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Students 1 September 2023

Landlords use tricks to rip off students

Students are increasingly often given a joint contract for the entire student residence. Landlords do this to bypass the rules and charge higher rental fees for rooms. 
Students 29 August 2023

Education minister will not make quiet rooms obligatory

Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf will not force higher education institutions to set up quiet rooms. He does think that such rooms could have a positive effect on student wellbeing.
Students 18 August 2023

VU student launches game association

The Introduction Days of VU Amsterdam will feature a brand new association called Boosted Gryffins. It’s the only student association in Amsterdam focused on gaming. The new association was founded by VU master’s student Ferdi Kabak, who has long been…
Students 7 July 2023

How these two students experience their bodies

How do you experience your body? And what reactions do you get from your surroundings? For our summer magazine, these two students candidly talk about their bodies.
Society 29 June 2023

House of Representatives wants MeToo education in student introduction weeks

In the opinion of the Dutch House of Representatives, it would be good for students to be educated about inappropriate sexual behaviour as early as the introduction weeks. Staff would also benefit from a course.
Students 2 June 2023

Many students consider academic workload too high

Almost four in ten students consider the academic workload too high. At the research universities the workload is a little higher than at the universities of applied sciences, according to the answers given in the National Student Survey (NSE).
Opinion 31 May 2023

‘Every programme needs a climate course’

Jorim Tielbeek, lecturer in neuroscience, believes that all higher education programmes should offer climate education. To promote his cause, he teamed up with Scientist Rebellion to stage an eye-catching event in the New University Building in early May.  Why should…
Society 3 May 2023

Help! I have a smelly colleague

We spend more time with our coworkers than with our families, so what to do when one of them smells bad? ‘Addressing someone in the wrong way can lead to difficult situations.’
Other universities 1 May 2023

UvA suspends lecturer Laurens Buijs

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has suspended the controversial lecturer Laurens Buijs after he called a Professor of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies a dangerous extremist on Twitter.
Students 24 April 2023

Election results: four new parties in University Student Council

With five seats, the SRVU remains the biggest party, but als ChangeVU, De Vrijmoedige Studentenpartij, BAAD and the Liberal Student Party were elected. The turnout was a bit higher this year, maybe thanks to all the free grilled cheeses handed…