When you study medicine, practical skills are crucial to learn. You wouldn’t want a doctor practicing on you! That means going into the ‘snijzaal’, which translates to the ‘cutting room’. Member of the medicine faculty council Aniek Spil offered some insight into the cutting room that normally stays closed!
The USC (Universitair Sport Centrum) which serves as the sports venue of the University of Amsterdam, has recently introduced a new online platform. The USC claims that this platform aims to give their site a fresh new look and replace their platform in need of a change.
It was a cold December night in 2021, the coronavirus had once again made its strike. All stores were closed and all students were broke. This is the story, you’ll tell your grandkids one day, only a lot more exaggerated. Because to be fair, it being a world crisis, it’s quite a boring one to tell, isn’t it? But every Christmas story needs a happy ending, we’re here to help you with that. You’re welcome. Here are five stores that are still open to buy your holiday presents!
Take a break from the stress of exam week, bring a thermos of hot chocolate or even pick up some hot Glühwein en route and join the city in its annual light festival.
After 274 long days the Dutch government has finally presented its new coalition agreement. The optimistically titled document shows the direction of the Netherlands for the next four years. What does this mean for students?
Last Friday, ‘Follow the Money’ revealed that a number of corporations not only sponsor, but also appoint professors at the UvA. Though the funding of chairs by private actors is not uncommon, the appointment of Tax Law professor Daniël Smit rings a number of alarm bells.
Dear monthly bleeders, have you ever had the problem of getting your period unexpectedly, and you had no tampons or pads with you nor money to buy them? So, you had to improvise with UvA’s thin toilet paper that surprisingly ‘saved’ your day. This is a typical example of period poverty, but what is period poverty exactly, and how is the situation at UvA?
Feija Beersma studies Future Planet Studies and Art History, but next to two bachelors, she also loves to paint. From pop art to butts, Beersma does it all!
Another lockdown accelerates our December depression, but luckily education at the UvA is allowed to continue with far less restrictive measures than during previous lockdowns. Should students be happy about this, or did the government give the UvA a responsibility too hard to handle?
The Faculty of Humanities has a new dean: Marieke de Goede. She will be Fred Weerman’s successor, who holds a controversial position within the UvA after students and teachers demanded his departure earlier this year. We spoke with the dean-to-be about her decision to apply for this position and her upcoming plans. After five years of Weerman, what will the faculty look like with a woman steering the ship?