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| Will the government's austerity measures be taken off the table? The higher education sector has been watching with bated breath as an alliance of opposition parties tries to negotiate with the cabinet. In other news, an Israeli scientist who was kicked out of the organisation of the Atgender conference shared her side of the story with DUB. We also talked to a non-binary law student who fled from Turkey and won an award. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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Israeli scientist banned from Atgender conference held in UU building
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| Scientist Rachel Levi Herz, one of the organisers of the Gender Studies conference Atgender, was forced to resign before the most recent conference because she works at an Israeli university. Read more
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'Teachers should not impose their opinions while lecturing'
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| Banning books, excluding people from a debate or proclaiming a certain view as the only truth. That is the death knell for academic freedom, according to Rector Henk Kummeling. Read more
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| These are hard times for the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University. They must work on a renewal project for their education at the Bachelor's level while still processing the announcement of drastic budget cuts. 82 full-time positions will disappear. Read more
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My year as a board member: overworked, underpaid and facing extinction
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| Opinion - Tijmen was on the board of the study association Atlas (Liberal Arts & Sciences). He was paid 55 cents an hour to work 20 hours a week, but there was so much to do he worked 40 hours. Read more
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Walk-out on Wednesday against austerity measures
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| On Wednesday, students and staff will protest in several university cities against the austerity measures. In Utrecht, a “big whistle concert” is set to happen at Janskerkhof and Utrecht Science Park. Read more
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| 'Asylum law should be a compulsory part of a master of laws'
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| Earlier this academic year, Huseyin Ali Kudret won the Katadreuffe Prize, an honour awarded annually to the most remarkable law student. Turkish and non-binary, Huseyin fled to the Netherlands in 2022. Read more
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| An unprecedented measure that will screw us over more than the late graduation fine
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| Opinion - Students are protesting the fine for people who take longer to graduate, but that's 3,000 euros per year while most students on debt will spend much more on interest as the rate has been increased. Read more
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UMC researcher nominated for UAF Award
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| Braaha Horani is one of the four nominees for the UAF award this year. She fled from Syria and completed the Medicine programme at UU. Now, she works as a researcher at UMC Utrecht and the geriatrics department of the Diakonessenhuis Hospital. Read more
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Three lessons from living with John Bill
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| Blog - Iren lives at UCU. She and her roommates are sick and tired of a group of tenants who do not pay rent: the mice. The students were forced to change their entire behaviour because of these little creatures. Read more
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| Blog - Chiara has dyscalculia, a type of neurodivergence akin to dyslexia, only with numbers. Her educational trajectory wasn't always easy because some teachers didn't know how to deal with her difficulties. Read more
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| The Too Good To Go app allows you to order food that would otherwise end up in the trash, for a fraction of the price. Good for the environment and good for your wallet. DUB will be giving away seven vouchers to three lucky winners. Click on the photo above to learn more.
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Negotiations on budget cuts are sluggish
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| The four coalition parties (PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB) are not keen on taking back the 1.3 billion euros in austerity measures against higher education and research, as the opposition demands. They are offering to reduce it to 363 million euros. Read more
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D66 leaves education budget negotiations
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| D66 is leaving the "monster alliance" of opposition parties negotiating a relaxation of the austerity measures announced by the cabinet for higher education and research. According to the centre-left party, the cabinet is not making enough concessions. Read more
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House of Representatives: "Let's talk before doing away with small programmes"
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| A majority in the Dutch Parliament considers it a shame to dismantle small university programmes due to a lack of coordination. They find that the minister of education must discuss the matter with universities. Read more
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Coalition prepared to abolish fine for delayed graduation
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| The coalition parties are prepared to abort their plans for a fine penalising students who take longer than most to graduate. They are also willing to cut 150 million euros less from scientific research. Read more
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| UU makes PhD defence more accessible by explaining research in layman's terms
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| Since the end of August, PhD candidates at Utrecht University have been able to give short lectures to laypeople before their PhD defence. The university has finally opened up to this possibility. Read more
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| 'Universities will have to show some humility'
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| It is no coincidence that the current Dutch cabinet is imposing severe austerity measures on higher education, argued Professor Mark Bovens in his farewell speech. Read more
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| Help PhD students meet their deadline
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| Opinion - Erik van Sebille thinks it is unacceptable that PhD candidates finish their dissertation in their own time and without pay after four years. He hopes that supervisors, promotors and PhD candidates will communicate and plan better. Read more
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Seven ERC grants for Utrecht-based researchers
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| The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 37 scientists from Dutch institutions a "consolidator grant" of two million euros. Seven of those will go to UU, UMC Utrecht and the Princess Maxima Centre. Read more
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| UU Council feels sidelined regarding plan to halt honours programmes
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| The council thinks that the Executive Board was too late in informing the council about the plan to axe honours programmes. Faculties are already working on it, even though the council still has to vote on it. Read more
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Municipality to allow people to hitchhike at USP
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| Students will soon be able to hitchhike at Utrecht Science Park. The municipality is establishing three new spots in the city where people will be able to ask for a lift. One of them will be at USP. Read more
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Sad Sinterklaas poem hanging at Trans 10
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| Writing each other poems is among the traditions the Dutch have for the Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) holiday. A Sinterklaas poem was hung at the door of the building that houses the language programmes that will be axed by the Faculty of Humanities. Read more
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| Coming up: Master's programme Charm EU gives extra points to applicants from minorities | Where do students prefer to study at the USP library?
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