Are we nearly there yet? The first episode of the Podcast series ‘Fairly Recognised’ is now live!
In this episode, programme manager Sanli Faez speaks with Dr Alex Rushforth, a scholar in the sociology of science and science policy. His research focuses on research evaluation, bibliometrics, science governance and science and technology studies. Alex recently wrote a critical commentary on the Netherlands’ Recognition & Rewards programme. He argues that: “The initiative has…
ZonMw and NWO publish joint action plan for reforming research assessment
ZonMw and NWO have jointly published their action plan for reforming research assessment, in line with the principles of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). The plan not only highlights the progress made so far but also sets a roadmap of concrete actions through to 2027. These include reviewing and refining the evidence-based CV…
Impression report | Recognition & Rewards Broad – Wageningen – 5 June 2025
The institutions are united in their support for the core values of the Recognition & Rewards (R&R) programme, yet implementing these values in practice remains a challenge. That, in short, is the outcome of a survey of deans at Dutch universities. On Thursday 5 June, researchers from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)…
New programme manager for Recognition & Rewards: welcome Sanli Faez!
We are pleased to announce that Sanli Faez has joined as the national programme manager for Recognition & Rewards. Sanli is a physicist at Utrecht University, where he studies the movement of ions and electrons on the nanoscale. Alongside his scientific work, he is actively involved in themes such as open science, climate action, and…
The 2024 Recognition & Rewards Annual Report is online
This year, we made significant strides towards realising the ambitions set out in Room for Everyone’s Talent in Practice. In the report, we reflect on key developments, including the results of the first Recognition & Rewards Culture Barometer, the implementation of career paths, the importance of teamwork, and the definition of quality characteristics in academia.…
The Netherlands launches CoARA National Chapter
By launching a National Chapter of the Coalition on Advancing Research Assessment, or CoARA, the Netherlands is taking the next step in a thriving international partnership. This should lead to further knowledge exchange and better alignment of CoARA with Dutch developments such as Recognition & Rewards and the Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP). Dutch knowledge institutions…
Nederland lanceert eigen CoARA National Chapter
Met een zogeheten ‘National Chapter’ zet Nederland een volgende stap in de bloeiende internationale samenwerking. Het moet leiden tot verdere kennisuitwisseling en een betere aansluiting van CoARA op Nederlandse ontwikkelingen zoals Erkennen & Waarderen en het Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP). In 2022 sloten Nederlandse kennisinstellingen en wetenschapsfinanciers zich aan bij de Coalition on Advancing Research…
“De eersten op het ijs hebben het meeste lef” | Afscheidsinterview Kim Huijpen
Ze is hét boegbeeld van Erkennen & Waarderen in Nederland en ver daarbuiten. Ze zette het programma op en denkt dat dit misschien wel de leukste baan van haar leven is. Om haar loopbaan verder te ontwikkelen zet ze een stap naar Universiteit Leiden. Ze gaat vol positieve verwachting aan de slag als Hoofd Onderzoeksbeleid. Een…
Rewarding teaching in academic careers – Mapping the global movement for change
Recent decades have seen growing calls to reform the criteria underpinning academic career progression, with concerns raised about the undervaluation of university teaching in appointment and promotion processes. A global shift is now underway, as pioneering research-intensive universities rethink how they reward teaching in academic careers and introduce initiatives that could redefine how teaching is…
Knowledge institutions take action on open science in recruitment and promotion policies
23 Dutch knowledge institutions are taking steps to recognise and reward open science. On 13 December, the Open Science NL Steering Board approved a total of 1.2 million euros in grants. This funding enables the institutions to structurally embed open science into the recruitment and promotion of their staff. This effort is much needed, as…
CoARA – A Dutch National Chapter in the Making
In 2022, Dutch universities and UMCs, together with the KNAW, NWO, and ZonMw, were among the first to sign the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment (ARRA). This was hardly surprising, as the agreement aligns seamlessly with the goals of the Recognition & Rewards programme. For instance, ARRA advocates for the use of qualitative assessment criteria…
New Steering Board for CoARA
On the 9th of December, 2024, representatives from CoARA member organisations joined together online for the CoARA General Assembly meeting. Coalition members came together to reflect on the year’s achievements and to create a shared vision with the CoARA community looking ahead to 2025 with the election of a new CoARA Chair and 7 Steering Board members,…
Recap Recognition & Rewards Festival
On Friday 8 November the fourth Recognition & Rewards Festival took place at the Mauritskazerne in Ede. Some 200 participants joint a varied programme around the theme ‘Developing diversified and talented teams’. We were delighted to welcome a diverse audience, including early career academics, deans, policy advisors and HR directors. We look back on an…
