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| The day has come: students are finally allowed to have classes on campus again, albeit only one day a week. It was about time, as a new study showed international students were having a hard time. The lockdown intensified their feelings of loneliness and stress, not to mention their troubles to find accommodation. Speaking of housing, a UU student has created a national organisation to represent student tenants. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| International students less and less happy in the Netherlands
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| International students in the Netherlands are no strangers to struggles, but the Covid-19 pandemic has made things worse, according to a new survey. They feel lonely and stressed out more often, not to mention they have more financial worries than local students. Read more
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| Universities not likely to ease restrictions completely in September
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| Students will be attending classes on campus in September, without having to adhere to social distancing rules. But not everything will go back to normal: face masks will still be mandatory and no more than 75 students will be allowed in a lecture hall. Read more
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| Approach to sexual harassment and misconduct approved by UU Council
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| The Executive Board has been able to convince the University Council that it does take the prevention of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviours seriously. The university has been recently criticised for its supposed 'lack of decisiveness' around the issue. Read more
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| Minister of Education meets UU students: 'What matters is you're back in the classroom'
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| After months of lockdown, universities received the green light to hold lectures on campus. The Dutch Minister of Education, Ingrid van Engelshoven, visited a lecture for freshmen of the Public Administration and Organisation Science (PAOS) programme. Read more
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| The Dutch usually go crazy on king’s day. But this year was different
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| If you went out on the 27th of April, you may have encountered people dressed in head-to-toe orange or carrying the red, white and blue flag. They were celebrating king's day, a holiday that is usually wild, but had to go quiet for the second year in a row due to Covid. Read more
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| Executive Board will have student as advisor
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| After the summer, a student assessor will join Utrecht University's Executive Board. This person will be tasked with ensuring that the interests of students are taken into account when the Board decides on matters related to them and their education. Read more
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| Student & Starter: 'We need to take action against temporary rental contracts'
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| Temporary rental contracts are a big source of stress for many students in Utrecht, as the landlord doesn't have to renew them and the rent can be raised considerably with each new contract. Local party Student & Starter wants to reduce the existence of this type of contract. Read more
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| UU student Daan Roovers about new tenants union: 'We want more rooms'
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| The housing shortage is a big problem in the Netherlands, but even more so among students. For them, the situation is getting completely out of hand, says UU student Daan Roovers. He is one of the initiators of LOS, a new national advocacy group for student tenants. Read more
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| Squatters at Lage Weide must make way for USC lustrum party
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| The Public Prosecution Office is allowed to evict a squatted building on the industrial terrain Lage Weide, in Utrecht, according to a recent preliminary relief during summary proceedings between the squatters and the State. Read more
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Mood forecast – will it be a sunny day?
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| Campus columnist In the Netherlands, talking about the weather is a sport. After all, it can change at the snap of a finger. Have you checked Buienradar today? Campus columnist Lili Szarvas realises just how much the unpredictable Dutch weather influences her mood. Read more
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| Inaugurated last month, FLFL is a new falafel restaurant in Utrecht where everything is vegan and homemade! Want to try it? DUB is giving away four dinner vouchers. Click on the picture above to learn how to win one.
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| Seven tips to survive your thesis period
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| For many students, block 4 means writing their thesis. This rather lonely process is not made any easier by the Covid-19 pandemic. How can students ensure that they stay motivated and complete the task, even amidst times like these? We spoke with two experts to get some tips. Read more
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| Talking your way into a higher grade: is that allowed? We asked the DUB panel
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| Sweet-talking your way into a higher grade or extra point. Students who do that are often seen as overachievers or losers. But what if the teacher really made a mistake? Opinions among this practice vary among the members of the DUB panel. Read more
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| The financial hurdles for UU students on their way to Cambridge
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| If you want to study in the United Kingdom, either for a short time or a longer programme, then you'll have to have deep pockets, thanks to Brexit. Sophie Martens is interested in pursuing a Master’s degree in Cambridge. She investigated the options to afford an education in the UK. Read more
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| UU professor Bert Weckhuysen on university financing: ‘We’re reaching rock bottom’
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| There’s no way around it for the Dutch parliament: all signs are pointing in the same direction. Universities need significantly more money – at least one billion euros. If that doesn’t happen, major protests will follow, according to Utrecht-based Spinoza winner Bert Weckhuysen. Read more
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| ‘Covid fund’ for PhD candidates and Postdocs extended until 2023
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| PhD candidates and Postdocs who are unable to complete their research before their contract is due to expire because of the coronavirus pandemic will be able to request assistance from the ‘Covid fund’ once more. The current arrangement will be extended until 2023. Read more
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| Competition for European research grants keeps on rising
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| In 2020, only one in twelve applicants for the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant was successful. The Netherlands scored well again, with Dutch applicants winning 17 of the 209 grants. Read more
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| Sign of appreciation: 10,000 euros for science communication
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| The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW in the Dutch acronym) announced last week that 91 research teams will each receive a sum of 10,000 euros for their efforts in bringing scientific research to the attention of a broader audience. Read more
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| Professor Gerrit Jansen passes away aged 92
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| He was the sociologist of everyday life. Gerrit Jansen gained national fame due to his studies of cafés, streets and parties, where he had an eye for the common men and women. Utrecht owes its Maliebaan Fair to him, for example. He passed away on the 27th of April. Read more
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| Anneloes Krul and Prerna Chaudhary: 'Irrelevant factors play a part far too often'
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| Students Anneloes Krul and Prerna Chaudhary have both been victims of prejudice and inequality. Although they agree that identity markers like gender, physical disabilities, or religious beliefs constitute barriers far too often, they have different opinions on how to tear down those obstacles. Read more
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| UU pulls out of Cultural Diversity Barometer
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| Utrecht University will no longer take part in the Cultural Diversity Barometer in its current format, the Executive Board announced on Monday in a letter to the University Council. The U-turn follows harsh criticism by employees and council members. Read more
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| Fieldlab Generation Lockdown: 'are we falling behind?'
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| Students are young and restless. But there’s nothing they can do about it when lecture halls, pubs and cafés are closed. How did they cope with that? Studium Generale organised a meeting to talk about sex, zest for life, and (in)security. The conclusion? Young people should seize the opportunity to catch up as soon as they can. Read more
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| UU and UMC Utrecht score almost a third of all Vici grants
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| Why do children refuse to eat vegetables? Can bacteria protect natural stone? Which material can be used in a 3D printer to make renal tubules? The Dutch Research Council will be awarding a Vici grant worth 1.5 million euros to 33 top scientists to answer these and other questions. Read more
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| UU falls back on reserves, but not nearly as much as hoped
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| Utrecht University's reserves have shrunken by six million euros. That's 26 million euros less than intended. The university does not appear to have suffered financially from the coronavirus crisis, because the number of 'windfalls' was higher. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: a graphic novel about how students took action during World War II and a story about two IBB classmates at a prank war.
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