The Dutch Network of Women Professors warmly invites you to our annual Spring Symposium. Please register now! After registration, you'll receive the link to our event and to all additional information. You'll also receive your unique login code to our LNVH screening room of the documentary 'Picture a Scientist'.

Program Spring Symposium:

LNVH’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY | Celebrating women in academia

Moderator: Marieke Eyskoot

12h30 Start – ‘The past, present and future of women in academia’

Opening conversation with LNVH founder, Els Goulmy, current LNVH chair Hanneke Takkenberg and the laureates of the LNVH DWSFund

13h00 The impact of COVID-19 on the careers of scientists – results of the DJA | LNVH study

Presentation of and discussion about the outcomes of the DJA/LNVH survey on the impact of COVID-19 sent out within all 14 Dutch universities - presentation by Thijs Bol, associate professor of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam and Moniek Tromp, full professor of Materials Chemistry at Groningen University (t.b.c)

13h45 Short break

14h00 Talk ‘Ms. Mentor's (New and Ever More) Impeccable Advice for Women (and Men) in Academia’ by Emily Toth, Robert Penn Warren Professor of English and Women's Studies at Louisiana State University followed by a Q&A(OPTION 2)

14h45 Short break

15h00 Horizon Europe Gender Equality Plans, a catalyst for achieving gender balance

Presentation by and exchange of thoughts with Marcela Linkova, chair of the ERAC Standing Working Group on Gender in R&I, European Commission, moderated by Claartje Vinkenburg (OPTION 1)

15h00 Role model interviews - Opening by Rianne Letschert | Q&A with Halleh Ghorashi & Marian Joëls, moderated by Marieke Eyskoot (OPTION 2)

15h00 Role model interviews - Opening by Anne Koopmans | Q&A with Pauline Meurs & Sera Markoff, moderated by Anne van Kessel (OPTION 3)

15h30 Addressing harassment in academia: towards a culture of care

Introduction by Naomi Ellemers, university professor at Utrecht University and chair of the KNAW committee on Social Safety.

Play by Het Acteursgenootschap: #MeToo in Academia, The Learning Curve.

Discussion and exchange in small group setting to discuss the play, the developments in tackling poor behavior, the prevention of harassment in academia and changing the current academic culture. Outcomes of this session will serve as input for the KNAW committee.

17h45 Closing statement LNVH & announcement of the winner of the LNVH medal by LNVH chair Hanneke Takkenberg.

17h50 Meet and greet - Online networking

18h15 End