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Campus & Culture 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 & Culture 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.
Campus & Culture 12 October 2020

Faculty of Science is introducing face masks

The science faculty is taking extra coronavirus measures: mouth masks, one-way traffic, supervisors and a covenant for trainees. “If we have to close again, the damage is incalculable,” says science counselor Guus Schreiber.
Column & Blog 8 October 2020

Is there anybody left on campus?

LONGREAD – Social distancing rules may have been tightened up again, but the main building of VU Amsterdam was far from empty last Friday. There were a lot people around, studying or having meetings, or on campus for a seminar.
Campus & Culture 7 October 2020

Participation council and executive board clash over language barrier

The executive board of the VU should do more for international members of the student councils, the central participation council thinks, like hire professional interpretators, translate documents and offer English-language training modules.
Column & Blog 1 October 2020

Struggling startup is not granted rent reduction

LONGREAD – A start-up at VU Amsterdam asked for a rent reduction because of the corona crisis, but that was non-debatable. Instead, the owner received a letter that he must transfer 19,000 euros and leave the office, or legal action…
Campus & Culture 1 October 2020

No face-masks required at universities yet

Students and university staff are not yet required to wear face masks on campus, the website of the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) states. But this decision is not set in stone.
Campus & Culture 2 September 2020

Vinod Subramaniam leads national advisory committee on diversity

Higher education and research needs more female researchers and more researchers with a migration background. A new action plan also emphasises that something needs to be done to combat bullying and abuses of power.
Campus & Culture 16 July 2020

Construction of new research building

The next VU Amsterdam new-build project has begun. The first sheet piling for the construction of the new lab building broke ground this week. Even well before construction began, it became known that the building was going to be a…
Campus & Culture 13 July 2020

Ventilation is excellent, says VU Amsterdam

Employees and students at VU Amsterdam do not need to worry about the ventilation of the buildings. There is plenty of fresh air and air circulation, according to the on-site crisis team.