Invitation: Recognition & Rewards Festival 2024
We are very much looking forward to our next Recognition & Rewards festival. This vibrant event will be held on the 8th of November, 2024 (09.30 – 17.00h) at the Mauritskazerne in Ede (Within walking distance of station Ede-Wageningen). We are very happy to welcome you to participate in the festival. You can now sign…
Results of Recognition & Rewards culture barometer provide guidance for further implementation of the change programme
The various ambitions of the Recognition & Rewards programme are widely supported by academics. For example, they firmly endorse the diversification of career paths and the focus on quality. In addition, over half of the respondents expect to be better able to make fundamental decisions in line with their preferences, talents and life stage, besides…
Update on Recognition & Rewards culture barometer
With the Recognition & Rewards programme, the committed organisations are working towards a new balance in recognising and rewarding academic work, with room for everyone’s. Now that we’ve been working on the programme for some time, we would like to know the extent to which academics recognise and experience the Recognition & Rewards programme. That…
Scope of Recognition & Rewards
Room for everyone’s talent: that is the basic principle of the Recognition & Rewards programme. In November 2019, the Dutch knowledge institutions and research funders called for a new balance in the recognition and rewards of academics. We jointly advocate that, in addition to conducting research, academics should be given room to distinguish themselves in…
New Recognition & Rewards e-magazine
Ready to embrace the impact? The new Recognition & Rewards e-magazine is entitled Embrace the impact. The magazine is full of interviews, blogs, articles and good practices relating to developments around our joint Recognition & Rewards programme at the various institutions. From the contributions, it is evident that Recognition & Rewards is increasingly being put…
E&W broad meeting – November
On Monday November 6th we had another ‘E&W broad’ meeting. This meeting is designed for project leaders, committee chairs, and others directly involved in the Recognition & Rewards programme to come together. During today’s meeting, we focused on scientists at the beginning of their careers. What is happening in this area at institutions? Colleagues from…
Key considerations for the use of rankings by higher education institutions
The European University Association has published a very important briefing on the use of rankings. With these ‘key considerations’, EUA aims to raise further awareness and encourage reflection of some of the potential pitfalls of rankings and provide its members with guidance towards their responsible use. With this text, the European University Association (EUA) presents…
Dutch universities to take different approach to rankings
Dutch universities will take a more critical stance towards global university rankings. These ‘league tables’ have methodological shortcomings and their assessment of the research achievements of universities is too one-sided, being based on the number of publications and citations. This is at odds with the Recognition & Rewards programme, through which Dutch universities emphasise quality…
New international agreements science funders on Recognising and Rewarding Researchers
Research funders from around the world have signed the Statement of Principles on Recognising and Rewarding Researchers. The statement sets out principles of how funders will work together to achieve new ways of assessing research and researchers, appropriate to the current times and in line with today’s researcher. ‘This is an important next milestone in…
Eerste resultaten enquête ScienceGuide bekend
Nederlandse academici zijn volgens ScienceGuide gematigd positief over het programma Erkennen & Waarderen. Dat is de uitkomst van de enquête onder 314 respondenten die het online platform ScienceGuide begin april lanceerde. De verwachte uitwerking van het Erkennen & Waarderen programma op het eigen vakgebied wordt door bijna de helft van de respondenten positief beoordeeld (46%…
Report: Recognition & Rewards Festival
On Thursday the 13th of April 2023 the third Recognition & Rewards Festival took place in Utrecht. It was the first time the Recognition & Rewards programme was able to host an in-person festival. During this event, there was ample room for dialogue about the central theme ‘Rethinking Assessment’. Plenary opening Eveline van Rijswijk, moderator,…
Minister Dijkgraaf actively engaged in dialogue with scientists during Recognition & Rewards festival
The minister was presented with the recently published road map ‘Room for everyone’s talent in practice’. During the Recognition & Rewards Festival on Thursday, 13 April, more than 250 participants actively engaged with each other on the different elements of the Recognition & Rewards programme. Robbert Dijkgraaf, Minister of Education, Culture and Science, also participated…
All knowledge institutions create new career paths this year
Knowledge institutions and research funders publish road map of concrete plans for Recognition & Rewards Dutch knowledge institutions and research funders are taking a new step forward in the Recognition & Rewards programme. This will involve the publication of a road map of concrete plans for the immediate future, including new career and development paths…
Everyone Professor!
