Bryce Benda, Author at Ad Valvas

2 June 2026

Hungary is allowed to rejoin the Erasmus+ exchange programme

From the coming academic year, Hungarian students will once again be able to take part in the European Erasmus+ exchange programme. This was announced by the President of the European Commission.

1 June 2026

If rectors want academic freedom, they should listen better

To protect academic freedom, universities should become more democratic. That was the common thread running through a national gathering on the subject, attended by all universities.

20 May 2026

Occupation of VU buildings forcefully ended, 22 arrests

On Monday evening, a police arrest unit cleared the BelleVUe building and the office area of the executive board in the main building. Officers used force: one protester was struck in the neck, another needed a sling for their arm.

5 March 2026

Survey: what do you think about sex?

For a special edition of Ad Valvas, we want to learn more about the sex lives of VU students. Fill in the survey for a chance at winning a €50 voucher.

3 March 2026

Pop-up library on Palestine sparks campus conversations

Despite VU security personnel hindering their presence, students are running a pop-up library with books on Palestine in the main building. ‘VU is doing a bad job educating people about Palestine.’

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.

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