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Newsletter December 2022
08 December 2022 |
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Long-term weather app helps farmers with climate adaptation ›› |
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Dealing Professionally with Climate Change Issues, 9-14 January 2023 ›› |
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Making an Impact! Increasing the relevance of research through science-society interaction, 13-14 February 2023 ›› |
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Introduction to Open Science – Concepts, benefits, and practices, 20-24 February 2023 ›› |
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Bioinformatics with Linux and Python, 20 February - 3 March 2023 ›› |
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Grasping Sustainability: the context and potential impact of your research, 13-17 March 2023 ›› |
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A1 SENSE Introduction Course, 28-29 March 2023 ›› |
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Overview of PhD / postdoc courses December 2022 - January 2023 ›› |
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Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses ›› |
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Pathways to Sustainability Conference 2023: See the future, 4 April 2023 ›› |
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Pint of Science Festival, 22-24 May 2023 ›› |
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Overview of upcoming events December 2022 - January 2023 ›› |
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Overview of recently announced events ›› |
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Overview of PhD graduations December 2022 ›› |
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Jumpstart your career in Silicon Valley and beyond (deadline: 15 December 2022) ›› |
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Open call for CliC Grants 2022 (deadline: 1 March 2023) ›› |
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Call for participation: Spark (deadline: not yet finalised, but not earlier than March 2023) ›› |
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NWO-Veni, Vidi and Vici grants: simplified application process and planning 2023 (deadline 14 March 2023 for Vici and 5 September 2023 for Veni) ›› |
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Call for organisors and scientists for Pint of Science (next edition: 22-24 May 2023) ›› |
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Call SENSE Course Development (deadline: 31 May 2022) ›› |
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Open Competition Domain Science - M (deadline: 31 July 2023) ›› |
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Overview job vacancies ›› |
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| Life as an international PhD candidate |
On 20 November the Dutch newspaper NRC published a large article about the position of PhD candidates without a university employment contract, often international PhD candidates: "Ongemak en schaamte over de opmars van gratis promovendi".
At SENSE we are proud of our high numbers of international PhD candidates, because we believe that this increases the impact of our training and research. But we cannot close our eyes for the often difficult position of international PhD candidates compared to their Dutch counterparts.
The NRC article addresses mainly the issue of unequal financial rewards which causes that many international PhD candidates have barely enough money to survive in the Netherlands. Although this problem is hard to solve for SENSE as a graduate school network, it is important to address the issue.
Apart from less financial rewards, unemployed PhD candidates also have less rights to for instance social benefits. Especially mothers with young children may find themselves in an extremely difficult situation, as they are not entitled to child care benefits, even if they have a partner with a regular job. Hanan Tadale Dessalegn, mother and unemployed international PhD candidate of Wageningen University, tells her story in the very pressing video story: "Teaching a woman is teaching a nation". I hope you will feel inspired by this strong and determined woman, and of course we will do our best to address this issue, although it is the result of current legislation rather than of university policy.
 There are also the more common aspects of unvoluntary discrimination and the culture gap international PhD students may experience while they live in the Netherlands. Elackiya Sithamparanathan, PhD candidate and PhD education coordinator at Wageningen University, wrote a blog post about her initial astonishment about Dutch culture and habits, and how she learned to embrace biculturalism: "Does Biculturalism work?"
I hope these stories give you some food for thought, next to the nice food many of you will eat during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. We are always open to hear your own stories and options, so do not hesitate to contact us if you want.
For now we wish all of you a very good end of the year, and maybe the spirit of Christmas will open some Dutch hearts and houses for those who have to spend this season of celebrations far from their loved ones.
