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UvA researchers on nitrogen report: “Our study is anything but at odds with current policy”

UvA researchers on nitrogen report: “Our study is anything but at odds with current policy”

15 September 2023 - 09:58

On Tuesday, the report on the “actual” nitrogen spread from dairy farms was released. What are the implications of that long-awaited study? Folia asked UvA scientists Emiel van Loon and Albert Tietema, who led the study. “Our study is by no means a catastrophe for nitrogen policy; ...

The pill and condom are out, “natural” contraception is in, researchers see at Lowlands

The pill and condom are out, “natural” contraception is in, researchers see at Lowlands

28 August 2023 - 16:23

While the pill unleashed a sexual revolution in the 1960s, today contraceptives are increasingly giving way to “natural” methods like periodic abstinence and early withdrawal. Why is that? Time for UvA PhD student Wieke Beumer to ask festival-goers at Lowlands about contraception.

UvA PhD student: “I hope to build a bridge between everyday life and physics”

UvA PhD student: “I hope to build a bridge between everyday life and physics”

12 July 2023 - 10:13

Why do most newspapers have space for stock market prices but not for scientific research? That puzzles physicist Rasa Muller. On July 11, she received her doctorate on cosmic particles that fly through everything. “I want to show precisely that you can be amazed even if you don’t quite ...

Is there more character assassination now than in the past? “We are constantly thinking about our image”

Is there more character assassination now than in the past? “We are constantly thinking about our image”

23 June 2023 - 13:23

Over 60 scholars and Gorbachev’s former interpreter are talking about “character assassination, illiberalism and the erosion of civil rights” at a three-day conference at the UvA. What is the role of social media in this?

“There is not enough room for non-Western scholars at European universities”

“There is not enough room for non-Western scholars at European universities”

14 June 2023 - 12:17

From constant hassles with visa applications to uncomfortable conversations about their “country of origin”. This is the daily reality for non-Western scientists. Two UvA scientists compiled a collection about it that was recently published. “We wrote it for scholars who have no ex...

Self-help book aims to improve happiness of PhD students under pressure

Self-help book aims to improve happiness of PhD students under pressure

13 June 2023 - 16:44

Psychiatrist and “meta-scientist” Joeri Tijdink researches the well-being of scientists. Now he has written an uplifting self-help book: How can doctoral students survive academia?

Geese are eating grasslands bare: Should we drive them away or tolerate them?

Geese are eating grasslands bare: Should we drive them away or tolerate them?

1 June 2023 - 11:38

The goose is doing well; most species have increased in recent years. This is not such good news for farmers because geese are eating the grasslands. This is what PhD student Nelleke Buitendijk studied. “When you focus on driving them away, the geese leave for a neighboring country. All you do...

Renée Römkens: “The Netherlands has a distorted self-image when it comes to emancipation”

Renée Römkens: “The Netherlands has a distorted self-image when it comes to emancipation”

26 May 2023 - 10:13

Women are still unabatedly and disproportionately often victims of violence by men, points out extraordinary professor of gender-related violence Renée Römkens (70). With the book Beyond the Bewilderment, published this month, she provides an impetus to think further. “I would like...

Youth care expert: “Our society should be more relaxed and inclusive”

Youth care expert: “Our society should be more relaxed and inclusive”

12 May 2023 - 09:28

Starting in 2015, many innovations were introduced in youth care, but at the same time many cuts were made. That is where many problems in the sector began, such as the long waiting lists, observes Leonieke Boendermaker, who has been extraordinary professor of youth care and implementation for just ...

Working conditions in the cultural sector are “problematic,” according to UvA sociologist

Working conditions in the cultural sector are “problematic,” according to UvA sociologist

8 May 2023 - 12:26

Low salaries, a lot of overtime, and less autonomy than expected: working in the cultural sector is no cakewalk. UvA sociologist Petar Marčeta comes to that conclusion in a study he will present on May 10th. “A misconception that perpetuates the situation is the idea of the struggling artist,...

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