic education and research at the highest level. Together, they address today’s and tomorrow’s complex societal challenges — challenges that call for collaboration, interdisciplinarity, and a culture that truly recognises all forms of academic contribution.
The Recognition & Rewards programme brings together university medical centers, research institutes and research funders (UNL, NLU, UMCNL, KNAW, NWO en ZonMw) to shape this culture change. Over the past few years, all participating institutions have taken concrete steps to modernise how academic work is recognised and rewarded — from revising assessment frameworks and introducing narrative CVs to launching leadership programmes and new career paths.
The programme’s shared ambition remains clear: to make room for every talent in academia by recognising talents in education, research, impact, leadership, and — within university medical centres — patient care.