Marjolijn Dannenburg, Communication officer
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| SENSE News |
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| Long-term weather app helps farmers with climate adaptation |
Climate change severely impacts farmers in developing countries, and the consequences for our food supply are increasingly felt. This issue features prominently on the agenda of the climate summit in Egypt from 6 to 18 November. Waterapps is a long-term weather app developed by WUR, which helps farmers adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. |
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| Upcoming courses and discussion groups |
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| Dealing Professionally with Climate Change Issues, 9-14 January 2023 |
| This course will help improve the student’s efficiency and effectiveness in dealing with controversial topics and difficult situations related to issues surrounding Climate Change. |
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| Making an Impact! Increasing the relevance of research through science-society interaction, 13-14 February 2023 |
| This course is focused on making a plan of action. You will discover how fundamental research can be combined with societal impact in various ways without a single-best option. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the impact of your own work, learn from other PhD candidates and other researchers working at the interface of research, policy and society. |
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| Introduction to Open Science – Concepts, benefits, and practices, 20-24 February 2023 |
| A key goal of science is to help society solve today’s wicked challenges. This requires require reliable, trustworthy, and high-quality research. Open Science (OS) strongly contributes to achieving these requirements since it aims to make research more verifiable, transparent, and reusable. This course aims to provide a conceptual and a practical overview of OS principles. |
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| Bioinformatics with Linux and Python, 20 February - 3 March 2023 |
| Linux and Python, a dynamic, readable programming language, is a popular combination for all types of bioinformatics work, from simple one-off scripts to large, complex software projects. This workshop is aimed at complete beginners and assumes no prior programming experience. |
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| Grasping Sustainability: the context and potential impact of your research, 13-17 March 2023 |
| To date, many different scientific concepts and approaches of sustainability exist. What are the differences and what do they entail? What is your role as a scientist in achieving sustainable development? How can you apply sustainability in your own research? And in doing so, how can you deal with facts, uncertainty, values and opinions? This course will enable you to think about the ‘bigger picture’, grasp sustainability and to apply concepts and approaches to your own research, in a collaborative learning environment. To ensure that the content of the course is aligned to your own research, the content of the course will also be determined by the research topics of the participants. |
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| A1 SENSE Introduction Course, 28-29 March 2023 |
| This course brings together PhD candidates that have the ambition to work on environmental issues, and who have just started their journey within SENSE.During the course, you will discuss the need for interdisciplinary research and start to think about what role you would like to play as a scientist in solving environmental issues. The course will also be part introduction to personal leadership, exploring what is important to you, and hence talking about how to tackle any potential challenges you may face along the way. And you will meet other PhD candidates with which you will share a lot of the same experiences with. |
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| Overview of PhD / postdoc courses December 2022 - January 2023 |
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| Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses |
- Introduction to R
13-14 February 2023, Wageningen
- Academic Publication and Presentation in the Social Sciences
20 February - 16 March 2023, Wageningen
- Transformative and participatory qualitative research approaches and methods
20 February - 17 March 2023
- Systematic approaches to reviewing literature
21 February - 21 March 2023
- Gender and Diversity in the Life Sciences Domains
21 February - 16 March 2023
- Institutions and Societal Transformation
24 February - 17 March 2023, Wageningen
- Applied statistics
27 February - 2 March 2023, Wageningen
- Natural resources and Conflict: Violence, Resistance and the State
6-15 March 2023
- Research Methodology: From research question to research proposal
13 March - 6 April 2023
- What's Bugging You? How bugs support sustainable crop production and biodiversity
26-31 March 2023, Ede
- Visual research methods
4-25 April 2023, Wageningen
- Introduction to R
8-9 May 2023, Wageningen
- Summer School Modeling the Dynamics of Intensive Longitudinal Data
21-25 August 2023, Utrecht
- Applied statistics
22-29 August 2023, Wageningen
- Chemometrics (Multivariate Statistics)
7-12 September 2023, Wageningen
- Risk Assessment
9-13 October 2023, Wageningen
In case you are interested in either participating or teaching a course that is currently not in the programme, please do not hesitate and contact us with your suggestions. |
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| Upcoming Events |
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| NCGG9 Ninth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Identify game changers and verify impact, 21-23 June 2023, Amsterdam - Deadline call for abstracts: 15 Jan 2023 |
 Non-CO2 greenhouse gases include many substances, such as methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), fluorocarbons (CFCs, HFCs, SF6, etc), black carbon, aerosols, and tropospheric ozone (O3). These contribute significantly to climate forcing. Reducing non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions is often more cost-effective than reducing CO2 emissions.
