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Events 2 June 2026

Community garden brings more life to sometimes lonely Uilenstede

Last Saturday, the Uilenstede student campus was upgraded with its very first community garden. After two years of planning, the first seeds were planted during the sunny weekend.  
Opinion 27 May 2026

Why we must assume the best of each other

If we want to convince others and make a positive change, we must first assume they mean well, argues former USR Vice-Chair Oskar Siri.
Key People 21 May 2026

‘I always take a holistic view on health’

At the VU Lifestyle Desk, movement and lifestyle trainer Mariëlle Spekreijse helps employees improve their sleep or adjust their eating habits.
Campus 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.
Opinion 5 May 2026

The joke of Agora

The Agora center at VU is revealed not as a bastion of academic liberty, but as a politically charged marketplace where the speech of a select few is protected at the expense of genuine inclusivity, writes Younes Saramifar.
Arts 23 April 2026

‘We need to empower everyone to feel their stories deserve to be heard’

Comedian Ophira Eisenberg will perform next week at theater De Landing in Uilenstede with her one-woman show ‘Leaving a Mark’. In it, she talks about her Dutch mother, but above all about the scars we all carry. Cabaret artist Micha…
Internationalization 23 April 2026

VU continues to charge housing fees to international students

Even after losing two court cases, VU Amsterdam continues to charge international students a fee for arranging accommodation. Other universities and universities of applied sciences also charge housing fees.
Campus 16 April 2026

An iPad for your vote

With costly gifts like an iPad and a Nintendo Switch up for grabs, the University Student Council is pulling out all the stops to get students to vote. But is that alone enough to move the needle on voter turnout?
ICT 15 April 2026

Call for more volunteers to test alternatives to Microsoft

A pilot by SURF to eliminate reliance on American software has already attracted interest from thirty institutions. Around one thousand volunteers are now using an alternative as SURF frees up space for more test users.
Opinion 14 April 2026

Reclaiming the middle: A call to the Exhausted Majority 

It is time for the ‘exhausted majority’ to reclaim the middle. This means demanding a student council that prioritises student needs and interests over ideological battles, writes former USR vice-chair Oskar Siri.