The NRIN-on-Tour aims to engage the Dutch and international scientific communities in a dialogue on the current challenges and opportunities to foster responsible research practices at Higher Education Institutions.

The NRIN-on-Tour will host onsite sessions across Dutch Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences, with online streaming to those outside the Netherlands and those unable to travel to the host institution.

In each session, experts from the host institution will present a relevant topic related to Research Integrity, Open Science, and Responsible Conduct of Research and discuss with the audience the challenges and opportunities related to the topic presented. The onsite and online participants will be invited to ask questions and engage in an interactive dialogue with the speaker and audience.

Each session will be recorded and later included on the NRIN-on-Tour page

Would you like to share your latest research on the topics above? Would you like to be part of the NRIN-on-Tour as a host? Feel free to email us at info@nrin.nl! We would be delighted to organise a session together!

Challenges such as publication pressure, job insecurity, supervision dynamics, disappointing results and inevitable research setbacks are part of academic life and influence the mental health of researchers; they struggle to survive in academia. It makes working in academia a complex (and sometimes compelling) endeavour. On the other hand, most of us are very passionate about our work and feel we really contribute to society. In this talk, well-being in academia will be discussed. Drawing on research on mental health in academia, including preliminary results from the Academythermometer in the Netherlands and in Indonesia, I highlight key stressors and protective factors, and conclude with concrete, hopeful actions for PhDs, supervisors, and institutions to build healthier, more sustainable academic cultures (and try to have more fun).

PhD mental health is often framed as an individual issue, but the strongest drivers sit in the system itself. In this talk, I argue that mental well-being should be treated as a question of research capacity: can the Dutch research landscape realistically provide the time and supervision a PhD requires? When capacity is stretched, harmful pressure becomes normalised. Delays, thin guidance, and chronic uncertainty stop being exceptions and start looking like “how it works,” with predictable consequences for wellbeing and research integrity. That forces a practical question rarely asked openly: is the Dutch academic system training more PhDs than our infrastructure can responsibly support? I suggest we approach this as planning rather than blame, using workable indicators—the balance between permanent staff and PhD researchers?—to think about sustainable intake at local and national levels. From the perspective of the PhD Network Netherlands, this capacity lens also aligns with Recognition & Rewards and with a serious labour position for PhD researchers: when expectations and employment conditions match what the system can deliver, well-being may improve.

Imposter Phenomenon (IP)—the persistent perception of intellectual fraudulence despite objective success—is increasingly recognised for its links to anxiety, depression, and diminished professional performance. Within the academic landscape, pressures such as precarious contracts, “publish or perish” mandates, and relentless evaluation may exacerbate these feelings. However, discussing IP and mental well-being remains taboo. Additionally,  empirical research on how IP specifically impacts the research community remains sparse. This presentation explores the multifaceted impact of IP on academics and its potential influence on responsible conduct of research (RCR). I will also present preliminary findings from a nationwide survey to advocate for addressing IP in higher education.