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Han van der Maas | Long live the unreal people

Han van der Maas | Long live the unreal people

15 September 2023 - 09:26

Mona Keijzer, our future prime minister, wants real solutions for real people. These real people fascinate me. Who are the unreal people? At best, Mona is referring to the average person who only appears in statistics. These are the ones who profit from unreal solutions, while all the other, real, p...

Nitrogen emissions not confined to farms, UvA researchers conclude

Nitrogen emissions not confined to farms, UvA researchers conclude

13 September 2023 - 10:16

How does nitrogen spread from dairy farms? Does it only fall onto the farm or does it end up miles away in natural areas? And is it then actually absorbed by vegetation? UvA researchers investigated this over the past four years after doubts arose about an earlier RIVM report. “91 percent of t...

Mark Rutte wanted liberal excitement in higher education

Mark Rutte wanted liberal excitement in higher education

12 July 2023 - 09:56

Prime Minister Mark Rutte is quitting. He announced Monday morning that he will not head up the list for the VVD in the upcoming elections. What has his impact been on higher education?

Parliamentary questions about Jewish UvA students feeling unsafe

Parliamentary questions about Jewish UvA students feeling unsafe

7 July 2023 - 09:40

Lower House members of the PVV, JA21, and SGP parties want the Minister of Education to enter into talks with the UvA about the safety of Jewish students. This is in response to a report in Folia about a group of Jewish students who felt unwelcome at the university after the occupation.

Dijkgraaf opposes banning protests against Israel at universities

Dijkgraaf opposes banning protests against Israel at universities

6 July 2023 - 11:57

Strong action must be taken against anti-Semitism, Minister Dijkgraaf believes. But controversial opinions are also allowed at universities, and so activists are allowed to call for a boycott of Israel there.

Global research funders support “recognize and reward” concept

Global research funders support “recognize and reward” concept

2 June 2023 - 13:19

We need to “recognize and reward” scientists differently, say research funders from around the world. They signed a joint statement on Wednesday.

Dijkgraaf wants more research into threats to academic freedom

Dijkgraaf wants more research into threats to academic freedom

25 May 2023 - 10:23

According to a European report, academic freedom in the Netherlands is under pressure for several reasons. Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf takes the findings seriously and is having them investigated.

“Riots over bread prices in Roman Empire touch the foundation of survival”

“Riots over bread prices in Roman Empire touch the foundation of survival”

21 April 2023 - 11:22

How were politics practiced in classical antiquity? And what can we learn from that about the electoral victory of the political party BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB)? That’s what the professor of Ancient History Daniëlle Slootjes is here to talk about. “Part of the success of the Roman Em...

Universities receive €200 million annually for collaboration and permanent jobs

Universities receive €200 million annually for collaboration and permanent jobs

12 April 2023 - 12:55

Universities will receive €200 million annually for cooperation and more permanent jobs. There is also a plan for the ailing minor languages French and German. The National Commission on Sector Plans proposes that they get national bachelor's programs.

Sometimes Left is Right and Right is Left

Sometimes Left is Right and Right is Left

11 April 2023 - 16:21

The Right wants to set an example with high penalties, while the Left favours community service, prevention and treatment. But sometimes it is the other way round, observes columnist Han van der Maas. ‘In university cooperation with Shell, the Left is suddenly in favour of punishment and prohi...

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