publiekssamenvatting_notitie_covid19_en.pdf
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… IMPACT OF COVID-19 Solutions for PhD candidates and postdocs The coronavirus crisis has had a great impact on UM research. Research with human subjects, for example, has been halted and virtually all researchers experience bottlenecks caused by extra online teaching duties, care duties and limited facilities for work at home. PhD candidates and postdocs (researchers with temporary contracts), in particular, are faced with problems. Maastricht University has developed a plan with potential solutions to address these problems. The Executive Board, Management Team, Research platform (associate deans for research), PhD Platform, Maastricht Young Academy and Recognising & Rewarding research committee were involved in the development of the plan. The terms of reference of organisations including the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), Dutch Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU), Netherlands Organisation for …