The importance of this conference is increasing every new event as our window for action in the climate dossier is closing rapidly. Fortunately public awareness that we need to act now is growing. With that awareness “game changers“ are proposed that need scientific evaluation to distinguish realistic and valuable concepts from what is known in The Netherlands as “ride a bike in the sky” ideas. |
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| Pathways to Sustainability Conference 2023: See the future, 4 April 2023 |
 Taking the year 2060 as our point of arrival, we get new insights into the challenges of transformation, the big shifts that we must consider if we think about sustainability in terms of forty years or more. Together we look back, piece together and learn. What do the changes that we were able to bring about look like? What/who were the crucial triggers for this transformation? And did we (or better: who did) see them coming in 2023? |
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| Pint of Science Festival, 22-24 May 2023 |
We maken ons klaar voor #pint23! Wil je meedoen?
 Het Pint of Science festival vindt jaarlijks plaats in mei. Het brengt onderzoekers naar de kroeg bij jou om de hoek, waar ze je vertellen over het laatste nieuws uit hun wetenschappelijke wereld.
Het Pint of Science festival is een internationaal festival wat dit jaar in 25+ landen tegelijkertijd wordt georganiseerd. Dit festival is de perfecte kans om de onderzoekers te ontmoeten die bezig zijn met de wetenschap van morgen. |
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| Overview of upcoming events December 2022 - January 2023 |
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| Overview of recently announced events |
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| Overview of PhD graduations December 2022 |
- Fenna Hoefsloot
Knowledge infrastructure for just urban futures: a case of water governance in Lima, Peru
2 December 2022, University of Twente, Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management
- Musead Aklan
The factors behind the decline of indigenous water harvesting systems and reasons to revive them
5 December 2022, IHE Delft, Land & Water Management
- Aftab Nazeer
Analysis of the Hydro-Climatic Regime of the Snow Covered and Glacierised Upper Indus Basin Under Current and Future Climates
6 December 2022, IHE Delft, Water Resources and Ecosystems
- Kees van Ginkel
Exploring climate change induced socio-economic tipping points to support decision making
8 December 2022, VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)
- Cecilia Zagaria
Mapping and modelling adaptation in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
12 December 2022, VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)
- Merel Kooi
Environmental microplastics properties, exposure and risk
20 December 2022, Wageningen University, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management
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| Jumpstart your career in Silicon Valley and beyond (deadline: 15 December 2022) |
Looking for an internship to launch your career in 2023? Internships in the Valley coaches talented Masters and PhD students to find an internship at innovative startups and companies in Silicon Valley and beyond. programme is an initiative from the 13 Dutch Universities, the Dutch consulate in San Francisco and The Netherland-America Foundation.
What do we offer?
• Academy program to guide students to secure an internship in the US
• Support with visa applications and pre-departure preparations
• Local networking events throughout the internship
Are you interested? We are looking for students that are:
• Innovative thinkers with a proactive mentality
• Currently enrolled as a Masters or PhD student at a Dutch research university, or graduated less than a year ago
Apply now! Applications are open from 1 Nov – 15 Dec 2022, so be sure to not miss out on this opportunity |
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| Open call for CliC Grants 2022 (deadline: 1 March 2023) |
| CliC grants aim at increasing the engagement of Early Career Scientists in CliC (Climate and Cryosphere). The project strives for gender balance and geographical diversity so submissions from regions currently under represented in CliC, such as Asia and Africa, are particularly encouraged. |
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| Call for participation: Spark (deadline: not yet finalised, but not earlier than March 2023) |
| Spark grants aim to stimulate unusual collaborations to address societal challenges. The grants do this by offering initial financial support to start building a committed project team with whom to explore the potential of an idea and/or to test whether it can be taken further and developed into a project application, for an Unusual Collaborations grant or another funding scheme. Spark grants are thus a low-threshold stimulus to support connection with others outside one’s own disciplinary background, to initiate collaboration around a research idea, to share knowledge and best practices, and to develop something together. |
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| NWO-Veni, Vidi and Vici grants: simplified application process and planning 2023 (deadline 14 March 2023 for Vici and 5 September 2023 for Veni) |
The introduction of a two-stage assessment procedure will streamline the application process for the entire Talent Scheme. In addition, the submission dates for the pre-proposals for the 2023 Talent Scheme are largely known: 14 March for the Vici and 5 September for the Veni. The deadline for the Vidi pre-proposal will fall in the last quarter of 2023.
