Social safety

As of 2024, the projects ‘Work pressure’ and ‘Social Safety’ are merged into the project ‘Work pressure and Well-being’.

In the upcoming period, the team members aim to identify and address early career researchers’ (i.e. postdocs, assistant professors and associate professors) needs related to the experience of work pressure and wellbeing within UM.

Specific plans are to organise a series of events related to ‘Speaking Up’ and to launch a blog-type series in which early-career academics share what their typical day or work week looks like. Additionally, MYA intends to collaborate with the UM colleagues who are conducting the Sustainable Employability Monitor.

Maastricht Young Academy book club: “Complaint!” by Sara Ahmed

The Maastricht Young Academy, together with the Diversity & Inclusivity Office and the Jan van Eyck Academie, organize a book club on Sarah Ahmed’s “Complaint!”

This book club was open to all students and employees of Maastricht University (academic staff may claim CPD hours for this activity), as well as to participants of the Jan van Eyck Academie.

We discussed excerpts from Ahmed’s book during lunch time (food will be provided) in a series of three sessions.

MYA poster