News from the Library

Would you like to attend a concert by the UvA’s J.Pzn Sweelinck Orchestra on Monday, 3 December? Join the ticket raffle for a chance to win one of 25 sets of 2 tickets. The raffle is open to UvA students only.

The BrowZine tablet app will not be available for UvA users after 31 December 2018. Usage turned out too low, related to the costs.

Until November 15, the UvA community could vote on ten ideas from students in the Create a Course Challenge. A total of almost 500 students and employees of the UvA have cast their vote on the subject that they think ...

The aim of this survey is to gauge how satisfied you are with the food and drink currently available and to hear your ideas for improvement. By sharing your experiences, you will help develop and shape the catering, ...

Design platform What Design Can Do & Ikea Foundation recently launched the Clean Energy Challenge in 5 cities – São Paulo, Delhi, Nairobi, Mexico City and Amsterdam. This global competition calls on designers and ...

The Faculty of Science at Amsterdam Science Park is outgrowing its current premises and social challenges in the field of Informatics/Artificial Intelligence (AI) are necessitating collaborative efforts with the ...

A new energy-neutral building will be constructed at Science Park in the coming years.

The Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam is looking for a new Student Assessor for the period from January 2019 until January 2020. Would you like to gain administrative experience at the highest level? ...

This Monday afternoon and today, from 14:00 to 16:00, a temporary puppy room was in effect in the University Library on Singel. Under the watchful eyes of an experienced dog trainer and of course their owners, among ...

In early 2021, the new University Library will be opening in the University Quarter. What will the interior look like? Imagine a yellow counter instead of red at which to collect requested items, study nooks amidst ...

Under the leadership of Chief Diversity Officer Anne de Graaf, we as Chief Diversity Officer team (CDO team) have been working hard to help make the UvA even more inclusive, equitable and diverse. Many things are ...

The UvA has entered into a partnership with the online service iLost. You could compare iLost to a search engine for lost items. The service can currently be used in the UvA buildings at Science Park, on the ...

Are you figuring out your next step after graduation? Or do you have choices to make within your study programme? The UvA Career Orientation Day offers you inspiration, insights and practical tips to get you ready to ...

For the third year in a row, the UvA is sponsoring the Brainwash Festival, which will take place on Saturday, 27 October. The Brainwash Festival is a philosophical festival in Amsterdam’s city centre.

A personal data leak occurred a few months ago, due to a security breach at the American data acquisition company Apollo. This is not an UvA data leak, but rather a leak at an external organisation that specialises ...

The University Library on Singel will be temporarily opening a puppy room especially for students during the upcoming exam period. Looking for a chance to relax between studying? Then come along and cuddle and play ...

Affinity is the keyword for UvABooks.nl, an initiative of UvA students for selling and buying their used textbooks online at a friendly price.  The idea is for UvA students to use their own online space, with no ...

Are you looking for somewhere to study during the examination period? All of the major library locations have extended opening hours and additional study rooms during this period. During the peak period more than 750 ...

The UvA faces major challenges in the sustainable development of campuses. Participation with the 'Sustainability of the University Quarter' case study in the Clean Energy Challenge offers opportunities to utilize ...

As of today, researchers can write their data management plan with the online tool DMPonline.

Chief Diversity Officer Anne de Graaf has published a blog in which she writes about her activities. In the blog, she explains what she and her team have been doing for the past year and what they have achieved in ...

Due to the occupation of the P.C. Hoofthuis today, P.C. Hoofthuis Libary is closed on Friday 28 September. Reserved books remain longer. Also the delivery of materials from the collection of the P.C. Hoofthuis ...

Update 15:49 Occupiers demand that Geert ten Dam send away the mobile unit (ME) before she can enter the building. Ten Dam: ‘That is not my decision but that of the mayor. It’s unfortunate that this last attempt at a ...

From 1 January 2020 onwards, all publications resulting from NWO financing and other national and European research financiers must find publication in fully open access journals.

The ECHO Award raises the visibility of excellent students with a non-Western background: students who are active as world citizens in various areas, who are driven by a social mission and thus help to promote equal ...

Find out the possibilities for studying abroad, and for internships, a full Master's programme, summer programmes and volunteer work abroad during the UvA Study Abroad Fair on Saturday afternoon, 29 September.

