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| Do you get annoyed at students who book a place to study at the city centre library but only show up hours later? You're not the only one. UU employees are now checking in on people to prevent that from happening. In other news, we talked to the winners of this year's Teacher Awards about their teaching styles and started following a group of roommates who will soon be forced to move out of their beloved home in the red building at Tuindorp West Complex. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| Exam week: empty study spots in the library due to reservation system
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| This academic year, UU started checking whether students show up when they reserve a spot to study at the city centre library. Many students do not. Does the new system work? Read more
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‘Students ask for more democracy, but most of them don’t know about the councils’
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| How democratic is UU? Are students heard? Some students believe the university still has a lot to improve. DUB spoke with four members of the UU Council about how democracy could be expanded at UU. Read more
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‘Being a role model doesn’t mean you know everything’
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| "Help them discover who they are in their world and what the world is to them." That is the motto Teacher of the Year Gerard van der Ree lives by. They have developed their own way of teaching. Read more
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Democracy at university put to test during anniversary ceremony
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| The theme of UU's anniversary was “The Future of Democracy”, but democracy was put to the test as the ceremony was disrupted by teachers and students protesting UU's stance on the Gaza conflict. Read more
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‘There’s no place like TWC’
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| The Red Building at Tuindorp West Complex (TWC) has been making news lately. It will be renovated soon, so all three hundred residents must move out before October 15. Over the next few months, DUB will check in with House 108 until they leave Tuindorp. Read more
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| Blog - Iren was born and raised in Izmir, Turkey, but now she is an international student in Utrecht. Although she is happy to explore and adapt to her new surroundings, it still feels weird to her to call Utrecht "home". Read more
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Utrecht wins Varsity for the second year in a row
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| The Utrecht-based student rowing club Triton won Varsity for the second year in a row. Orca defeated the Triton ladies in the final. Varsity is the biggest student rowing competition in the Netherlands. Read more
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Where is the accommodation for students with a disability?
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| Students with a disability are struggling to find suitable accommodation, says the Dutch Student Union (Dutch acronym: LSVb). The organisation has published an action plan to address the main bottlenecks. Read more
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Two suspects arrested over 'slut lists'
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| Two 20-year-old men have been identified as suspects in the case surrounding the sexist PowerPoint presentation exposing students from Utrecht. Both of them have been released after interrogation. They are suspected of "insult, defamation and/or slander".Read more
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Pressing charges against 'slut list’ compilers? Experts are skeptical
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| According to the public prosecutor’s office, one of the victims of the infamous "slut list" has filed a report. More victims are expected to follow. Do these reports have any chance of success? Read more
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USC denies involvement with new sexist list
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| A new list of women studying at Utrecht University, ranked according to their physical appearances and sexual performance, is circulating online. USC says its members don't have anything to do with the new incident. Read more
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USC left out in 2024; fraternity will have to earn a spot next year
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| UU sent the Utrecht Student Corps (USC) a letter on Wednesday, March 27, enumerating all the sanctions it's taking against the fraternity and the requirements they will have to meet to be readmitted. Read more
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'Those drunk students in my class were hilarious’
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| Earlier this month, Assistant Professor Gerrit Verweij (34) was named Teacher Talent of the Year. The jury praised him as a "true connector" and a role model. “I’ve got the best job in the world." Read more
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Main goal of sustainability education is to point towards solutions
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| Every UU student should be familiar with sustainability issues, regardless of major. A group of lecturers and researchers founded a community is using the game Utrecht2040 as a tool to achieve that goal. Read more
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UU PhD candidate seeks five hundred students
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| UU PhD candidate Rowan Haen is looking for five hundred students who want to improve their critical thinking skills and at the same time contribute to advancing scientific research in this field. Read more
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Municipality designates eight UU buildings as young monuments
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| Eight UU buildings were designated as young monuments by the municipality, including the library at Utrecht Science Park, the Minnaert Building and Educatorium. Read more
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New Stimulation Award aims to give promising initiatives an extra boost
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| Makeda Ferguson, co-founder and chair of the African Caribbean Heritage Network (ACHN) is the winner of the Diversity & Inclusion Award, but one of the other nominees didn’t go home empty-handed. Read more
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Minister of Education offers Parliament no local plans for English-taught programmes
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| Fewer programmes taught in English? The House of Representatives should not expect to receive any plans to that effect from individual higher education institutions yet, says Robbert Dijkgraaf. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: An interview with Professor Bruce Mutsvairo | DUB joins the One Book One Campus book club
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