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| You've certainly heard the criticism: "wokism" has gone too far, "woke" is a threat to freedom of expression at the university... But what is woke, really? What do people mean when they use the term? And why does it spark such passionate reactions? DUB dived into the history of the term and engaged in a conversation with students, lecturers and the rector about social justice activism in academia. In other news, the elections for the university council had a pitiful turnout and students wrote an open letter asking UU to turn anonymous assessments into official policy. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| Is “woke” a threat to academic freedom?
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| To some ‘wokeness’, identity politics and social justice activism this is incompatible with academic freedom, while others argue that the idea of academic freedom is being instrumentalised to curb efforts to change the status quo. DUB spoke with academics, students and the rector to understand what is at stake and presents the debate in two articles. Read more
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| University Council calls for gender-inclusive language
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| UU should make the text on its website, regulations, and vacancies gender-neutral and inclusive, plea member of the University Council. Furthermore, gender-inclusive language should be more present in UU's education. Read more
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| Let's make it mandatory to assess students by number, not by name
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| It should be mandatory to assess students' work anonymously at UU, argue Saskia Huers and Lieve Brogtrop, students in the Applied Ethics Master's programme. They think this would ensure a fair assessment. Using students' numbers would be a cheap and efficient solution, they write in an open letter to the Executive Board. You can read a short version of it here. Read more
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Death of UU student is hard blow for student association USC
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| The sudden death of a 19-year-old member caused much grief to the student association Utrechtsch Studenten Corps (USC). The student of Veterinary Medicine, who was a close acquaintance of the Dutch Royal Family, received his final farewell at the Dom church. Read more
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| UU student from Russia: ‘I find it hard to talk to Ukrainians because I never know what to say’
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| The war in Ukraine has turned the life of Alex upside down. He criticized the Russian government in a blog. “I can’t go back. And that’s tough.” Read more
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| HKU alumni and UU law students join forces to set up exhibition on equality
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| Artists and law students have joined forces to create an exhibition about the first article of the Dutch constitution, which states that everyone should be treated equally. The exhibition assumes the point of view of the international community. Read more
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| Places & Spaces in Utrecht
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| blog From an immersive exhibition about abandoned urban areas in Japan to a restaurant with live classical music, there are a lot of interesting things to do in Utrecht these next few weeks. Our blogger Molly admits to feeling a bit of FOMO sometimes. Read more
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| Woke: 'Real dialogue, nobody learns that'
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| Is cancelling an effective protest strategy? In what ways should the university provide students with a safe space? And, most importantly, why does it seem to be getting harder for opposing sides to engage in dialogue nowadays? Part 2 of our feature article. Read more
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| Some critical notes about 'woke'
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| Opinion Floris van den Berg was recently invited to make a speech ahead of a session about "woke" at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, where he works. DUB is publishing a short version of it. Read more
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| 'Cancel culture', 'wokeness', 'wokism': thought-terminating clichés we must eliminate
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| Opinion The media has been using words like "cancel culture", "wokeness" and "wokism" quite a lot lately. Usually amidst bellicose language, depicting it as a threat. Now this type of discourse is making its way to academia, says Nina Köll, assistant professor in Media Studies. Read more
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| Science in the theatre: a show where PhD students answer children's questions
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| "How come woodpeckers never get headaches?" That was the funniest question PhD students had to answer on the Hoe?Zo!Show, a theatre performance about science aimed at primary school children and funded by Utrecht University. Read more
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| ‘Get the silent majority to contribute ideas on research funding’
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| Scientists are clever people and should have more influence on how research funding is allocated, argues Sanli Faez, a member of The Young Academy. He is one of the main initiators of a nationwide project to collect scientists' thoughts on funding allocation. Read more
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| The science of Life Sciences captured in art
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| How do you turn your research into bacteria, plants or DNA into a work of art? Eleven Master’s students, PhD candidates and postdocs from the Graduate School of Life Sciences rose to the challenge. Read more
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| Does the Rubicon grant really help junior researchers?
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| The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has a grant for researchers who just obtained a PhD, enabling them to spend one or two years conducting research abroad. But what is the impact of this grant on their careers? Read more
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| SustainaBul: Twenty Dutch universities are more sustainable than UU
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Utrecht University came 21st on a list of 33 most sustainable higher education institutions in the Netherlands. The list is coined annually as part of the SustainaBul prize.
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| University expands collaboration with Local2Local
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| More local products at the university, more students doing internships, and more collaborations to research the use of local food. These are the core points of a partnership signed between Utrecht University and Local2Local, a service that helps farmers sell their products in the immediate vicinity of their farms. Read more
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| University Council elections: Vuur gets 7 seats, PvdUS gets 5
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| Lijst Vuur is the winner of this year's elections against Partij voor de Utrechtse Student (PvdUS). However, only 11 percent of UU's students bothered to cast a vote for someone to represent the interests of students in the University Council. Read more
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| Founder of Language & Culture Studies Thijs Pollmann passed away
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| Emeritus professor of Linquistics Thijs Pollmann passed away in Amsterdam. He laid the foundation for the General Arts programme, nowadays called Language & Culture Studies. The programme, with its great freedom of choice for students, has long been controversial. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: Funfacts on 900 years Utrecht and we look ahead to the Canal Pride that takes place coming weekend. Lhbtiq+ students and staff of UU participate.
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