On 7 and 8 November 2018, a panel from the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) will visit the University of Amsterdam as part of the institutional audit. The panel is charged with ...

The Volkskrant recently published an article exposing fraudulent publishers who deceptively offer open access publishing. These publishers charge open access fees without offering the editorial services or peer reviews.

The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS) challenges all UvA students to submit an idea for an interdisciplinary course by 30 September 2018, and to develop your course together with IIS curriculum experts. ...

While Amsterdam suffered through this summer’s scorching temperatures, fifteen thousand new inhabitants took up residence on the green roof of the Roeterseiland Campus.

To look for an available study place, book a project room or find your way in the buildings, you can now use Spacefinder.

The Special Collections Department of the University of Amsterdam invites authors to submit publications for the Joop Witteveen Prize, the award for an outstanding publication on the history of food in the Low Countrie

On behalf of the University of Amsterdam (UvA), student housing provider DUWO began renovation work on the Oudemanhuispoort university complex this week. A total of 80 temporary student rooms will be created inside ...

From March to April the UvA had a trial access to the BioCyc Database Collection. This is now converted into a license for one year. If usage by students and staff is satisfactory, then the license will be continued.

1 January 2019 the agreement concerning access and open access publishing between the Dutch universities and the publisher Elsevier will come to an end.

Canvas replaces Blackboard as a digital learning environment of the UvA as of 1 September 2018. Teachers are now working hard to prepare all courses. Check whether your courses are already in Canvas. Log in on ...

On Monday 27 and Thursday 30 August, the Roeterseiland Campus will be hosting the annual Introduction Week activities for all new first-year students.

The reading room at the Book depot (IWO) will be closed on 24 August 2018 due to the Summer School organized by Special Collections.

On 17 July, following the approval of the Joint Meeting, the Executive Board finalised the Framework Letter 2019 which provides a general budgetary outline. The Framework Letter will serve as the basis for the UvA’s ...

The main reason that students and staff do not vote in elections for the representative advisory bodies is because they are 'not or insufficiently aware of the standpoints, the parties or the activities'. This was ...

After the summer, the UvA website will be getting a new look and feel.

Over the coming year, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) will be creating around 80 temporary student residences inside Oudemanhuispoort in the University Quarter. Municipal authorities have approved the plan and ...

How far are we removed from the world of 'Black Mirror'? And what does your cup of coffee have to do with Slavery? Find out by following an interdisciplinary elective after the summer. The new electives for 2018-2019 ...

The UvA Confidential Advisers’ 2017 Annual Report has been published. Across the UvA, there were a total of 74 reports of inappropriate conduct in 2017, 37 from students and 37 from staff.

Following the March for Education, the Executive Board spoke with signatories of the ‘letter of solidarity’ and invited protesting students for talks. Read more.

As of 1 September 2018, Canvas will replace Blackboard as the digital learning environment. Students of 140 courses across five faculties have already experienced Canvas for themselves in the second semester of the ...

On 7 June, Right2Education, an initiative of students at Amsterdam University College (AUC), participated in a UN summit on the inclusion of migrants and refugees in universities.

Geert ten Dam answers four questions on the events of this past weekend.

End the academic year with a bang on 21 June. Join the SummerFest Roeterseiland with your fellow students  and enjoy an awesome and varied programme.

Cities are growing worldwide, including Amsterdam. This growth is accompanied by urgent challenges involving climate, security, affordable housing, health and more. How can we make cities better? WeMakeThe.City, a ...

On Friday, June 8, a March for Education took place in Amsterdam. UvA students and staff, together with students from other university cities, came out in support of higher education in the Netherlands.

At the start of academic year 2019-2020, the range of lecture rooms at Roeterseiland Campus will be expanded with a flexible education building. On Monday, 18 June, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) will be ...

Prof. Hans Brug, dean at the UvA's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG), has been appointed director-general of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) under the Ministry of ...

Frank Nack was officially named as the UvA’s 2018 Lecturer of the Year during the Education Day on Thursday, 31 May. Frank Nack is the programme director of the MSc in Information Studeies at the Faculty of Science.

For a while it looked like the efficiency cut in teaching and education would be made less severe or even scrapped. Unfortunately, this is not the case. A total of 183 million euros will be cut from the budget of the ...

You can now apply as a crew member or mentor for the Intreeweek, the UvA's introduction for new students. This year's edition will take place from 27 to 31 August.

