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Education 22 February 2023

Teacher of the year wants to see his students grow

Lachezar Yanev was elected Teacher of the year. He uses clips from Hollywood movies and an escape room to engage his students.
Awards 16 February 2023

Students nominate journalistic platform for Nobel Peace Prize

Professor Wolfgang Wagner and his students have nominated the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) for the Nobel Peace Prize. “Their investigative works are often overlooked as a contribution to peace.” Wagner specialises in conflict and peace studies, which…
Science 9 February 2023

‘Without collaboration with businesses, you miss out on many opportunities’

To get funding, researchers have to collaborate a lot: with one another, with companies and also internationally. During a Dutch Research Council (NWO) meeting it became evident that this can lead to all sorts of problems, but still: “There’s enough…
Internationalization 9 February 2023

House wants Dutch as language of instruction for undergraduate courses

Should Dutch be the language of instruction in all Bachelor’s degree programmes? The House of Representatives voted on a series of motions designed to curb the internationalisation of higher education.
Science 30 January 2023

Psychological safety helps to enhance workplace performance

Management teams with high psychological safety perform better than teams where psychological safety is low, according to new research by VU Amsterdam external PhD student Elmira Nijhuis. While it has long been known that psychological safety and good work performance…
Science 25 January 2023

Will computers replace scientists?

Computers can analyse large amounts of data better and faster than humans, and OpenAI’s new chatbot is able to – within seconds – produce a text that looks a lot like a scientific article. Four experts about AI’s potential in…
Science 17 January 2023

Knowledge Security Helpdesk receives almost 150 queries

Which scientists can we work with and how careful should we be? Over the the course of almost 12 months, the Knowledge Security Helpdesk received 148 questions. One year ago, the government launched a Helpdesk intended to help universities en…
Science 5 January 2023

‘Despite teething problems, recognise and reward is the wave of the future’

Universities worldwide are looking for new ways to assess the quality of science. With its new ‘recognise and reward’ focus, the Netherlands has a chance to be among the frontrunners in this area, says AWTI advisory board chair Eppo Bruins….
Science 23 December 2022

Jolanda van der Velden’s mini hearts truly beat

Personalised medicine for heart patients would be an ultimate dream come true for many physicians. The miniature hearts Jolanda van der Velden is building at the Physiology Lab may make that dream a reality.
Internationalization 15 December 2022

Minister is not quite in a hurry to form new policy for international students

Amid calls for a recruitment stop for international students and a quick-fix stopgap bill, last Friday Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf informed the House of Representatives that he does not want to be rushed.