Just launched: Testing the idea of an Extreme Wealth Line - a Report by the New Economics Foundation, sponsored by the UK Patriotic Millionaires. In this report, the idea of an Extreme Wealth Line is tested with key stakeholder groups, interviewing millionaires, politicians and policy experts across G20 countries.
Free and open to read here: https://neweconomics.org/2025/01/exploring-an-extreme-wealth-line
If you haven't yet, please consider signing the petitions against the cuts to higher education.
There are two options:
Main Petition (in Dutch): Requires a Dutch postcode and will be submitted to the House of Representatives shortly after 14 November. Sign here: https://campagnes.degoedezaak.org/campaigns/stop-de-bezuinigingen-op-hoger-onderwijs
International Petition (in English): No postcode needed.
Sign here: https://www.change.org/p/stop-cuts-on-dutch-higher-education
Your support can make a difference!
Morgen in de papieren NRC, nu al online - mijn analyse over de crisis aan de universiteiten, en de veel grotere kwesties die er op het spel staan, die iedere inwoner van dit land aangaan. En wat we van onze politici en bestuurders (mogen) verwachten:
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/hoe-zwakker-de-universiteit-hoe-gemakkelijker-het-kabinet-autoritair-beleid-kan-doorvoeren-a4872384
@allen: Landelijke demonstratie, donderdag 14 november, 13:00-15:00, van Moreelse park Utrecht naar het Domplein.
Onderwijs en wetenschap: Het is crisis aan de universiteiten, nu het kabinet fors wil bezuinigen op het hoger onderwijs, schrijft Ingrid Robeyns. Het anti-intellectualisme van PVV en BBB bedreigt de vrije samenleving.
Under the name 'Twente for Protest', members of the UT community are preparing for a national protest action on 14 November against government cuts. Julia Hermann, assistant professor at the BMS department of philosophy and one of the initiators, about the campaign. 'It can't be that this university is just reacting.'
5th of November, online session: Navigating (Diamond) #OpenAccess Book Publishing. With @ingridrobeyns , @alittleroad , Margreet Nieborg and Beatriz Ferreira.
Registration here: https://eur-nl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ir5wLxzmTlKgQSn8GoY-IQ#/registration
Are you interested in publishing your book Open Access, but you cannot pay the hefty Book Processing Charge (BPC)? Then Diamond Open Access Books might be the right route for you as no publication fees are charged to authors or readers. In addition, this model addresses inequality issues in which open access is reserved only for researchers and institutions with sufficient funding. Diamond Open Access is a more equitable alternative to commercial publishing as it is typically community-led and non-profit. The Diamond Open Access Expertise Center, part of the program Strengthening Diamond Open Access in the Netherlands, is organizing an online event aimed at researchers interested in Open Access Book Publishing. In this one-hour online session you will learn about 1) different models of book publishing (closed, green, gold, bronze, diamond),2) the New University Presses in the Netherlands that operate under a Diamond OA model, 3) the international Diamond OA Book publisher Open Book Publishers, and 4) hear the author’s perspective on OA book publishing provided by Prof. Dr. Ingrid Robeyns. We are looking forward to hearing all your questions! The session will not be recorded, however, the material provided during the session and one summary page will be made available on Zenodo. Program: 12:00 – 12:05 Welcome 12:05 -12:15 Introduction on the topic of Open Access book publishing by Beatriz Ferreira, Open Access Officer at Tilburg University 12:15-12:25 New University Presses in the Netherlands by Margreet Nieborg, Head of the University of Groningen Press 12:25-12: 35 Open Book Publishers by Lucy Barnes, Editor at Open Book Publishers 12:35 -12:45 Author perspective on Diamond OA publishing by Prof. Dr. Ingrid Robeyns at Utrecht University 12:45-13:00 Questions
Marc van Oostendorp
Jeroen Sondervan