The student council elections will be held from Monday, 14 May to Friday, 18 May. You can start casting your vote today.

Have you recently finished your Bachelor’s research project, or are you nearly finished? Consider submitting your paper for the Student Research Conference (SRC), where you’ll present your research in front of a ...

Schwarzman Scholars, designed to introduce the future generation of leaders to each other and to educate them about China, provides full scholarships for a one-year Master’s Degree in Global Affairs at Beijing’s ...

At the end of 2017 a total of 2,070 UvA students and staff completed a survey about the food and drinks on the campuses.

Knowledge institutions including the UvA, VU, AUAS, AHK, GRA and student housing providers DUWO and de Key have appealed informateur Maarten van Poelgeest to consider the severe shortage of student housing in Amsterdam.

As a student, you would ideally like to live in pleasant, affordable and safe housing in the city where you are studying. This sounds simple, but is often different in practice due to waiting times, high rents and ...

Launched on 5 April, the Startup and Running platform is a new initiative that helps Amsterdam students who want to start a business to find a mentor.

At the start of academic year 2019-2020, the range of lecture rooms at the Roeterseiland Campus (REC) will be expanded.

On 22 March the three best ideas for making the UvA more accessible for students with diverse backgrounds were rewarded with a prize. The ideas were submitted in response to a call made by President of the Executive ...

A search engine containing ‘millions of Dutch passwords’ has appeared online. If a password is linked to an email address, the first two characters are shown. Following this news, the UvA’s ICTS Services has carried ...

Save the Date, on Thursday 21 June from 16:30 to 21:00 to celebrate the end of the academic year with your fellow students and/or colleagues!

The provisional design for the interior of the new University Library by interior architects MVSA Architects was agreed this week. Among the defining elements of the design are its use of colour, a reference to the ...

The faculty winners of the 2018 Lecturer of the Year award have been announced. Between 12 and 18 February, over 1,500 UvA students voted for their favourite lecturers. Each faculty and corresponding Faculty Student ...

The Amarna foundation makes an amount of €5,000 availble for the organisation of an event by and for students. This could for example be a lecture, debate, theater play, concert or exhibition.

In 2020 it should be conventional that the UvA and HvA teach proper research data management. At least, that is the goal for Phase 2 of the RDM programme. Emiel van Loon, who works with the Faculty of Science ...

The Dutch Data Prize 2018 is a prize - in three categories -for a researcher or research group that has made an extraordinary contribution to science by making research data available for additional or new research. 

Students and employees of institutes and departments based at the Roeterseiland Campus and at Science Park are invited to take part in the 59th edition of the Roeterseiland Football Tournament on 25 May.

On 15 March the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the City of Amsterdam set out agreements regarding the joint development of the University Quarter. The municipality and the University will work together to ...

Are you looking for somewhere to study during the examination period? All of the major library locations have extended opening hours and additional study rooms during this period. During the peak period, from Monday ...

The new Roeterseiland Campus has been nominated for the 2018 RIBA International Prize. Architectural firms from all over the globe hope to win this award. In total, 62 firms from 29 countries have enrolled in this ...

Currently, there are no legal barriers proscribing the use of Turnitin plagiarism detection software.

The UvA wants to invest in a new building at Amsterdam Science Park where education, research and collaboration with the business community, knowledge institutions and social partners all come together in the field ...

Even though we are only half way through the period covered by the UvA's Strategic Plan for 2015-2020 there is plenty of reason to revisit the plan. The project team for the mid-term Strategic Plan invites students ...

From 15 March to 15 April the BioCyc Database Collection is accessible on trial to students and staff of the University of Amsterdam.

The UvA has launched a project group to prepare the university for the transition to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The project group, managed by Dominique Campman, will ensure the UvA achieves the ...

In using copyright protected material for education purposes, universities must comply with new regulations. This 'Easy Access Regulation' differentiates between short and long extracts.

Books, seclusion, plants, views, light and space. These are the terms students used most to describe their favourite visual impressions of possible study places featured in the Library’s ‘Study Places Tinder’ survey ...

The University of Amsterdam (UvA)'s research and teaching takes place in 4 campuses. After the Amsterdam Science Park, the Roeterseiland Campus and the Academic Medical Center, over the next few years the focus will ...

