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1 February 2024

Law students file complaint against gas company  

VU students from the Climate Change and Sustainability Law Clinic have filed a complaint against One-Dyas, a company that aims to drill gas in the North Sea. “One-Dyas is violating requirements of responsible business conduct.”  
18 January 2024

Fooling around with your boss is no longer possible

With a new integrity code for personal relationships at work, VU Amsterdam tries to prevent conflicts of interest. According to the code, employees have to report their romantic relationships, family ties and friendships.
5 January 2024

VU students nominate NGOs from Israel and Palestine for Nobel Peace Prize

The group of Political Science students that nominated the three NGOs, state that ‘they remind us of our shared humanity and show the way to a peaceful and better future in the Middle East.’
15 December 2023

The squatters near Uilenstede are ready for winter

Rain or shine, the residents of ‘Krakenburg’ in Amstelveen are determined to continue their project. “The cold is still manageable, but that endless rain is really nasty.”
11 December 2023

This campus exhibition is an artistic ode to plants

According to the curator of the latest VU Art Science Gallery exhibition, we suffer from plant blindness. The exhibition’s four artworks might help open our eyes.
8 December 2023

Call: ‘Appoint 200 extra women as full professors’

In 2036, there must be an equal number of men and women full professors working at the Dutch universities, the new Women Professors Monitor reads. But this won’t happen automatically.
21 November 2023

Back to the Big Bang with the Einstein Telescope

A novel gravitational wave detector can help us look further back in time than ever before. ‘I would be really surprised if we didn’t find anything strange.’
8 June 2023

Spinoza Prize winner Toby Kiers: ‘I was in a bit of shock’

Even though she is the youngest scientist ever to win the Spinoza Prize, Toby Kiers remains humble: ‘It is a recognition of the incredible collaborators I work with.’   What did you do when you first heard the news?  “I…
31 May 2023

‘Every programme needs a climate course’

Jorim Tielbeek, lecturer in neuroscience, believes that all higher education programmes should offer climate education. To promote his cause, he teamed up with Scientist Rebellion to stage an eye-catching event in the New University Building in early May.  Why should…
3 May 2023

Help! I have a smelly colleague

We spend more time with our coworkers than with our families, so what to do when one of them smells bad? ‘Addressing someone in the wrong way can lead to difficult situations.’
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