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Potential savings target of 10 million euros for Education Support; staff denounce messy process

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Unrest, uncertainty and irritation. These are the feelings prevalent among education support staff faced with a potential savings target of 10 million euros for their column and chaotic management of the process. They also fear the consequences for student support at Radboud University.

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Administrators on €20 million savings in operations: ‘Half of the cuts will be on material costs, half on staff’

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Like many other Dutch universities, Radboud University is cutting back heavily in the coming years. In response to the expected…

Het bericht Administrators on €20 million savings in operations: ‘Half of the cuts will be on material costs, half on staff’ verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.

Austerity mandate takes concrete shape: support services hit hardest

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Disposal of buildings, larger course groups, and severe cuts in support services. These are some of the ways in which Radboud University will try to survive these financially tough times, as revealed in the 2026 Policy Letter. Reorganisations cannot be ruled out.

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Senate backs education cuts, universities to take legal action

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The Senate has voted to back the government’s cutbacks to education and research. Doubts about the legality of some of the cuts were not enough to stall the budget. The universities now plan to take their case to court.

Het bericht Senate backs education cuts, universities to take legal action verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.

Professors speak out: prioritize pay raises for lower-income staff

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In a time of budget cuts, salary increases for professors shouldn’t be the top priority. That’s the message from hundreds of professors—among them, Anna Bosman from Radboud University—who says that pay raises should instead go to those in lower salary brackets.

Het bericht Professors speak out: prioritize pay raises for lower-income staff verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.

University study programme for primary education is hanging by a thread: ‘All alarm bells should be going off’

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Karlijn van Weele is one of the lecturers in Pedagogical Sciences of Primary Education (PWPO) whose time at Radboud University…

Het bericht University study programme for primary education is hanging by a thread: ‘All alarm bells should be going off’ verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.