Starting next year, compulsory pre-proposals will be introduced for the Veni, Vidi and Vici grants. The mandatory pre-proposal means that researchers are not immediately required to write a detailed and time-consuming research application. The pre-proposal includes a CV with an academic profile, a selection of key outputs (broader than just publications) and a short research idea. The latter is used to gauge whether the applicant’s CV fits the research. In the academic profile, researchers can outline what kind of scientist they are. What is the academic’s research focus, agenda and vision? What has he or she done to achieve that vision? NWO selects applicants from the pre-proposals who may then submit a detailed proposal. |
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| Call for organisors and scientists for Pint of Science (next edition: 22-24 May 2023) |
Our organization is run by volunteers who help out to organize Pint of Science events in their city. We are currently setting up & expanding teams in Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht & Wageningen. These teams can use your help! Furthermore, we are looking for additional members to help with the central coordination of all events and volunteers in The Netherlands. And last but not least: we are always looking for speakers who want to share their science at our events.
If you are a dynamic, open-minded and creative person willing to take an active role in bringing understandable and fun science to the general public, we are looking forward to hearing from you!! info@pintofcience.nl |
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| Call SENSE Course Development (deadline: 31 May 2023) |
| To support the development of new courses and the collaboration between members, SENSE allocated an annual fund of 20.000 euros to support course development. Each proposal can apply for a maximum of 4.500 euro. Applications are open to all SENSE member institutes. |
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| Open Competition Domain Science - M (deadline: 31 July 2023) |
| ENW-M grants are intended for curiosity-driven scientific research with impact. The ENW-M grants offer researchers the opportunity and freedom to start, and/or strengthen excellent, challenging and innovative lines of research, both mono disciplinary, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. For this call for proposals, your application must fit in the NWO Domain Science. Consider at an early point in time if the contents of your application meet this condition. In case of any doubts, for instance because your application is (partially) multidisciplinary, please contact one of the contact persons for this programme. This person can advise you about the substantive connection between your application and this Call for Proposals. |
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| Overview of vacancies at SENSE partners |
- Postdoc Protecting plant diversity via stoichiometric nutrient networks across Europe, Utrecht University
Apply before 11 December 2022
- Post-doctoral researcher Reflexivity in Marine Governance to improve implementation and performance, Wageningen University
Apply before 11 December 2022
- (Senior) Researcher of Stakeholder Engagement, IHE Delft
Apply before 11 December 2022
- Assistant Professor in Spatial modelling for climate-smart food systems, University of Twente
Apply before 14 December 2022
- Associate Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, IHE Delft
Apply before 16 December 2022
- PhD position Antarctic Tourism Governance, Wageningen University
Apply before 20 December 2022
- PhD researcher for the PICASSO research team, Utrecht University
Apply before 23 December 2022
- PhD Researcher Ecosystem Service Modelling, Wageningen University
Apply before 1 January 2023
- PhD: Regulation of Low Risk Pesticides, Wageningen University
Apply before 1 January 2023
- PhD researcher Governance capabilities in implementing EU marine policies, Wageningen University
Apply before 5 January 2023
- Full Professor and Chair of Water Technology and Metropolitan Solutions, Wageningen University
Apply before 9 January 2023
- Assistant Professor on Artificial Intelligence in environmental politics, Wageningen University
Apply before 11 January 2023
- Assistant Professor Geo-Environmental Data Science, Utrecht University
Apply before 13 January 2023
- Appointment of Chair in Transformative Sustainability Governance, Utrecht University
Apply before 23 January 2023
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| More vacancies |
| During the month new vacancies are regularly posted on the SENSE vacancy page. |
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