Give Dutch university assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors the same rights as regards supervising PhD programmes . In Dutch At Dutch universities, assistant professors [universitair docenten, ud’s] and associate professors [universitair hoofddocenten, uhd’s] largely have the same duties as full professors [hoogleraren] when supervising PhD programmes, but they don’t have the same rights.…
CoARA: First Call for Working Groups and National Chapters
On 28 March 2023, CoARA launched a call to all Coalition members for proposals of Working Groups and National Chapters. This is the first time such a call is launched since the Coalition’s inception in December 2022. This call is a significant step in the Coalition’s action responding to the need to reform research assessment.…
Recognition & Rewards annual report 2022
The Recognition & Rewards Annual Report 2022 was released today. The annual report contains a comprehensive overview of the activities undertaken from the joint programme. The Joint Programme Recognition & Rewards was launched in 2020 to realise the goals of the position paper Room for Everyone’s Talent. Also in 2022, the national programme team commissioned…
Implementation Recognition & Rewards started – Maastricht University
An update from Maastricht University: The Recognition & Rewards programme has entered a new phase. Now that the academic profiles have been adopted, all UM academics – together with their managers – will be able to shape their own academic career path in 2023; one with a personal focus that matches their development plan and…
Duiden van kwaliteiten van wetenschap
Adviesraad voor wetenschap, technologie en innovatie overhandigt adviesbrief aan Kamervoorzitter Vera Bergkamp Op 19 december 2022 hebben AWTI-voorzitter Eppo Bruins en AWTI-raadslid Marleen Stikker een brief over het duiden van de kwaliteiten van wetenschap aangeboden aan Kamervoorzitter Vera Bergkamp. Met deze brief gaat de AWTI in op het verzoek van de vaste commissie voor Onderwijs,…
Reading material! First Recognition & Rewards magazine published
READ THE MAGAZINE The first Recognition and Rewards magazine is out now! In this online magazine, through (in-depth) articles and video clips, the ambitions and progress of the Recognition and Rewards programme are highlighted. At the same time, the magazine stimulates to (continue to) engage in dialogue within the institution. This mainly involves sharing good…
Wetenschapscommunicatie: volwaardig onderdeel van academisch takenpakket
Voor veel wetenschappers is wetenschapscommunicatie iets dat ze ‘erbij’ moeten doen. Terwijl verbinding met de samenleving steeds belangrijker wordt, heeft deze taak nog geen volwaardige plaats binnen een academisch takenpakket. Binnen het programma Wetenschapscommunicatie door wetenschappers: Gewaardeerd! zijn behoeften en belemmeringen van wetenschappers op dit vlak geïnventariseerd en is een handreiking samengesteld. Deze handreiking, met concrete aanbevelingen voor…
Dutch knowledge institutions sign European Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment
The Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Dutch Research Council (NWO), Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) and each of the 14 individual universities have signed the European ‘Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment’. This agreement between the European Commission, Science Europe and the European University…
NWO signs Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment
29 September 2022 NWO has signed the European ‘Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment’. This agreement between the European Commission and Science Europe (the European research organisations) contains agreements on how research results should be assessed with the aim of improving the quality and impact of research. It contains principles, commitments and timetables for reform. Signatory…
webinar ‘Recognition and Rewards in Academia in the UK and the Netherlands’
The British Council Netherlands and the UK Science & Innovation Network hosted a webinar about ‘recognition and rewards’ or ‘research culture’ in academia in the UK and the Netherlands. The Netherlands and the UK, as North Sea neighbours, often take the opportunity to exchange knowledge and share good practice. In this webinar, Professor Jeroen Geurts from…
‘Grants and hiring: will impact factors and h-indices be scrapped?’
On the nineteenth of September an article was published on Nature regarding the Agreement on Research Assessment. It provides an insight in the meaning of this agreement. Stephane Berghmans, director of research and innovation at the European University Association (EUA) explains the process, the content and the motivations of several participants. Read the article here.…
Reforming research assessment: the Agreement is now final
Launched in January 2022 as a co-creation exercise, the process of drafting an agreement for reforming research assessment has reached an important milestone. On 8 July, the final version of the agreement was presented at a Stakeholder Assembly bringing together the 350+ organisations from 40+ countries having expressed interest in being involved in the process. Today, the final Agreement…
Erkennen en waarderen van onderwijs: waar staan we nu?
