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Campus & Culture 27 November 2025

VU is creating Center for Defence and Resilient Society

No weaponry will be developed on the VU campus, but the Ministry of Defence will nonetheless become more visible on campus. VU Amsterdam wants to strengthen the collaboration in order to generate additional income.
Science & Education 9 October 2025

How fake data, dodgy journals and sham conferences are contaminating science

In their pursuit of money and prestige, many researchers play fast and loose with the rules of academia. Science journalist Stan van Pelt delved into the world of research fraud, fake articles and sham conferences and wrote a book about…
Science & Education 12 September 2025

KNAW wants to expel Israel from European research programme

More and more researchers are calling Israel’s violence in Gaza ‘genocidal’, says the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The country should therefore no longer be allowed to participate in the European research programme Horizon.
Science & Education 2 July 2025

A bizarre, but pleasant effect

Men commit the vast majority of violent crimes and sexual offenses and are more often involved in traffic accidents and fireworks-related incidents. Can hormonal differences be blamed for these numbers?
Science & Education 19 June 2025

Knowledge embargo: fifteen red flags in five years

Nuclear physics, rocket technology, navigation systems… Over the past five years, Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences have submitted over 2,000 exemption requests for students and researchers. Just fifteen were denied.
Campus & Culture 22 May 2025

Bach versus bot: who strikes the right chord?

Can music generated by AI evoke the same emotions as music composed by humans? “Music has always been able to manipulate our mood.”
Student Life & Society 14 April 2025

‘First-generation academics remain blind spot’

Students are less likely to pursue a career in academia if their parents didn’t go to university. And those who do often run into problems, according to a report by The Young Academy.
Science & Education 27 March 2025

NWO wants to attract only the best researchers

How much does it cost to get researchers working in the US to come to the Netherlands? “We need 20 million euros to bring 20 people here, and 40 million euros to attract 40”, says Marcel Levi, chair of the…
Science & Education 29 January 2025

Dutch government plans to invest in researchers with novel innovations

Silent vacuum cleaners, lithium-free batteries, faster treatment for lung cancer patients… By investing 19 million euros over the next seven years, the Dutch government aims to help researchers bring their innovations to market.
Science & Education 5 December 2024

One out of 37 ERC grants goes to VU

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 2 million euro Consolidator Grants to 37 researchers from Dutch institutions. Only Germany, France and the UK managed to secure more grants.