Do you have an innovative idea with social and/or commercial potential? Send in your idea by 22 March for a chance to win €10,000. The competition is open to students and staff of all Amsterdam universities and ...

In the spring of 2017, the UvA started a project to replace Ephorus – then the University’s standard plagiarism detection program – with Turnitin. A recent blog post by UvA student Hans de Zwart and a Folia article ...

The Executive Board invites all members of the academic community to a meeting about the renewed allocation model on 16 February. The meeting will take place between 13:00 and 14:00 in room C0.07 (Doelenzaal) in ...

In order to work securely, students and employees will receive an annual request to change the password of their UvA-net ID. This applies to you as well. Starting six weeks before the expiry of your ...

This month, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is starting its preliminary investigation into asbestos in BG13a/14. These activities are in preparation of the construction work for the University Library to be built ...

At present, more UvA students have completed the National Student Survey (NSE) than last year this time. Whereas in 2017 15.5 per cent of students completed the NSE on the quality of education after receiving a first ...

The Allard Pierson Museum and Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam will join to become the Allard Pierson: the museum and the institute for cultural heritage collections of the University of Amsterdam.

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2018.

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is to build a City Centre Campus in the heart of Amsterdam in the vicinity of the Binnengasthuis grounds, Oude Turfmarkt, Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Kloveniersburgwal. The campus is ...

What values does the UvA wish to represent? This was the chief question during the first meeting of the UvA's University Forum on Thursday 25 January, in which about 40 of the Forum's 66 members came together to ...

Wear your woolly jumper on Friday, 2 February! The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is participating in the national Woolly Jumper Day (Warmetruiendag) and will be turning down the thermostats by two degrees in ...

In its meeting of 19 December 2017, the Executive Board definitively adopted the 2018 budget, which includes the updated Accommodations Plan ('Huisvestingsplan') and the ICT Project Portfolio.

On 10 April, another SURF Research Boot Camp for researchers takes place. This is a day with a variety of hands-on training, organized by UvA and AUAS.

A new university library will open its doors in 2021 at the Binnengasthuis premises. Right now MVSA Architects is working on the design for the interior and we are looking for as much student input as we can get. ...

On 16 and 17 November 2018 the fifth Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food will take place at the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

Last night we received the sad news that Warren Lee has died. Until his retirement in 2015, Warren was the driving force behind the Nijhof & Lee bookshop at Special Collections.

Master's of Sociology student Moataz Rageb will begin as the UvA’s new student assessor on Tuesday, 2 January. He succeeds Linda van Exter who held the position of student assessor in 2017.

The UvA will launch a University Forum in January 2018. The randomised selection process recently took place and the new members have now been announced.

The Executive Board has adopted the organisational plan for Student Services, following a positive recommendation from the representative advisory bodies. The plan follows a prior decision not to continue merging the ...

For the second edition of the 'Create a Course Challenge' the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS) received 32 entries. And now you can vote for 1 of the 10 nominees.

Want to pitch ideas and discuss plans with the University of Amsterdam? Sign up to join the UvA panel and share your ideas, needs and opinions about various topics with us.

The UvA will start an experimental University Forum in January 2018. Membership will be decided by way of randomised selection.

We’re in the middle of autumn, so this is a great moment to evaluate your health by taking the student health test. You will receive personalised feedback that includes tips and references.

The Free Sports Week at the University Sports Centre (USC) will take place from Monday, 13 November to Sunday, 19 November. UvA students and staff can enjoy one week of free access to the gym facilities.

Before you light a cigarette, take care to check your surroundings (look up and around you) and see whether you are in a designated smoking zone. While you were previously allowed to smoke outside all Roeterseiland ...

Are you an international UvA student? You will have received an email invitation to take part in the International Student Barometer (ISB). Share your opinion on your Bachelor’s or Master's programme and you could ...

The University of Amsterdam will establish an experimental University Forum in January 2018. This decision was made by the Executive Board on Tuesday, 24 October. The accompanying regulations have also been adopted.

The Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam is looking for a new Student Assessor for the period from January 2018 until January 2019. Would you like to gain administrative experience at the highest level? ...

At the end of this first teaching period, UvA students will once again have the opportunity to give their views on the courses they have followed via UvA Q. This feedback is very important for programmes, so please ...

