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| Internationals students and employees are not oblivious to the political climate in the Netherlands, which is getting more and more hostile towards foreigners. The result: they are feeling less welcome now than they did when they first arrived. In other news, DUB spoke with two students who have experienced the conflict between Israel and Palestine first-hand. And let's not forget the upcoming elections! DUB talked to undecided students, students who will work at polling stations, and students who are excited to elect a prime minister for the first time in their lives. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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Internationals feeling less welcome at Dutch universities due to political climate
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| A survey conducted at six universities reveals that international students and staff members are feeling less welcome. “Some [politicians] blame the housing crisis on internationals,” says a respondent. Read more
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| ‘There are things you can’t understand unless you see them’
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| Most people debating about Israel and Palestine have never been to either. But UU students Ashleigh and Nadav have. Ashleigh worked at an NGO in the West Bank and Nadav served in the Israeli army. Read more
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| Geoscientists lose research data stored on Yoda
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| Something went wrong when Yoda's storage capacity was being expanded and research data from the Faculty of Geosciences disappeared. The university doesn't know how much data has been lost. Read more
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| ‘I thought that only five people read my columns’
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| Campus columnists Helen and Quentijn were DUB's campus columnists in 2023. Now that the end of their writing adventure is in sight, it’s time to look back. How did they experience this past year? Read more
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| You have until December 1 to participate in the Campus Columnist contest and get a chance at winning a biweekly column on DUB and 1,000 euros! DUB is looking for two columnists, one for the English page and another one for the Dutch page. All you have to do is submit two columns with 500 words each. More info here.
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Independent fraternities: 'We do as many manly things as possible'
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| More and more students are joining independent fraternities and sororities. These are not official student associations, even though they look a lot more like associations than like a regular group of friends. DUB met with two of them. Read more
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My books probably have abandonment issues
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| Blog - University students are expected to buy a lot of expensive books they will most probably never read again after the course ends. There has got to be a better way, complains Chiara. Read more
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Pressure to find a job driving away foreign graduates
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| International students are quicker to leave the Netherlands after they graduate than students in other countries, a survey shows. Part of the reason is that they are given less time to look for a job. Read more
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| UU student collecting gifts for children in Ukraine
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| How about giving kids with cognitive disabilities in Kyiv a magic Christmas? Student Lisa Bascheva is collecting gifts, which will be taken to Ukraine by car at the end of the month. Read more
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| Campus columnist - Now that Helen has learned she has more readers than she'd assumed, she decided to use her platform to state, loud and clear, what she thinks UU should say and do regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Read more
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Dutch students will soon choose a prime minister for the first time
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| Video - Mark Rutte has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands for 13 years. Now that he is hanging up his boots, young voters will get to choose a PM for the first time in their lives. Read more
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| 'I might still change my vote on Wednesday'
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| With 26 parties running, no wonder some students are having a hard time separating the wheat from the chaff. DUB spoke with three UU students who still haven't made up their minds. What matters to them and which parties appeal to them? Read more
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| UU students happy to work at polling stations
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| Several UU students will be working at polling stations on November 22, when the Netherlands holds national elections. They will distribute ballots during the day then count huge piles of votes all night. Read more
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| TivoliVredenburg will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Housequake party with Roog & Erick E. DUB is giving away two pairs of tickets for this sold-out event. Learn more.
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| Something ‘weird’ is going on with UU’s coffee machines... Again
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| DUB readers noticed that a cup of coffee now costs 2.20 euros in UU's coffee machines. Just one week prior, the price was 1.45 euros. What’s up with these prices? We carried out yet another investigation. Read more
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| Fewer trams and buses going to Utrecht Science Park
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| Public transport provider U-OV was forced to reduce the number of trams and buses due to a lack of staff. For this reason, there will be fewer trams and buses to Utrecht Science Park as of December 10. Read more
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| Dozens of people protest for Palestine at Science Park library
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| Students for Palestine held a sit-in demonstration in the hall of the University Library at Utrecht Science Park. They aimed to raise awareness of the situation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Read more
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| Utrecht Young Academy defends cum laude for students
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| Young UU academics do not want UU to abolish the cum laude distinction. At the same time, the criteria forwarding the distinction to PhDs should be made more objective, in their view. Read more
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| Itinerant restaurant Maaltuin is coming to Werkspoor Cathedral, in Utrecht, from December 8. Two lucky DUB winners will get to share a five-course dinner, drinks included, with a friend. Click here to learn how to participate.
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| Can academia bypass commercial publishers?
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| Universities are still paying millions to publishers of commercial scientific journals. Why do they do that? Research funders and universities are looking for alternatives. Read more
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| Young Academy: ‘Polarised debate on internationalisation is a threat to science’
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| Good science cannot exist without international exchange, the Young Academy claims. The society of young scientists is worried about the “highly polarised” discourse on the language of instruction. Read more
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| Students with disabilities still facing problems at higher education
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| While most higher education institutions say that a disability should not be an obstacle, many students still face practical problems. The Expert Centre on Inclusive Education is now calling for national rules. Read more
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| Warning about misconduct committed by academics is not that simple
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| Universities are not obliged to warn each other about misconduct when a member of staff starts a new job at another institution. Outgoing Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf points out that warnings like these can violate a person’s right to privacy. Read more
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| Hundreds of additional student residences to be built in Kanaleneiland
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| Approximately 570 new student residences will be added on top of a new educational building in Kanaleneiland. If everything goes according to plan, the first students will move into their new homes in 2027. Read more
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| Statistics Netherlands: young people have depression and sleeping problems
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| The number of people up to the age of 25 who say they have sleeping problems or suffer from depression is growing, according to new figures published by Statistics Netherlands (Dutch acronym: CBS) Read more
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| Scientists join climate march
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| Scientists joined the climate march, which took place on November 12 in Amsterdam. Around 85,000 people participated in the protest led by Great Thunberg. Scientists made sure to wear their white lab coats. “I have to do more than just research.” Read more
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| Inspectorate surprised by UvA’s cap on international students
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| The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is the first Dutch university to limit the number of international students admitted to a programme, even though this goes against current legislation. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: Are students in the Netherlands under more pressure than their European counterparts? Is it OK for a teacher to give a student the floor even though they didn't ask for it?
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