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| Imagine having a meltdown every time you have an exam. That's what student Irem had to go through. Others might not suffer from anxiety as much as her, but they still struggle with high expectations from society, friends and family, and themselves. In the current educational system, sometimes it feels as though grades are the only thing that matters. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| 'I can't take exams because of stress and anxiety'
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| For Irem Zoodsma, exams are an anxiety-inducing affair. According to her, UU doesn't do much to help students like her. The only thing she gets is the chance to postpone exams but that's not enough. Read more
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| The uni tests and you must pass...
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| Deadlines, exams, resits. Many UU students are not happy at all with this pattern. Grades are the only thing that seems to matter. "Without the pressure to perform, I would handle the study material very differently," a student says. Time for a new testing culture? Read more
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| 'Students should keep in mind why they're doing what they're doing'
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| If you don’t have high expectations for yourself, surely your parents, your friends, your teachers and society do. Dealing with all these expectations is stressful for a considerable number of students. Read more
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| How would you like to be DUB's campus columnist in 2023?
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| Do you like to write? Participate in our yearly contest! All you have to do is send us two columns about university life before December 1. The winners will get a regular column on DUB and 1,000 euros. Read more
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| Many students seem to be chasing a picture-perfect life with good grades, an impressive resumé, and a bubbly social life. Can you relate? Take DUB's test to find out how much of a perfectionist you are. Are you perfection-driven, balanced, or going with the flow? Read more
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| A trick to freeze interest on your student debt
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| If you borrowed money from DUO, you're probably already aware that the interest rates are rising. Luckily, there is something you can do to freeze your current interest rate for five years. Read more
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‘Students should pay less rent for houses with single-glazed windows’
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| One in every five students who do not live with their parents is renting houses with single-glazed windows, which means they can expect much higher gas and electricity bills in the months to come. Read more
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Fraternity parodies poem to call on students to stand up for their interests more often
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| Members of a fraternity wrote a parody of the poem "UIT" by the Utrecht-based poet Ingmar Heytze. A plaque displaying the poem was briefly covered with the parody, which calls on students to disobey more. Read more
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| Utrecht Science Park to get special ‘lanes’ for plants and animals
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| UU wants to greenify the Science Park to make it more attractive for plants and animals. By connecting water and green spaces on campus, UU hopes that species that used to live in the area will come back. Read more
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Bigger stickers and an online list: All-gender toilets now easier to find
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| No more need to keep searching for an all-gender toilet. With bigger stickers on the doors and an online overview of where one can find these toilets per building, UU aims to make them much easier to spot. Read more
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| 'Students should get the opportunity to develop a global outlook'
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| Global Engagement is the latest spearhead in UU's internationalisation policy. "Engaging beyond the borders of Western Europe and North America is essential for the excellence of research and education." Read more
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| Councils want to get out of downward spiral
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| Politicians are abandoning co-determination councils to their fate. That's according to Rien Wijnhoven, chair of Lovum, the association of co-determination councils. A conference is set to discuss the future of participation bodies in higher education. Read more
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| 'Don’t wait any longer to tackle inappropriate behaviour'
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| UU Professor Naomi Ellemers is not surprised that cases of sexual abuse committed by professors in Leiden and Leuven went unchecked for years. "But I hope we are reaching a tipping point." Read more
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Boban Benjamin Braspenning: A columnist on stage
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| A comedian is part of the panel of judges in this year's campus columnist competition. Meet Braspenning, who chose the stage over other careers he could have had with his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Read more
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| New website and hotline for academics under threat
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| Are you being threatened, intimidated or assaulted? Academics fearing for their safety can now resort to a special hotline or file a complaint on the website wetenschapveilig.nl. Read more
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Ublad's first editor-in-chief dies aged 82
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| In 1972, UU appointed Willem Kuipers to the role of editor-in-chief at Ublad, DUB's predecessor in print. He was the first professional journalist to occupy that position. His forced departure in 1974 was highly controversial. Read more
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| Dutch universities barely helping destitute Chinese PhD candidates
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| More than 1,900 PhD candidates on Chinese scholarships are living far below the living wage. Accepting these students is relatively cheap for Dutch universities as they usually don’t supplement their income. Read more
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| KNAW: 'Science communication is not something to be done on the side’
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| Researchers are often short of time to share their knowledge on a broad scale and react to social issues. In a new book, KNAW makes a series of recommendations on how this can be improved. Read more
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| Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for the latest news about UU and university life. If you would like to share something with us, please feel free to send us a message. Prefer sending an e-mail? No problem. Write to dubredactie@uu.nl.
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: DUB panel comments on the lack of places to have dinner at the university; a conversation with Laurien Crump, the historian who left UU at the peak of her career to work as a principal in a secondary school.
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