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Campus 4 February 2021

Head of Psychology Department steps down

The head of the Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology has laid down his directorial responsibilities as of last week. Reason for his leaving is the arisen commotion surrounding his job performance.
Campus & Culture 3 February 2021

Win a full set of cooking equipment!

In collaboration with VU alumnus Mustafa Sancaktar, Ad Valvas is giving away a set of cooking equipment to a lucky student of the VU.
Participation 8 January 2021

Students and staff should have more say in how their institution is run

The Dutch House of Representatives wants to see new regulations for participation bodies at institutes of higher education. Researchers, students and unions are taking advantage of this opportunity to submit their own proposals. In the past, university councils were officially…
Staff 17 December 2020

Diversity policy focuses too much on women

“More diversity?” In academic circles this phrase often still means “more women”, says Saskia Bonjour, political scientist and member of The Young Academy. Too little is being done for other target groups.
Staff 17 December 2020

Higher education will receive 20 million euros for supporting corona jobs

Universities and universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands will receive 20 million euros from the government to fund 1,200 temporary jobs for up to a maximum of six months each. The idea is to bring some relief to higher…
Board 4 December 2020

Board: confidentiality does not apply to undesirable conduct

Experiences of inappropriate conduct can always be reported, even if a confidentiality statement has been signed. This states the executive board of VU Amsterdam in a letter.
Campus 27 November 2020

VU sends out phishing mail

Last Monday, VU Amsterdam sent out a phishing mail to check how many people would take the bait. Well, it worked.
Campus 18 November 2020

Open letter: open up all non-disclosure agreements

In an open letter, a group of employees of VU Amsterdam call on the university board to rescind all non-disclosure agreements. These contracts prohibit former employees to talk about the reason for their departure.
Campus 16 November 2020

Dean announces independent investigation of bullying after Ad Valvas story

Dean Maurits van Tulder of the Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences has announced an independent investigation in response to a publication by Ad Valvas, earlier today.
Debate 13 November 2020

The Young Academy wants fewer scientists in the air

Universities need to do more to reduce their CO2 emissions from air travel, says The Young Academy.