Are you orientating on the next step after your studies? Or are you looking for an internship? The UvA Career Day on November 9th is a unique opportunity to explore your future, focus your career search and increase ...

The 2017 Robbert Dijkgraaf Essay Prize is open to students, former students and staff members of institutions of higher education in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The Profiling Fund Regulations, which makes provision for administrative body membership grants for UvA students and for financial support to students in specific situations, has been revised. The changes include an ...

Are you completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree at a Dutch university or university of applied sciences and are you interested in continuing your studies at the graduate level in America? Please join us for the ...

Are you interested in becoming a teacher in higher education in the Netherlands? Are you committed to share your knowledge and skills with the next generation? Then come to the Open day of the Graduate School of ...

UvA Grassroots offers you the opportunity to implement your idea in an easy and accessible way. Various lecturers and students have already paved the way!

While many of us were enjoying a well-deserved summer holiday, Cormet and Facility Services were working hard to improve and expand the various UvA restaurants. Besides restyling and furnishing/refurnishing the ...

The Canon Portal is the place to go if you need to top up the print credit on your student ID card or configure a printer. From now on, there is a new version of the Canon Portal!

The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS) challenges all UvA students to submit an idea for an interdisciplinary course by 29 September 2017, and to develop your course together with IIS curriculum experts. ...

This week, the new underground bicycle park at Building A on the Roeterseiland Campus has been fully opened. With the recent move of the Faculty of Law to Roeterseiland, these new parking spaces for bicycles are a ...

This year the Opening of the Academic Year was made more accessible for international students and staff. Around 60 people used headsets to listen to the live translation of the event into English, which was provided ...

On Monday, 4 September, UvA staff and students celebrated the opening of a new academic year in the Aula. The theme of the programme was 'Inspiring Generations', also the motto of this year's anniversary celebrations.

With the updated Blackboard app, you will always have your educational material at your fingertips.

As a university, we want to become more accessible, so that a larger number of students have the chance to do an academic degree. To help us achieve this, we’re asking for input and ideas from our current students.

From now on, the Service Teams and the Library’s information desk can be reached at a new shared telephone number: 020 525 1400. This number has replaced 020 525 9111 and other specific numbers.

The University Sports Centre (USC) has a special offer for first-year students: a three-month gym membership with unlimited use of the facilities (fitness equipment, classes, sauna and more) for just €30. Sign up for ...

The international development experienced by the UvA in recent years has led to a need to adjust its internationalisation strategy. This has now been done. The modified objectives and actions can be read in the ...

Work on the Roeterseiland Campus is currently in full flow as the finishing touches are being made to Building A. There is a possibility that the large circular lecture hall in Building A, with a seating capacity of ...

Anne de Graaf has been appointed Diversity Officer of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The appointment will enter into force on 1 November 2017. She is currently Head of Studies for Academic Core and Outreach ...

On Thursday, 6 July the first batch of students of the unique Bachelor’s programme in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics graduated at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). This festive event was celebrated in the ...

Do a quick health check before you set off on a well-deserved vacation! Go to www.studentgezondheidstest.nl to receive personalised feedback including tips and, if needed, referrals.

Do you have ideas about how education at the UvA should develop in the coming years? Can you tell us what next year’s edition of the UvA Education Day should look like? Then please submit your comments and ...

UvA Grassroots offers you the opportunity to implement your idea in an easy and accessible way. Various lecturers and students have already paved the way!

The Executive Board has adopted the 2018 Framework Letter subject to the approval of the general outline of the budget by the central representative advisory bodies. Staff and students have until 26 June to send in ...

Do you remember your own Intreeweek? This is your chance to relive that week all over again!

From 16 June through 1 October 2017, graphic designer Hansje van Halem responds in the ErfgoedLab to the simultaneous exhibition ‘Modernism: in print’.

The new University Library (UB) can best be realised on the BG site ('Binnengasthuisterrein') in the Tweede Chirurgische Kliniek and the Zusterhuis (BG13/14). This provisional decision by the Executive Board is made ...

Various news outlets have reported about a security leak that was discovered more than a year ago in Blackboard, the UvA’s digital learning environment. This might have left you with questions about the protection of ...

What are your views on the UvA’s service provision? How are we doing on topics like catering, study places or re-enrolment? We’d like to hear from you: what are you happy about? And what is missing or could be ...

