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| This was a tense week for Utrecht University, marked by three occupations of UU buildings. The latest is taking place as we speak. The two others ended with evacuations by the riot police. Pro-Palestinian protesters are angry about UU's decision to deploy the police against peacefully demonstrating students. These events overshadowed wellbeing week and the elections for the University Council. But if you hurry up, you can still vote! For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| Students spontaneously occupy Janskerkhof 15a
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| Pro-Palestine protesters are trying to occupy a UU building for the third time this week. This Wednesday, May 15, at around 4:00 pm, dozens of demonstrators entered the building at Janskerkhof 15a. Read more
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UU announces critical view on collaboration with Israeli universities
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| Reacting to the protests, UU President Anton Pijpers announces that the list of partnerships with Israeli universities is being updated and re-examined. He also says last week's evictions were necessary. Read more
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Do you already know who you'll vote for?
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| Video - The campaign has started! Today is the last day for UU students to vote for who they want to represent them in the University Council. If you need an introduction to the four parties on the run, this video has got you covered. Read more
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Hundreds of students and teachers protest in front of Administration Building
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| Several hundred students and teachers demonstrated in front of the Administration Building on May 13. They demanded an apology for calling the police to put an end to last week's occupations. Read more
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| Occupation of Drift building ends with police intervention
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| On May 8, for the second day in a row, UU called the police to end a pro-Palestinian protest in one of its buildings. The occupiers were protesting the deployment of police forces the day before. Read more
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Occupation of city centre library's courtyard contained by police
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| About fifty students and employees who set up tents in the city centre library's courtyard were taken by bus to a detention centre in Houten. They were released as soon as they got there. Read more
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| Opinion - UU should not have called the police to disperse students who were protesting peacefully, argue seven members of the action group Scientist Rebellion. “The police raid happened during UU's Wellbeing Week," they observe. Read more
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'We’re fighting against Utrecht University's bystander position'
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| DUB speaks with Eva Hayward, Layal Ftouni, and Kathrine van den Bogert, the three scholars who interrupted UU's anniversary ceremony to protest the university's neutrality regarding Gaza. Read more
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Vuur wants UU to reexamine its collaborations with Israeli universities
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| Student party Lijst Vuur is calling on the Executive Board to reexamine its collaborations with Israeli universities and institutions. The party advises UU to set an ethical framework for its policy. Read more
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‘Tuindorp-West feels a bit like a ghost town'
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| The roommates of Huize 108 dreamed of moving somewhere together after SSH announced that the building where they lived had to be renovated and all residents should move out. Unfortunately, their hopes have been crushed. Read more
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UU students making second-hand textbook platform
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| Looplearn is a non-profit social enterprise that attempts to address a common frustration: buying and selling textbooks. We spoke with its co-founder and team leader Erik Shin. Read more
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Amnesty International: Chinese government intimidates students abroad
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| Chinese students in Europe and North America are monitored and intimidated by their home country, reports Amnesty International, which also interviewed Chinese students in the Netherlands. Read more
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| TivoliVredenburg's new club night Motiv brings the hard house sound to Utrecht. DUB is giving away tickets to the party. Click on the image above to know more. Read more
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More reports of inappropriate behaviour from both students and employees
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| Both students and employees are now more likely to seek out an ombudsperson or confidential officer to report aggression, violence, bullying and sexual intimidation. Read more
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SURF quits X and embraces Mastodon
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| SURF tweets no more. The collaborative organisation for IT in Dutch education and research is leaving X (formerly known as Twitter) and opening its server on Mastodon, where users will be less bothered by bots, trolls and spam. Read more
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Academies: Europe must protect free science
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| Let's protect open and free science in Europe. That is the call being made by national academies of science of EU members, including the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), in the run-up to the European elections. Read more
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| Blog - English-taught education can help Dutch academics and non-native English speakers identify when generative AI sounds "uncanny", argues UU teacher John Tang. Tools like Chat GPT often write in an excessively formal way. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: PPE study association Metis celebrates fifth anniversary in style | An interview with Governance expert Albert Meijer
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