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| After the pandemic, many students still prefer to watch classes from the comfort of their own homes over going all the way to campus. Are they lazy? Have they lost their connection with the university? Or have they grown unaccustomed to student life? The students and staff members of our DUB panel share their experiences on the subject. Speaking of lack of enthusiasm, two of the four student parties in the University Council are not running for this year's elections because they couldn't find enough students interested in being candidates. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| What about all the students who still prefer to watch classes from home? DUB panel reacts
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| Concerns are growing about students who prefer to follow classes online rather than go to campus. The students and employees of our DUB panel confirm that Covid has had a significant impact on students' behaviour. Read more
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| How does the war affect UU students?
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| Video - The news about the war between Ukraine and Russia is falling through the cracks. DUB asked UU students how the conflict is affecting their lives, two months later. The fear of war spreading to the rest of Europe is ebbing away, but everyday items are getting more expensive. Read more
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| Only two parties running for University Council elections; fear of low turnout
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| Students voting in the University Council elections will only have two parties to choose from: Lijst VUUR and PvdUS. Two other parties, De Vrije Student and UUinActie, were not able to find enough students interested in running. Read more
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Dutch students and internationals have a lot in common, but don't mingle
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| It's time to take a closer look at the results of our survey. We compared the answers given by Dutch students and international students. Who drinks more beer? Who feels more pressured to get good grades? Read more
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| 'We're finally bonding with each other'
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| Video - In April, UU held This is UU, an event full of cultural and sports activities to help students mingle with each other after the pandemic. DUB went to the closing party at the Botanical Gardens to ask students what they think about the initiative and whether it was effective. Read more
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| Students celebrate King's Day just like the good old days
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| This year, students finally celebrated King's Day the way they're supposed to. Student house Plompverloren, for example, opened its doors to passersby and students from Groningen came to Utrecht to be pelted with eggs. Read more
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| A day in the field, part 2
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| Campus columnist - Chandni Shyam writes the second part of her mini-series of columns about her fieldwork as an anthropology student. This time, you will learn more about the vaccination campaign in India. "Some workers would go house to house and convince people to get vaccinated". Read more
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| The solution to empty lecture halls? 'Make higher education more attractive'
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| Joshua de Roos, the vice-chair of the Dutch Student Union, is not surprised that many students are not coming to class. He thinks that universities should provide more opportunities for “in-depth discussions and personal development”. Read more
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| DUB is looking for students interested in making a magazine about stress. Made by and for students, the magazine will delve into the topic of students' mental health. Would you like to join our student newsroom to brainstorm, write and maybe even take pictures? Then don't hesitate to sign up. And yes, the position is paid.
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| For the first time ever, more women than men get a PhD in the Netherlands
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| In the past academic year, more women got a PhD than men. In addition, never before have Dutch universities awarded so many PhDs. The record follows a dip during the peak of the pandemic. Read more
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| UU scientists at the helm of two projects receiving Gravitation funds
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| The government has given seven consortia a grant of 142 million euros. The "Gravitation funds" support research that individual universities can't afford by themselves. Two winning projects are led by Utrecht-based scientists. Read more
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| Netherlands wins 27 European advanced grants, of which three go to Utrecht
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| The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 27 advanced grants of up to 2.5 million euros to researchers from Dutch institutions. This funding will allow them to do groundbreaking research for the next five years. Read more
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| Faculty of Science concerned about parcel delivery
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| Will everyone’s parcels still arrive at the right address without delay? In a faculty council meeting, members expressed their concerns about the relocation of the university’s central goods delivery point to Kanaleneiland. Read more
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| Buck naked at the Pandhof
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| Dozens of enthusiasts bared it all on Friday, April 29, to be photographed at the Pandhof, near the Academy building. The pictures are part of the art project Dronude, an initiative by UU Philosophy teacher Floris van den Berg in partnership with photographer and artist Tom Durden. Read more
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| Places & Spaces in Utrecht - 5th edition
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| Blog - Molly Field's exchange in Utrecht will soon be coming to an end. But not before she enjoys everything the city has to offer in the summer. Once again, she has made a selection of places and events not to miss this week, this month, later on, and whenever. Read more
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| Classical music with a pop twist: that's what you'll get on May 12 at Pieces of Tomorrow, an event to be held at TivoliVredenburg. DUB is giving away two pairs of tickets. Click here to learn how to participate.
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| Remembrance Day and Liberation Day in a nutshell
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| Explainer - On May 5, we all got a day off to celebrate Liberation Day. But do you know what this holiday — and the one that precedes it, Liberation Day — mean? DUB tells you all about their history and the commemorations nationwide, in Utrecht and at UU. Read more
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| Truus van Lier: hero or murderer?
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| Law student Truus van Lier, who was a resistance fighter in the Second World War, is well known in Utrecht. Last year, a statue was erected where she killed a chief of police. Now, her celebrity is set to rise to a national level thanks to two books and a documentary. Read more
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| Harvard creates fund to investigate its links to slavery
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| Harvard, the prestigious American university, is investing 100 million dollars (approximately 94 million euros) in a fund to finance research and education on its links to slavery. The announcement follows an internal evaluation. Read more
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| Amnesty manifesto against sexual assault still struggling to collect signatures
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| Dutch universities are not bouncing off the walls to sign Amnesty's manifesto about combatting sexual harassment: after almost a year, the document has been signed by only 10 of the 42 higher education institutions approached. Read more
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| AIVD: China biggest threat to knowledge security
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| The threat of espionage was “as great as ever” last year, declares the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). China in particular tried to get hold of technological and scientific knowledge from the Netherlands. Read more
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| Russian students and researcher get threatening phone calls
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| Several students and one researcher have received phone calls asking about who they are loyal to in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Dutch universities and the Ministry of Education confirm. 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: The third dialogue in our series about the takeaways from the coronavirus pandemic; Is "woke" a threat to academic freedom at UU?
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