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Submitted opinion articles

Opinion article

"Demote scientists who commit acts of misconduct"

Can we rehabilitate scientists?
“The difference between hours worked and hours paid is unacceptable”
Opinion

“The difference between hours worked and hours paid is unacceptable”

Opinion piece about “exploitation” at UM
U-council: “We know that our silence was not appreciated by our community”
Opinion article

U-council: “We know that our silence was not appreciated by our community”

Statement of the U-Council about why they can’t speak. But, there is something that they can say.
Opinion: Only public accountability can save participation at our university
Opinion article

Opinion: Only public accountability can save participation at our university

"It is time to revitalise participation at our university"
Opinion: What does it say when U-Council members are blocked to vote on motions that make elections more representative?
Opinion article

Opinion: What does it say when U-Council members are blocked to vote on motions that make elections more representative?

This week the Praesidium of the University Council blocked the other 15 members from voting on a measure
Opinion: housing corporation for student housing is the solution to the rooms shortage
Opinion article

Opinion: housing corporation for student housing is the solution to the rooms shortage

Van Rooij of political party M:OED: "The rooms market in Maastricht is stuck"
Opinion: Another case of ‘himpathy’
Opinion article

Opinion: Another case of ‘himpathy’

Maybe the FOM protests were an opportunity for us to stop and listen
Opinion: “Maastricht, hurry up with your Low Emissions Zone”
Opinion article

Opinion: “Maastricht, hurry up with your Low Emissions Zone”

The more time is wasted, the fewer benefits for public health
Opinion: Action required, OBP in lowest salary scales cannot make ends meet
Opinion

Opinion: Action required, OBP in lowest salary scales cannot make ends meet

The difference between the poor and the rich has continued to grow also within the university community.
“The University Council condemns, without reservation, and in the strongest possible terms, the criminal cyber attack on the Observant”
Statement

“The University Council condemns, without reservation, and in the strongest possible terms, the criminal cyber attack on the Observant”

Statement University Council
Duma on the Maas?
Opinion

Duma on the Maas?

"There is no difference between threatening a journalist with clenched fists (or worse) and shutting down a website"
What kind of university do we want to be?
Opinion

What kind of university do we want to be?

Opinion Jan Smits: "Especially at university you need to hear opinions you disagree with"
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Submitted letters

Columns

Just another rainy Tuesday
Column

Just another rainy Tuesday

"I sit in my kitchen window and watch the cars swim by"
We bicker a lot, as such couples tend to do
Column

We bicker a lot, as such couples tend to do

"I’ll keep banging this drum to draw attention to the causes my colleagues know I care deeply about"
One of the boys
Column

One of the boys

"So there I was, in a traditional 'man's job', feeling an unspoken pressure to match or exceed the physical output of my colleagues"
May our shared humanity always shine
Column

May our shared humanity always shine

"I hope that my students will say that their journey has been one of growth"
Defending the last free Cultural Space in Maastricht
Column

Defending the last free Cultural Space in Maastricht

Shutting down LBB is yet another example of placing commercial profit before the well-being of the city
On books
Column

On books

There is a shameful secret shared amongst many academics
The value of life
Column

The value of life

"Life is about where you place yourself"
Being There (Again)
Column

Being There (Again)

Being there has shown me the tiredness in the eyes of an eighteen-year-old greenhouse worker five hours into bending over a row of basil plants in the sweltering heat
Gender Equality has a limit?
Column

Gender Equality has a limit?

This inequality is based on the assumption that a ‘King’  is higher than a ‘Queen’
Calling all writers
Column

Calling all writers

Creative writing programs and community-based writing schools don’t exist here
More effort, less outcome
Column

More effort, less outcome

" I need to publish -  metaphorically speaking, while riding a bike between classes"
Moral hazards and money
Column

Moral hazards and money

No one wants to worry about their savings being wiped out because their bank took excessive risk with loans
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