Bryce Benda, Author at Ad Valvas

5 February 2026

VU ecologist wins photo competition with this staring crocodile

‘Looking into its eyes felt like stepping back in time’, says Zeke Rowe about his photo Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly, which won the photo competition of the British Ecological Society.

4 February 2026

Education media also want protection against AI

Education media are losing readers to AI, just like other news websites. Tougher legislation could be a solution, but Gouke Moes, the minister overseeing the media portfolio, isn’t prepared to back them for now.

3 February 2026

Agreement: education cuts scrapped, little extra funding

The incoming minority government of D66, CDA and VVD wants to reverse the planned cuts to education and has set aside 1.5 billion euros to do so. Major new investments in research won’t be made, except perhaps via defence spending.

17 December 2025

‘Sometimes I would DJ for five hours straight’

With Lirios Invites at Uilenstede, student Lirios Sanchez y Olid offers a stage for DJ talent including professional equipment, a live audience and a light show.

3 November 2025

Stop collaborations with Israel, demand employees of Social Sciences and Humanities

Two hundred employees of Social Sciences and Humanities are calling on the faculty board to suspend all collaborations with Israeli institutions until a sustainable peace agreement is in place and the genocide in Gaza has stopped.

23 October 2025

‘Students are the best customers, they’re always hungry’

Adib Edlbi’s popular kebab stall is a fixture at the intersection of De Boelelaan and Parnassusweg. For 18 years, Edlbi has been feeding hungry students and workers.

26 September 2025

CBS: fewer student debts, but higher amounts

Thanks to the return of the basic student grant, fewer people have student debts. But those debts are higher. “Inequality is on the rise and that’s worrying”, believes the Dutch National Students’ Association.

11 December 2024

Cut ties with universities in Israel, Tilburg committee advises

Israeli universities are intertwined with the violence in Gaza through the army, says a special committee of Tilburg University. That’s why the university should stop collaborating with them.

10 October 2024

AI model gives first-ever predictive advice during surgery

Surgeons at Amsterdam UMC will be the first in the world to test a predictive AI model during surgery. The model can predict which colon cancer patients are most at risk of complications.

20 February 2024

University student council wants better career services

VU Amsterdam should involve study associations more in career guidance, the university student council states. But what do the university’s Career Services think about that?

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