The UvA has implemented a new payment environment where you can pay your tuition fee after a direct debit instalment has failed to be withdrawn.

We are organizing a workshop day ON Friday, 19th of May 2017 for students of the MURP, IDS, MHG, RMIDS and RMUS.

Canvas has won the tender to provide a new virtual learning environment (VLE) for the University of Amsterdam.

In late October last year, the Democratisation and Decentralisation Committee (D&D) presented its final report, ‘A University of value’. One of the recommendations in its report was the introduction of a new-style ...

In late April, work will commence on breaking open a section of the walls between REC A and REC BC. This work will continue through to the project’s completion on 30 June 2017. Read on for details of the work ...

The student council elections will be held from Wednesday, 10 May to Tuesday, 16 May. You can start casting your vote today.

There will be a photo shoot at the UvA Science Park on 2 May 2017, to shoot our key anniversary photo. Students and staff participating in this fun shoot will receive a gift certificate of €25.

Residence Assistants (RAs) are Dutch UvA and AUAS students who live and work among 80 to 170 international students. The UvA is currently looking for new RAs. Are you interested? Send in your application no later ...

From 16 March to 13 April, the academic community (UvA staff and students) was able to take part in a public consultation on the location of the new City Centre University Library (UB). The input and considerations ...

Have your say on Boards of Studies and their role in teaching and education. You have until 27 April to provide feedback on a memorandum on the topic via the new consultation platform 'Denk mee met de UvA'.

Get to know a variety of minors and discover which one suits you and your academic interests. Taking a minor offers you the opportunity to tailor your study programme and prepare for a Master’s.

Tuesday 4 April saw the start of the Canvas Test labs. Canvas is the new virtual learning environment that will be replacing Blackboard from September 2018.

The Executive Boards of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam are still in talks about the housing plan for collaboration between the science faculties.

The options for students for booking lecture rooms and project rooms are being expanded. From Tuesday, 4 April, you can book a lecture room in almost any of the REC buildings if it is not being used for a few hours. ...

Working alongside local entrepreneurs spread across the various campuses, Cormet manages the food and drinks facilities within the UvA and AUAS. That is for most of us by now no longer news. But what about Enjoy ...

The faculty winners of the UvA Lecturer of the Year award have been determined. More than 1,800 votes were cast between Tuesday, 14 February and Thursday, 2 March.

Starting next academic year, a maximum of 400 students will be able to take part in a flexible learning pilot at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Approval of the UvA’s application to take part in the pilot was ...

As of next Monday, 27 March, there will be a change in the route leading to the entrance of building B/C. The stairs will be connected to the new bridge over the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal: this means you will no ...

The Undergraduate Research Conference 2017 is held at the University of Edinburgh from 26-30 June 2017. Apply before 28 March 2017!

On Thursday 16 March, the launch meeting was held for the consultation process for the choice of location for the new University Library. This meeting marked the start of the four-week consultation period. More than ...

Get to know a wide variety of minors at the Minors Fair and discover which one best suits you and your academic interests. The fair will take place on Thursday, 20 April from 17:00-19:00.

Would you like to earn extra credits or explore a new subject area this summer? Between June and August, the UvA Summer School is offering 25 English-taught summer programmes ranging from law to cognitive neuroscience.

The consultation period in connection with the location of the new University Library on the City Centre Campus will begin from 16 March.

The last few weeks, more than 1800 UvA students have cast their vote for the Lecturer of the Year award.

Following approval from its Central Student Council , the University of Amsterdam (UvA) today filed an application for a flexible learning pilot with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The UvA hopes to ...

The consultation period in connection with the location of the new University Library on the City Centre Campus will begin from 16 March. A kick-off meeting, an exhibit in VOX-POP, talks with the architects and an ...

The voting period for the UvA Lecturer of the Year award has been extended by two days. Due to various hardware problems, the voting tool was not accessible over the course of two days last week.

So far, 1500 votes have been cast for the 2016-2017 UvA Lecturer of the Year award. This year’s elections are dedicated to the theme of ‘Heart for Education’. The voting period started during Valentine’s Day last ...

The UvA's female professors are underrepresented on Wikipedia. On Saturday, 4 March, the UvA's Special Collections will be hosting an edit-a-thon to do something about this imbalance.

