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Science & Education 8 June 2025

Rectors want broad debate on academic freedom

University rectors are concerned about academic freedom in the Netherlands and want to start a broad dialogue about it. “The freedom to think and speak is under threat, from outside and from within.”
Campus & Culture 22 May 2025

‘If people don’t want you, you should just leave’

Jews don’t need the universities, says American activist Shabbos Kestenbaum. “When all the Jews are gone, they’ll come begging us on their knees to come back.”
Campus & Culture 20 May 2025

‘I won’t be told by a non-Jew what Jewishness is’

Anti-Zionist Jews should be excommunicated, according to Scottish Jewish author Ben M. Freeman, who spoke at VU Amsterdam on Tuesday evening about topics including Jewish Pride.
Science & Education 13 June 2024

PVV regards cutbacks as weapon against ‘woke’

PVV wants to make drastic cuts in higher education and research to combat political activism at higher education institutions, yesterday’s debate on education revealed.
Campus & Culture 18 April 2024

Decolonising means tearing down the university 

Decolonising mainly means unlearning a lot of things, a gathering on decolonisation in debating centre 3D revealed. ‘It’s a joyous journey.’ 
Campus & Culture 27 March 2024

‘Israel is going to kill you all!’

The Shoah casts its shadow over the Gaza debate, the second teach-in about Gaza made clear. ‘Zionism needs antisemitism.’
Campus & Culture 27 March 2024

University College lecturers criticise handling of protesters

Lecturers of the Amsterdam University College (AUC) have voiced their concerns regarding the board’s response to protesting students last Monday. In a letter addressed to the board, they demand that the police not be called during future demonstrations.
Campus & Culture 18 March 2024

Call for VU boycott at meeting about Israel boycott 

‘Administrators are cowards, always afraid of scandals and lawsuits’, said Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti yesterday, at the first teach-in about Gaza ever since VU Amsterdam let go of the reins two weeks ago. He therefore called for VU Amsterdam to…
Campus & Culture 1 March 2024

VU permits Gaza gatherings, but no longer tolerates spontaneous actions

VU Amsterdam is taking a long time to make up its mind about permitting Gaza debates on campus, the staff council thinks. But the threshold for organising such gatherings has just been lowered by VU Amsterdam. It will, however, come…
Science & Education 23 February 2024

ScienceGuide is saved, for now

News website ScienceGuide will remain operational for the time being. The editorial team reports that a fundraising campaign has raised sufficient funds to keep the platform online.