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Campus & Culture 22 April 2024

‘We want the heart of VU Amsterdam to be safe’ 

If it’s up to the Executive Board, the faculties of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Religion and Theology will merge into one large faculty. ‘Such a faculty will have a greater impact.’ 
Science & Education 5 March 2024

‘Support international PhD candidates better’

The pressing problems faced by international PhD candidates on scholarships? Still the same, according to a short letter Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf sent to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. PhD Network Netherlands (PNN) is frustrated about the matter.
Science & Education 1 February 2024

Universities offer greater transparency on professors’ ancillary positions

The Netherlands’ fourteen universities have revamped their online registration of the ancillary activities undertaken by their professors. These new registers can be accessed through the website of university association UNL.
Campus & Culture 18 January 2024

Fooling around with your boss is no longer possible

With a new integrity code for personal relationships at work, VU Amsterdam tries to prevent conflicts of interest. According to the code, employees have to report their romantic relationships, family ties and friendships.
Science & Education 5 January 2024

The Academic Thermometer: how are researchers doing in academia?

Members of The Young Academy want to gauge the temperature of academics in the Netherlands: how are they faring in terms of stress levels, enjoyment and social safety?
Campus & Culture 28 September 2023

‘Salary increases not the cause of budget cuts’

Will the wage increases at the universities lead to cutbacks? Some suggest they will, but the trade unions say this is nonsense. After all, university administrators approved the increases.
Campus & Culture 2 March 2023

Education minister can only tackle bad employership indirectly

It is ‘embarrassing’ that some researchers and teaching staff have had to string together temporary contracts over a period of twelve years, in the view of Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf. But he is not their employer and can only do…
Campus & Culture 5 December 2022

Nominate your favourite colleague

Which support staff member is indispensable at VU Amsterdam and deserves an ode at the New Year’s Gala?  Whether it is a professor who just landed a big grant or a lecturer who wins the annual Teacher Talent Award: we…
Campus & Culture 11 July 2022

Faculty of Science gets rid of controversial tenure track

The Faculty of Science of VU Amsterdam will discontinue the highly discussed tenure track system. Instead, it will implement a career track policy that assumes a permanent contract after 18 months.  In the faculty’s former tenure track system – which…
Campus & Culture 16 June 2022

Bullying and psychic violence rise sharply

VU employees are reasonably content, but they do bully each other more than employees at other universities. On the other hand, the number of cases of academic misconduct seems to have decreased considerably. Employees of our university are reasonably satisfied,…