As Vice-Chair of the Young Academy, Dr Daphina Misiedjan will focus on encouraging universities to become more sustainable and on strengthening education and research in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Young Academy (YA) is an independent division of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. It organizes activities related to science policy, science and society, interdisciplinarity, internationalization and the arts and sciences.
As newly-appointed Vice-Chair and member of the 'Green Young Academy', Misiedjan will encourage universities to adjust their policies to become more sustainable by, for instance, critically reflecting on partnerships with the fossil fuel industry and limiting the CO2 emissions of their activities.
Misiedjan has been a member of YA for some years and was appointed to the YA board at the end of 2024. Her tenure as Vice-Chair starts in April 2025.
'I look forward to this new opportunity to represent the best interests of young scholars throughout the Dutch Kingdom'
Dr Daphina Misiedjan
She will also be involved in further strengthening education and research within the Kingdom of the Netherlands by partaking in the meetings of the Knowledge partners Caribbean and European Netherlands.
At the international level Misiedjan will represent YA at the Global Young Academy to encourage international collaboration between young academies worldwide.
As a board member, she aims to make collaborations with YA accessible to a wider range of young researchers and help young researchers in their further development. She will also represent YA in the absence or unavailability of the chairperson.
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What is the Young Academy?
The YA is an independent division of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. It organizes activities related to science policy, science and society, interdisciplinarity, internationalisation and the arts and sciences.
Its members received their PhD no more than ten years prior to their appointment and represent a range of disciplines. They have a proven track record in their field, and are eager to contribute to science and scholarship, and to the development of science policy.
The YA issues advice and articulates the positions of The Young Academy. It does so by representing young researchers in conversation with parties in charge of decision-making which affects young academics, for instance NWO or the Ministry of Education. Previously, YA shared its advice about structural threats to academic freedom and integrity and UNL’s directive on student protests at universities.
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