At the presentation of the Diversity Committee’s final report, Executive Board President Geert ten Dam announced plans to appoint a diversity officer. The Executive Board has now drawn up a basic profile for the ...

Which lecturer entices you to the lecture halls first thing in the morning? Which lecturer inspires and motivates you to do your very best? Let him or her know by nominating your favourite lecturer.

Do you have an innovative idea with social and/or commercial potential? Send in your idea by 22 March for a chance to win €10,000. The competition is open to students and staff of all Amsterdam universities and ...

What are we doing in february on the Roeterseiland Campus? And how can it affect campus users and local residents?

The UvA, AUAS and VU have worked in close collaboration with 25 student associations in Amsterdam, who are represented by the Amsterdam Chamber of Associations (Amsterdamse Kamer van Verenigingen), to implement a ...

On 24 February, the UvA’s representative advisory bodies will take a stand on the issue of terminating the administrative union of the UvA and AUAS and maintaining shared services.

Need a professional photo for your CV or LinkedIn page? The UvA Student Careers Centre is organising free photo shoots for students preparing for their careers. Drop by during one of the sessions listed below. No ...

At the studio, you can take various yoga classes, as well as an introductory yoga class and a mindfulness class. From 6-12 February, anyone can join the free try-out classes. The official opening is on Friday, 10 ...

Plans for the flexible learning pilot have taken another step forward, as the plans have now been submitted to the Central Student Council (CSR) for approval. By March it should be clear whether UvA students will be ...

The Executive Board has provided the representative advisory bodies of the UvA and AUAS with further explanations regarding the proposed decision on the future of collaboration between the two institutions.

Speaking on behalf of her fellow members, Executive Board President Geert ten Dam responded on 25 January to the results of the consultative referendum held by the Democratisation and Decentralisation (D&D) Committee.

The Executive Board and the representative advisory councils are discussing the future of the cooperation between the UvA and AUAS. Central to these discussions are the outstanding questions of the representative ...

From today, 20 January, Stichting Studiekeuze123 will send you an email inviting you to participate in the National Student Survey (NSE). The NSE is a nationwide survey in which students voice their opinions about ...

As of 1 January 2017, the University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences are rolling out a new concept for on-campus catering in association with Cormet.

UvA Grassroots offers you the opportunity to implement your idea in an easy and accessible way. Various lecturers and students have already paved the way!

Next week will see the start of the 2017 National Student Survey (NSE). From Friday 20 January onwards, UvA students will be receiving an email with an invitation to participate. The results of the survey are used to ...

In 2017 the University of Amsterdam is celebrating its 385th anniversary. A range of activitivities will mark this occasion throughout the year, starting with the Dies Natalis, the UvA's official birthday. That ...

Canvas has won the tender to provide a new virtual learning environment (VLE) for the University of Amsterdam and the VU Amsterdam. Canvas scored particularly well on the criteria of user-friendliness, innovation and ...

On 31 October, the Executive Board took a proposed decision on the future of the partnership between the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). This past week the UvA-AUAS ...

Apply before 10 January 2017!

UvA Grassroots offers you the opportunity to implement your idea in an easy and accessible way. Various lecturers and students have already paved the way!

On Friday, 9 December, the Executive Board provided a letter of response to the questions posed by the representative advisory bodies of the UvA about the future of UvA-AUAS collaboration.

Want to know how everything has become the way it is now? Interested in gaining insight into the way intelligence and security agencies function? Register for an open elective at the Institute for Interdisciplinary ...

On Monday 5 December, we will begin construction of the new study and meeting places on the second and third floor of building B/C on Roeterseiland. Over the next three months 250 new study and meeting places will be ...

What are we doing in December and Januari on the Roeterseiland Campus? And how can it affect campus users and local residents?

Coffee from the South American highlands! A strong roast with a mild, fruity flavour. For us – the students and staff of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) – that’s ...

Starting from 1 January 2017, Cormet will be the new food and drink partner for the UvA and AUAS. We are hard at work on the new concept, so now it’s also time for a brief update. What is going on, how are we doing ...

From Wednesday, 23 November UvA students and staff will be able to vote in an advisory referendum. On that day, everyone will receive an email from research bureau Ruigrok NetPanel containing a link to the questions ...

Why do faculties pay for internal services? And who decides how much they should pay? What services can you use as a student or employee? How are agreements made about the service package?