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Students24 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.
read moreJob market21 April 2023
Unions head to VU to protest against high workload
The universities are still not doing enough to combat the high workload, say the trade unions. And things are not moving swiftly with regard to permanent contracts either.
read moreCampus20 April 2023
USR-election results spoiled by faulty announcement
When announcing the winners of the student council elections, one faculty seat was mistakenly given to the wrong person, a source who wishes to remain anonymous relayed to Ad Valvas.
read moreCampus20 April 2023
VU Amsterdam breaks from fossil fuel industry – mostly
The executive board has announced that VU Amsterdam will no longer be collaborating with fossil fuel companies for research, unless they commit themselves to the energy transition.
read moreCampus20 April 2023
New student party wants to get rid of ‘privileges’ for VU Pride
“I'm sorry, can you do it in English?” asks someone from the audience as the leader of the Vrijmoedige Studentenpartij introduces himself during the student council’s election debate. But Marlon Uljee refuses to do so.
read morePolitics20 April 2023
Government investigates potential risk posed by Chinese PhD candidates
Chinese PhD candidates attending Dutch universities on a scholarship sometimes pass on sensitive information to China, according to various media reports.
read morePolitics13 April 2023
Government wants more permanent contracts: will lecturers benefit?
Fewer flexible contracts, more security for staff… This week, the government put forward a plan to reform the labour market. What will that mean for higher education?
read moreCampus12 April 2023
Wokeism and fossil fuel ties fire up USR debate
Stark contrasting opinions about ‘woke’ ideologies and the fossil fuel industry took the floor during the University Student Council (USR) debate, with new student parties hoping to drastically shift the coun
read moreScience23 March 2023
How whale poo and artificial clouds might reverse climate change
In a master class at VU Amsterdam, climate expert Sir David King proposed two innovative solutions for climate repair: artificial whale poo and cloud machines.
read moreCampus15 March 2023
Donated clothes on campus go missing
The Student Clothing Exchange by SRVU is dealing with an unfortunate problem. Clothes from their donation bin have been disappearing, forcing the student union to get rid of the bin altogether.
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