In Het Trippenhuis in Amsterdam werd vrijdag 1 juli volop gesproken over het erkennen en waarderen van onderwijs aan de Nederlandse universiteiten. De gespreksmiddag, georganiseerd door Universiteiten van Nederland, het Erkennen en Waarderen Programma en het ComeniusNetwerk, was een interessante middag vol uitwisseling. Hoe kunnen universiteiten het geven van onderwijs waarderen? Onderwijs staat centraal in…
Erkennen & Waarderen in Th&ma
TH&MA informeert de managers, bestuurders en leidinggevenden aan universiteiten en hogescholen in zowel Vlaanderen als Nederland over de laatste trends in het hoger onderwijs. Elk nummer is thematisch opgebouwd, maar bevat daarnaast ook artikelen over de meest uiteenlopende actuele zaken die spelen in het hoger onderwijs. Het laatste nummer van 2021 was geheel gericht op…
Verslag bijeenkomst Erkennen & Waarderen Breed
Op donderdag 2 juni vond in het Van Swinderen Huys te Groningen de bijeenkomst Erkennen & Waarderen Breed plaats. Het was voor het eerst dat de commissievoorzitters, de projectleiders en de leden van het programmateam, de regiegroep en het coördinerend overleg elkaar in dit verband fysiek ontmoetten. Ook waren er afgevaardigden van de verschillende Colleges…
A Recap of the Recognition & Rewards Festival
On Friday the 4th of February the second Recognition & Rewards Festival took place. During this online event, the participants discussed the opportunities, challenges and dilemmas of culture and system change in academia. The Recognition & Rewards team created a various and inspiring event with two round table sessions, three workshop rounds, a serious speed…
Two years of the Recognition & Rewards programme – an interim review
In 2019, Dutch public knowledge institutions and research funders published a position paper entitled ‘Room for everyone’s talent – towards a new balance in the recognition and rewards of academics’. Where are we now, almost two and a half years after this publication? And what remains to be done? Six members of the Recognition &…
Twee jaar Erkennen & Waarderen – een tussenbalans
In 2019 publiceerden Nederlandse publieke kennisinstellingen en onderzoeksfinanciers het position paper ‘Ruimte voor ieders talent – naar een nieuwe balans in het erkennen en waarderen van wetenschappers’. Waar staan we nu, bijna tweeënhalf jaar later? En waar moet het heen? Zes leden van de regiegroep Erkennen & Waarderen schijnen hun licht op de ontwikkelingen en…
Perspectives from a clinician researcher viewpoint
In line with the position paper Room for Everyone’s talent, the NFU requested advice from the UMC research policy advisors working group on the perspectives, experiences and challenges of clinicians on recognition and rewards. In the report Recognition & Rewards, Perspectives from a clinician researcher viewpoint these experiences on recognition and rewards are summarized, bottlenecks…
‘Jonge academici vrezen voor hun contract als ze hun grenzen aangeven’
Carrière maken op de universiteit moet eerlijker en veiliger, vindt de rector magnificus in Maastricht en de voorzitter van de landelijke regiegroep Erkennen & Waarderen. Carrièrestappen gaan te vaak ‘automatisch’ en er is sprake van machtsmisbruik, zegt Rianne Letschert. De Volkskrant interviewde Rianne Letschert. In het interview ging zij onder andere in op het programma…
Why the new Recognition & Rewards actually boosts excellent science
During the last few weeks, several opinion pieces have appeared questioning the new Recognition & Rewards (R&R) and Open Science in Dutch academia. On July 13, the TU/e Cursor published interviews with professors who question the usefulness of a new vision on Recognition & Rewards. A day later, on July 14, the chairman of the…
Response to the opinion piece ScienceGuide
On 19 July 2021, ScienceGuide featured an opinion piece in response to an article published on the website of Nature on 25 June 2021, pertaining to Utrecht University’s abandonment of the impact factor. The opinion piece expresses concern about and calls into question the Recognition & Rewards (R&R) programme. As we appreciate the fact that…
TU Delft presents its perspective on Recognition & Rewards
The TU Delft Recognition & Rewards committee has investigated how the ambitions set out in the national position paper ‘Room for Everyone’s talent’ can be realized and what should be the focus within TU Delft when it comes to improving the recognition and rewards of academic staff. The conclusions and actions are now captured in…
Team science for groundbreaking fundamental research receives boost of 12.5 million euros
Sixteen research teams will set up innovative collaborations that contribute to innovation in science and healthcare for the longer term. Each team has received a maximum of 750,000 euros from the programme ZonMw Open Competition. ZonMw is increasingly using the narrative CV in funding rounds, and it was now used for the first time to assess research…
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