News‘Greater diversity would raise the quality of research.' Leiden University Vice-Rector Simone Buitendijk took part in the first European conference on women in science, on 8 and 9 November in Brussels. 'There are two aspects to this issue: female scientists and female participation in health studies,' comments Buitendijk.
Eveline Crone, Professor of Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology, is sixth on the list of most powerful women in Teaching and Science, according to Dutch magazine Opzij. Crone is one of the youngest female professors in the Netherlands and already has many awards to her name.
Professor Christine Mummery has been appointed Board Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Professor Naomi Ellemers will become a member of KNAW.