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An Agricola fellow is a researcher or teacher at the University of Groningen who is motivated to engage in interdisciplinary research or education relating to sustainable development. Fellows align with and actively contribute to the mission of the Rudolf Agricola School. As part of the community, Fellows are connected to one or more research themes and have the opportunity to join existing research groups or initiate new ones.

• A fellow will be listed on the Rudolf Agricola website and can use this affiliation in professional communications. 

• A fellow has priority access to the various funding mechanisms that the Rudolf Agricola School provides for multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary research and educational activities (e.g. grants). 

• A fellow can – in general via the theme directors - ask to make use of other support options offered by Rudolf Agricola, for example consortium building support, event organization, research project development, finding funding opportunities or impact journalism support. 

There are a few minimum demands for being a fellow:

• Joining at least one theme meeting per year

• Being involved in or developing multi- and transdisciplinary research proposals of the research theme(s) (usually in one of the research groups) and/or contributing to the educational activities of the research theme(s) (e.g. organizing a guest lecture, being active in a summer school or minor, creating workshops).

• Being open to share the latest research which is relevant for the research theme(s) via the Agricola website or social media

• Actively searching for engagement of societal organizations in co-creating activities

• Being keen on developing and strengthening the national and international research theme network(s) further

The Rudolf Agricola School also has a limited number of External Fellows. They generally visit Rudolf Agricola at least once a year and are catalysts for new proposals and international activities of the research groups. External Fellows are usually selected and invited based on existing collaborations or their distinctive expertise and contributions. Becoming an External Fellow always requires approval from the RAS team.

We warmly invite all PhD candidates at the University of Groningen who are engaged in interdisciplinary research related to sustainable development to join our network. In addition to the general benefits of being a Fellow, we have established a dedicated PhD Community with activities tailored specifically to PhD candidates. For more information, please click the link below.

If you are not eligible to become a Fellow but are still interested in what we do, we welcome you to stay connected. You can keep up with our activities and events by subscribing to our newsletter or following us on social media.