Over the past few weeks, both students and staff have been working hard behind the scenes to find new candidates for the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSBS). With great enthusiasm, several colleagues have stepped forward to take over from the current council members and contribute to faculty-wide representation. This…

Interested in running as a candidate for the Faculty Council? Visit the election page for more information. For employees: stop by one of the walk-in sessions for the staff delegation! March 10th  2025. 13:00 – 14:00u (online) March 13th 2025 12:30 – 13:30u  F2.28 (Langeveld building) March 18th 2025 11:00 – 12:00u E2.02 (Langeveld building)…

The days are short, the temperature is low, the holiday season is behind us and tests are coming. But the faculty council hasn’t been idle. During Faculty Council Meeting 3 on December 10th, we approved the faculty allocation model and reviewed the OER. What does the student section of the faculty council do? Each week,…

The new academic year has begun, and that means a new faculty meeting with a new student section in the faculty council. During the meeting on September 24, 2024, we discussed, among other things, different types of appointments as well as the upcoming budget cuts. Additionally, the student section introduced itself with several interesting yearly…

The month of April begins (as is often the case) with April 1. And we couldn’t resist doing something with that. You may have noticed that in our faculty room photographs of all social and behavioral science professors hang on the walls, including most of the faculty board. However, at our April 2 meeting in…

It seems like January lasted at least 8 weeks, but it really is February now and that means … a new blog! What did the Faculty Council do in January? You can read it here! January began full of resolutions, New Year’s receptions and getting to know the new vice-deans . We were at the…

Happy New Year!!! Hopefully, you were able to relax and recharge a bit over the break before getting back to your studies. With the new year, many people also think of New Year’s resolutions. So what are FC’s resolutions? Resolution #1: We are going to put workload at study associations on the agenda with the…

Staff members can run for candidacy once every two years, which is now! What does it mean to be a member of the Faculty Council? Read the interview with two council members here, Reine van der Wal and Anke Horstman.