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How are planets born? In a specially developed planet incubator in Germany, the birth of planets is being mimicked. UvA professor Carsten Dominik is one of the scientists behind the project. folia.nl/en/wetenschap/17827…
Looking for a part-time job alongside your studies? For students from outside the European Union the process involves navigating a bureaucratic maze, which is enough to put many employers off. As a result, these students often remain unemployed for months. folia.nl/en/actueel/178245/w…
Amsterdam UMC plans to join a new collaboration with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem through the Horizon programme, for which the UvA was set to provide a PhD place. folia.nl/en/actueel/178124/a…
Absentee voting is not an option for Israelis: they are required to cast their vote in person in their home country. And so Erella Grassiani, an Israeli-Dutch lecturer at the UvA, boarded a flight to Israel to vote in Tuesday’s elections. folia.nl/en/actueel/178233/t…
From January, main caterer Cirfood will make way for a wide range of new entrepreneurs. This means more meal vending machines, more food trucks and fewer meat options at the university. folia.nl/en/actueel/178219/l…
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The websites of several universities are inaccessible on Wednesday due to a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language. The UvA’s main websites remain accessible for now. The university is investigating whether any measures are necessary. folia.nl/en/actueel/178199/u…
Unpaid funding, cancelled vacancies and censorship: the research climate in the United States is becoming increasingly challenging. Through the Tulp Fund, the Netherlands has attracted 29 leading scientists. folia.nl/en/wetenschap/17818…
Is it possible to get through ADE without alcohol or drugs? At the increasingly popular ecstatic dance parties, you dance barefoot, without any intoxicants and without speaking. Is this trend catching on amongst UvA students too? folia.nl/en/actueel/177935/i…
Getting high just from dancing, preferably barefoot: even at ADE, traditionally a hotspot for alcohol and drugs, there are several ecstatic dance parties to be found. Would students go to one of these parties?
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“At a time when we are being bombarded from all sides with warnings about digital dependency, it is nothing short of a miracle that the clock in the classroom is still analogue.” folia.nl/en/opinie/178173/ni…
Does the UvA rely too heavily on digital tools? Columnist Nikola Edelsztejn examines how poorly students, staff, and the Executive Board are prepared for hacks, outages, and cyberattacks. folia.nl/en/opinie/178173/ni…
Watermarks are intended to indicate whether a text was written by AI or by a human. These developments could also have implications for UvA AI Chat, the university’s internal AI tool, which runs on external language models such as ChatGPT and Claude. folia.nl/en/actueel/178043/u…
It’s exam week again, which means the study spaces at the University Library on Vendelstraat are filling up fast. What are the unwritten rules of studying together? folia.nl/en/actueel/177860/h…
This weekend marks the 51st edition of the Amsterdam Marathon. With demand for marathon places continuing to rise and more runners taking to the course without adequate training, sports physicians are warning of serious health risks.
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Despite the shortage of dentists, no additional training places for dentists are being created. Etienne Verheijck, director of education at Acta, describes the decision as ‘a shame’. “We do have the capacity to train more dentists.”
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Physics student and International Master in chess Khoi Pham is currently in China competing in the World University Chess Championship. “Chess is a very mental game; it’s incredibly unforgiving. At this level, if you make just one mistake, it’s over.”
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Satellites help forecast the weather, but they can also be used for bombing. These dual-use technologies serve both civilian and military purposes, raising legal questions that universities must address, professor Kanetake says in her inaugural lecture. folia.nl/en/wetenschap/17810…
