Throughout a researcher’s entire career, both in recruitment and promotion, as well as in project applications for Internal Funds, we must value and reward methodological innovations, interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation and alternative forms of research output such as artistic creation or artistic performance. We still have some way to go, particularly with regard to the latter category. We can draw inspiration from the Australian example.
Thank you very much for the vote of confidence you have placed in me during what has already been an intense campaign. Now we are steaming ahead to the final round of voting! Because if you really want to bring a breath of fresh air to the university, you need to know exactly what is going on, what the needs are and how we can realistically address them. In short, you need to know KU Leuven inside out so that we can move forward together and leave no one behind. That’s why I am keen to continue the dialogue with you, because yes, together, we make KU Leuven.