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Education22 February 2021
50 percent tuition fee reduction and relief for junior researchers next year
Students enrolled in study programmes in the past year will receive a 50 percent reduction in tuition fees for the upcoming academic year as compensation for coronavirus disruptions. The contracts of academic researchers will also be extended, and higher education will receive compensation for skyrocketing student numbers.
read moreOpinion19 February 2021
‘Give researchers a 3 month education break after the pandemic’
Twee organisatieantropologen zien hun onderzoek dieper en dieper wegzakken in een lange winterslaap. ‘Wij krijgen steeds complimenten over onze inzet voor het onderwijs, maar we hebben ook perspectief nodig om ons ingeslapen onderzoek weer wakker te schudden’, schreven Harry Wels en Frans Kamsteeg in een ingezonden brief aan Ad Valvas.
read moreEducation16 February 2021
WOinActie: university staff on the brink of collapse
Minister Van Engelshoven has to move as quickly as possible to ensure that the number of university researchers and support personnel are expanded by 20 percent. “There is a desperate need.”
read moreCampus11 February 2021
VU students miss their fellow students
Almost all students of the VU Amsterdam worry about their mental and social well-being, according to a survey conducted by the VU.
read moreEducation11 February 2021
House motions a tuition-free corona compensation year
Many students are falling behind in their studies due to the coronavirus crisis. The House of Representatives has just adopted a motion allowing them to enrol in an extra year of university free of charge. But it is too early to celebrate.
read moreMoney11 February 2021
You can buy 24 billion bapao rolls from the national student debt
The total student debt in the Netherlands is over 21 billion euros, but how much is being added every second? And what could you buy with all that money? On the National Debt Metre website, you can see the figures getting bigger and bigger by the second.
read moreScience09 February 2021
Research into gender bias: 'Peer reviews are not the issue’
When it comes to the number of publications, female scientists are still lagging behind their male counterparts. A large study has revealed that this difference cannot be explained by the peer reviews of scientific journals.
read moreEducation05 February 2021
What will open first: pubs or lecture halls?
The lockdown will be extended until 2 March, Prime Minister Rutte said on Tuesday. So for the time being, the majority of university teaching will remain online. When will universities and universities of applied sciences be allowed to open their doors again?
read moreCampus05 February 2021
GameStop hype has reached VU Amsterdam
The GameStop phenomenon has spread globally. Several students on our campus have invested in the volatile stock as well.
read moreCampus04 February 2021
Head of Psychology Department steps down
The head of the Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology has laid down his directorial responsibilities as of last week. Reason for his leaving is the arisen commotion surrounding his job performance.
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