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Science & Education 25 March 2025

With Earth Sciences specialized knowledge will also dissapear

Earth Sciences at VU is under threat of being discontinued, while the job market is in desperate need of graduates in the field. Scientists from other disciplines also rely on the knowledge that would be lost.  
Campus & Culture 6 March 2025

Uilenstede residents chase down package thieves

A portable monitor, Shein clothes, a surprise gift from a friend – these and many more packages were delivered to Uilenstede but never reached their recipients.
Campus & Culture 5 March 2025

Pop-up café serves coffee and teaches sign language

At the pop-up ‘Sign and Sip Café’ in the VU main building on Wednesday, participants could get free snacks and coffee at the stand, as long as they asked for them using sign language.
Campus & Culture 28 February 2025

Students hold baklava sale for humanitarian relief

The Islamic Student Association Amsterdam (ISA) held a baklava sale on campus today, raising funds for relief efforts in Palestine, Lebanon and Sudan.
Campus & Culture 14 February 2025

Confessions of a campus supermarket thief

Have you ever noticed someone sneaking out of the campus supermarket without paying for their goods? We tracked down self-confessed shoplifters and asked them why and how they get their ‘free’ lunch.
Campus & Culture 12 December 2024

Green Office hands out free stuff from W&N building

As people from the W&N building move into new locations, not all of their stuff is coming with them. The Green Office is now giving away lots of items to ensure they don’t go to waste.
Campus & Culture 4 November 2024

‘The toughest fight was with myself’

Becoming the Dutch kickboxing champion was easy compared to motivating herself after a car crash ruined her body, Houda Loukili tells her audience at the opening speech of the Wellbeing Week.
Campus & Culture 4 October 2024

Ad Valvas defaced with anti-Semitic texts

Numerous copies of the latest issue of Ad Valvas have been defaced with texts such as ‘Fuck Israel’, ‘Fuck Zionism’ and ‘Stop supporting genocide’. The defacers have consistently targeted the interview with three Jewish students in that issue, in some…
Campus & Culture 24 September 2024

How people were pushed out at the Faculty of Law

For years, the Criminal Law department has been plagued by an unsafe work environment. Associate Professor Klaas Rozemond became a victim of this environment, though he was certainly not the only one. A confidential report mentions poor leadership within the…
Campus & Culture 9 August 2024

Rector reacts to stolen Pride flag

The Pride flag and the ‘Stop violence against women flag’ in front of the main building have been stolen. The former was replaced by the Prince’s flag with VOC logo. The rector has responded via an open letter.
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