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Campus 29 September 2022

What happens to the security camera footage at VU Amsterdam?

Every day, you are being filmed by security cameras at VU Amsterdam, probably without you even realizing it. But what happens to that footage? And is there scientific proof for its use?
Campus 23 August 2022

The Essential 8

Need a break from staring at your laptop or test tubes all day? The VU campus offers plenty of diversions. Check out these 8 can’t-miss hotspots: from a hidden rooftop terrace to an authentic Dutch pub.
Campus 22 June 2022

‘I have learned how not to belong’

Writer in Residence Babs Gons recognised a recurring theme in her conversations with students: belonging, being yourself, and feeling at home. Did VU Amsterdam make her feel at home? A look back at the past year.
Campus 20 June 2022

‘For real diversity you need to go far beyond political correctness’

Myra Colis is an immigrant from the Philippines and a student mother in her forties. She is a bit of a ‘strange duck’ on the student council, where she helps VU Amsterdam define what exactly diversity means, and how to…
Campus 14 June 2022

‘I am an easy target for aggression’

Bee Scherer is often addressed as male at the local bakery, but the professor Buddhism does insist on being addressed in a non-binary form at the university.
Campus 5 April 2022

‘International students should learn Dutch and ride bikes’

Internationalization is beneficial for both international and Dutch students, faculty director Sylvia Vink thinks. ‘But I don’t think the VU can handle another enormous influx of international students.’
AD VALVAS 14 December 2021

Last-minute student exchanges: ‘Some students were scammed’

The pandemic made it a lot harder for students to go on a student exchange, but some determined VU students did not want to give up on their plans. Whereas they might normally have several months to get ready for…
Campus 6 December 2021

‘We do not believe students wish to put other people in danger’

LONGREAD – What will VU Amsterdam be doing to make sure infected students do not come to the campus? VU Amsterdam spokesperson Frauke van Goethem says it is primarily the responsibility of students themselves: ‘It is quite simply irresponsible to…
Campus 10 November 2021

New rector Jeroen Geurts: ‘I hope to be an example’

LONGREAD – Neuroscientist Jeroen Geurts will take up the position in January as successor to Vinod Subramaniam. ‘It’s a job that lets me do everything I want to do.’
Campus 2 November 2021

Students can share their worries at Wellbeing Point & Panel

LONGREAD – It’s been a long time coming, but today VU Amsterdam is launching its Student Wellbeing Point & Panel, or rather a pilot phase for it. The twin initiatives are intended to increase the accessibility of help and information…