The Utrecht Young Academy has selected a new chair and board

The members of the Utrecht Young Academy (UYA) have selected Peter Bijl as their new chair. He replaces Martine Veldhuizen, who has finished her two-year term as UYA chair. The UYA has also selected a new board. 

Dr. Peter Bijl (photo: Ed van Rijswijk)

During the General Assembly (GA) on 24 February, the members of the UYA voted in favour of having Peter Bijl as their new chair. Martine Veldhuizen steps down from her role as chair after two years of enthusiastic leadership to UYA. On 23 March, Martine chaired her final GA in the Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 Academiegebouw. Peter joined the GA remotely, from his research expedition in the Southern Ocean.

In addition, the UYA has selected a new board. The board members are the chairs of the various organisational committees. These new board members will remain on the board for a maximum of two years. The board selected Hieke Huistra as the new vice-chair. The new board members replace Martine Veldhuizen, Peter Pelzer, Madelijn Strick, Tessa Diphoorn, Borja Martinovic, and Laura Filion. 

The UYA board consists of the following members:

  1. Peter Bijl (chair)
  2. Hieke Huistra (vice-chair, Communications)
  3. Jojanneke van der Toorn (Finance)
  4. Manuel Lokin (Governance)
  5. Niko Wanders (Interdisciplinary Research)
  6. Martijn Huysmans (Education)
  7. Helen King (Social)
  8. Pooyan Tamimi Arab (Selection)

During this month鈥檚 GA, the nine new UYA members of the 2022 generation were officially installed. They introduced themselves to the other members and learned about the various organisational committees of the UYA. To conclude the assembly, UYA member Dan Hassler-Forest gave a lecture about race and gender in popular culture.