Dialogue tables to start!
As a follow-up to the working conference on social safety, we have started dialogue tables. These are small-scale discussion rounds in which students and staff explore with each other what is needed to structurally embed social safety within the UG. After the major working conference on 27 May 2024, follow-up talks were held with staff on Monday 21 October 2024 and 13 January 2025.
Various perspectives
A key aim of these sessions is to provide space for diverse perspectives and voices. In the first series of dialogue tables, specific focus groups were set up for:
-
employees of colour;
-
members of the LGBTQIA+ community;
-
international female staff.
Exploring barriers
During these conversations - guided by a moderator and a co-facilitator from the group in question - we explore what bottlenecks exist and what is needed to achieve a safer and inclusive working environment. More of these talks will be organised in the coming years, also focusing on other groups and identities.
Questions or thoughts
Do you have questions or want to contribute ideas?
Last modified: | 14 May 2025 11.49 a.m. |
More news
-
06 June 2025
India-Netherlands Hydrogen Valley Fellowship Programme announced
To coincide with World Environment Day, 5 June 2025, the Indian Department of Science and Technology and the University of Groningen yesterday announced a Hydrogen Valley Fellowship Programme Partnership, allowing talented Indian scholars working on...
-
24 March 2025
UG 28th in World's Most International Universities 2025 rankings
The University of Groningen has been ranked 28th in the World's Most International Universities 2025 by Times Higher Education. With this, the UG leaves behind institutions such as MIT and Harvard. The 28th place marks an increase of five places: in...
-
05 March 2025
Women in Science
The UG celebrates International Women’s Day with a special photo series: Women in Science.