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| Students, educators and policy makers are all talking about one thing: the results of the Dutch elections, which were surprising for some. DUB encountered many students who didn't see it coming. In other news, we had a chat with the new ombudsman for students and followed the "nightlife stewards" making sure partygoers don't bother the people living around Nobelstraat. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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'I don't know anybody who voted for Geert Wilders'
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| Many students were shocked to hear the election results. Utrecht is one of the few left-wing cities on the Dutch map. But maybe this is an invitation for self-reflection. Read more
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| ‘In Sweden, it’s normal to take a break’
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| For several years, stress and pressure to perform have been a cause for concern in Dutch higher education. For example, UU organises the Wellbeing Week. Is it a typical Dutch problem or are students just as overwhelmed in other European countries? Read more
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| ‘I can always grab the phone and ask what happened’
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| A new role exists at UU since the beginning of this academic year: ombudsperson for students, who mediates things when a student can no longer solve an issue directly with the university. Read more
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| Is it okay to ask a student to answer a question in front of the whole class?
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| DUB panel - Just the thought of answering a question in front of a packed lecture hall is enough to make some students break out in a sweat. Is cold-calling an effective teaching technique? Read more
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| Drinking too much, being tired of life... students aren’t doing well yet
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| One in four students find themselves weary of life every now and then and one in six is a heavy drinker, a new monitor has revealed. And yet, students’ mental wellbeing is slightly better than two years ago. Read more
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| If you go out around Nobelstraat, you've probably noticed people ensuring that partygoers don't disturb the neighbourhood. These "nightlife stewards" have been deployed since the beginning of the academic year. DUB tagged along for a night. Read more
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You live in every brave person, Nandika
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| Blog - Alongside Nandika Mogha, Andreia Duque was one of the first international students to join the University Council in 2020-2021. She writes a heartfelt account of how Nandika, who passed away in September, influenced her life. Read more
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'Alcohol is not necessarily the most important thing'
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| Where can you still eat out for a fair price in Utrecht? The members of some student associations are lucky because their headquarters are transformed into restaurants a few times a week. Read more
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| The colour pink does not exist
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| Blog - Student Andrea has recently learned that the colour pink does not actually exist. That's right. She explains it better in this month's blog. She couldn't help but think of Gaza after acquiring this new piece of knowledge. Read more
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'I want to help kids find their place in society'
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| Sisi Chen (24) won the Vliegenthart Thesis Award when graduating with a Master's in Educational Sciences. She's wanted to work in education ever since she was a little girl. Read more
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Dutch elections: what are the consequences for education and research?
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| With 37 seats, PVV has emerged as the largest party in the Dutch House of Representatives. NSC won twenty seats. Both parties want to call a halt to the internationalisation of higher education. Read more
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| UU remains a left-wing stronghold
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| Almost half of the people who cast their votes at one of the four polling stations located inside UU's buildings voted for GroenLinks-PvdA (an alliance between Green Left and the Workers Party, Ed.). Centre-left party D66 came second. Read more
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| ‘We are facing challenging times'
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| Education administrators are warning against “heavy-handed” measures following the victory of PVV and NSC in the election. They stress that international students should continue to feel welcome in the Netherlands. Read more
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| Two protests against PVV on the same day in Utrecht
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| Two protests against PVV, the party that emerged as the leader of this week's parliamentary elections, took place in Utrecht just one day after the results were announced. Read more
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| TivoliVredenburg will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Housequake party with Roog & Erick E. DUB is giving away two pairs of tickets for this sold-out event. Learn more.
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| ‘Language restrictions are not the best way to address the challenges’
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| Why should a Bachelor's have two tracks, one in English and one in Dutch? Amidst a heated debate on internationalisation, DUB spoke with three programmes with two tracks and their students. Read more
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| 'Guys, please fix this device. It's not working'
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| Is your zipper broken? Your favourite Christmas lights are not switching on anymore? Your sandwich toaster caused a short circuit? No biggie. Just take them to Repair Café, at Utrecht Science Park. Read more
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| 'Good idea, too bad I always forget to bring my own mug'
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| Video - You must bring your own mugs to use the university's coffee machines now. If you don't, the machines offer a reusable cup, but it costs one euro. What do students thinks about that? Read more
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| Will Geosciences get rid of those turnstiles? 'Nope.'
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| An ironic social media account wonders every few weeks if the turnstiles in the Vening Meinesz building are working or not. This is a debate that keeps coming back, again and again. Read more
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| Educational buildings on Drift get a major makeover
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| The educational buildings on Drift will be thoroughly renovated in the next few years. Workgroups will therefore be organised elsewhere. In addition, nine study associations will have to move. Read more
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| Two Social and Behavioural Sciences Master’s resume teaching in Dutch
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| The Master's programmes Educational Sciences and Clinical Child, Family & Education Studies want to revert their classes to Dutch because they hardly have any international students and the majority of graduates end up in the Dutch labour market. Read more
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Education Council warns against cutting the education budget
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| Education is “of great political importance”, writes the Education Council in a letter to the next government. The letter warns against reducing the budget for education. Read more
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| Allow sparks to fly in class, even when Israel and Palestine come up
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| What should teachers do when the conflict between Israel and Palestine is suddenly brought up in class? Tread lightly, one would think. But “it would be terrible for education if the world was shut out.” Read more
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| 'We were doing an euthanasia round every day'
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| 81 of the 260 sheep from De Tolakker Teaching Farm, which belongs to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, have died from the Bluetongue virus. Students Sanne and Marjelle had to deal with the situation. Read more
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| Netherlands awarded 36 Consolidator Grants by European Research Council
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| ERC is awarding 36 Consolidator Grants of up to 2 million euros to researchers from Dutch universities and institutes. The Netherlands outperformed every other country except for Germany and the UK. Read more
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| UCR takes higher education platform Scienceguide to court
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| University College Roosevelt has filed a lawsuit against Scienceguide, the news platform about higher education. They're demanding the platform to rectify an article and take it down from social media. Read more
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| NWO raises amount of Veni and Vidi grants
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| Due to increased salaries and prices, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has raised the amount of the Veni and Vidi grants, aimed at top researchers. The change takes effect immediately and also applies to application rounds currently underway. Read more
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| NWO pulls out 20 million to spur climate research
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| No application rounds, no competing for money... A new unit of research funding body NWO will use a different approach – and 20 million euros – to encourage climate research. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: Meet five players of FC Utrecht's female team who are also UU students; More and more students are getting suspicious of birth control pills. Why?
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