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| Is it right for universities to demand a Covid pass from students and staff? Would this strategy work to contain the spread of the virus? This was definitely the hot topic of the week, as the Dutch government moves to make QR codes a reality in higher education. But that's not the only thing stressing students out: many are attending classes even though they're sick out of fear of falling behind. Students in Utrecht have also taken the streets to protest about a housing market that is getting more and more unaffordable for them. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| Students’ stress goes through the roof when catching common cold
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| Students are feeling forced to go to campus even though they’re sick, just to be able to keep up. After all, dropping out of a course can have serious consequences: it means taking up a higher study load for a while, and if you don’t manage to catch up, you risk delaying your graduation. Read more
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| Vibrators and omelettes: our campus columnists had a rollercoaster year
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| Sophie and Lili are the campus columnists in 2021. What was it like to write about student life whilst being stuck at home? What advice would they give to next year's columnist? By the way, if you want to be the next columnist, don't forget to submit your entry before December 1st! Read more
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| Dutch government wants universities to adopt Covid pass in 3G format
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| It looks like the Covid pass is going to become mandatory at universities after all. The idea is to implement a 3G model, in which access will be granted to those who are vaccinated, have recovered from Covid-19 or tested negative. Read more
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'I'd like to live in an affordable house one day'
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| Video - Students dream of having an affordable place to live after graduating, but their chances of realising this dream are slim to none as prices in the Netherlands are skyrocketing. Hundreds of Utrecht residents, including many students, took to the streets to protest the housing market. Read more
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| Life after graduation: four lessons learned
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| Blog - Rafaella has just earned her Bachelor's and moved on to a Master's degree. How does life as a Master's student compare to her life as a Bachelor's student? That's what she shared with us in this month's blog. Read more
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| Heads or tails, fairy tales
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| Campus Columnist - The weather is getting gloomier and gloomier, inviting us to indulge in some serious binge-watching. For some, this is nothing but a guilty pleasure, but campus columnist Lili thinks otherwise: she prefers to embrace her Autumn Netflix binging as an opportunity to reflect on life's big questions. Read more
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| Students prioritised in new classrooms with an eye on the future
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| Three new classrooms have been designated as ‘Future Learning Spaces’. Instead of having the teacher take centre-stage, these rooms allow students to participate actively in their learning process. Read more
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| UU launches new Bachelor's programme combining maths and economics
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| UU wants to make it easier for students to get a degree in both disciplines. After all, new research questions are plentiful and potential employers are falling over themselves to hire these graduates. The double Bachelor’s programme will be officially launched during the opening days. Read more
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| Farewell Mentimeter, hello Wooclap
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| UU is going to stop using the popular voting tool Mentimeter. Teachers made use of the software to spice up their classes, but it does not meet the university's privacy requirements. Students will now have to give their answers through another platform called Wooclap. Read more
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| UU scientist measures effect of public activities: ‘This has to move out of the ‘hobby’ realm’
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| Science cafes, knowledge festivals, visits to secondary schools, meetings with residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods. These are all fun and interesting activities, but do they have the effect scientists and universities are hoping for? Read more
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| KNAW Early Career Award goes to UU media researcher
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| The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW in the Dutch acronym) has announced the winners of the third edition of the Early Career Awards, a prestigious prize for twelve original research ideas by young scientists starting out on their careers. Read more
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| New mural on Strosteeg is an ode to UU physicist Caroline Bleeker
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| A new mural from the Utrechtse Muurformules (Utrecht Mural Formulas) series has been unveiled. It depicts UU physician Caroline Bleeker with her phase-contrast microscope. She is the first female scientist featured in the series. Read more
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| One in 20 rides of tram line 22 gets cancelled
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| The tram connection between Utrecht Central Station and the Utrecht Science Park is more often deficient than acceptable in the eyes of the province of Utrecht and the service provider. On average, 5 percent of the tram rides gets cancelled each month. Read more
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| How can ABP exert more influence to make companies sustainable?
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| Climate activists were pleasantly surprised last month, when pension fund ABP decided to wind down its investments in oil companies. Although the move was welcomed, scientists find that the pension fund should push other companies in the right direction. Read more
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| UU doesn’t see any reason to stop cooperating with Israeli universities
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| UU does not intend to stop cooperating with Israeli universities. The Executive Board and the faculties of Social Sciences and Law, Economics & Governance have set aside recent criticism and adopted the same position as the Association of Dutch Universities. Read more
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| Parties off the table, only education-related gatherings allowed
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| Only 75 students allowed in lecture halls and no parties, drinks and gatherings. Study associations can't organise camps either. Finally, students are asked to make use of self-tests regularly. These are the announcements made by the Executive Board in the latest "corona update". Read more
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| Dutch government does not want to involve councils in Covid pass decision
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| The Dutch government would like to prevent employee and student participation bodies from having their say about whether or not Covid passes should be implemented at their institution. Read more
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| Now you can get tested in the Administration Building at Utrecht Science Park
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| The local public health services (GGD) have set up a location at the Administration Building, where you can get tested for the coronavirus four days a week, and get vaccinated on Wednesdays. Read more
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| Our yearly contest is once again open for submissions from students and employees. Would you like to share your views with the UU community in a biweekly column? Then send us two columns with no more than 500 words before December 1st! More details on how to participate here.
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: how does lunch culture differ between UUers in the city centre and the Utrecht Science Park? What does the introduction of QR codes mean for the university in practice?
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