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A third of PhD candidates and Postdocs suffer from mental health related problems such as burnout, depression or anxiety. This is clearly alarming and warrants action. Following a workshop facilitated by NWO, PNN and PostdocNL together drew up a list of recommendations to improve early career researchersECRs) mental health.

Having a proper policy on PhD candidates in place helps doctoral candidates to go through their PhD trajectory as smoothly as possible, which benefits both the candidate and the institute that they are affiliated with. Such policy measures can be defined either in the doctoral regulations (‘promotiereglement’) or in separate policy documents.

Promovendi Network Netherlands (PNN) has joyfully received the ruling of the Court of Appeal in the case brought by 44 MD/PhD scholarship PhD candidates against the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG).

The University of Groningen (RUG) has been present in the media for the last couple of weeks with recent further escalation connected to issues about academic freedom and social safety. PNN has followed these events with great concern and we are deeply troubled by the use of violence against students and staff who were peacefully protesting.