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Join in the discussion on the referendum being held on Wednesday 23 November and prepare yourself for the questions in the consultative referendum on Democracy and Decentralisation.

With the approval of the representative advisory bodies, the UvA Supervisory Board has decided on the basic profile and the procedure for the recruitment of a new member for the UvA Executive Board responsible for ...

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

The USC will hold their Free Sports Week from Monday, 14 November to Sunday, 20 November. Students and staff at the UvA can spend one week using the sports facilities for free.

The Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam is looking for a new Student Assessor for the period from January 2017 until January 2018. Would you like to gain administrative experience at the highest level? ...

As of 1 January 2017, each institution will once again have its own Executive Board, and various staff departments will be dissolved while shared services will be retained and optimised – these are the three main ...

Do you have problems with DUO? Or issues at work? Having trouble with your landlord? Don’t worry! There is a simple solution for all your legal problems.

The renovation of the roof of Building G is complete, which means that the roof is in top shape again and ready for the next 15 years. The attic floor of the building can now also be taken into use.

On Tuesday 25 October, the Allocation Model Working Group presented its final report, titled ‘Transparency and simplicity in funding: scope for policy’. Hans Amman received the proposal on behalf of the Executive Board.

In addition to housing the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Humanities, the City Centre Campus is home to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)’s new Humanities Cluster, creating the largest ...

Over the past few months, the various groups involved have been working on fleshing out two possible scenarios for the design of the City Centre Campus. The City Centre Campus steering committee has decided to limit ...

A more broadly representative senate, a charter in which core values are laid down and four different models for governing the university: these are the main proposals submitted by the Democratisation and ...

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2017.

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 ...

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has been asked to take part in a University College in the former panopticon prison – the Koepelgevangenis – in Haarlem. This autumn, following exploratory talks with the initiators ...

The survey was conducted between 26 September and 12 October and completed by almost 5,000 students and staff. Both target groups were well represented and the results reflect a good spread across both the UvA and ...

From March 2017, the currently still-empty corridors and halls on the 2nd and 3rd floors of building B/C on Roeterseiland will house additional study and shared workspaces. The overall atmosphere and appearance of ...

On Saturday 8 October, the new bridge across the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal was installed smoothly.

On the basis of recommendations by the Diversity Committee, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) will in the short term appoint a diversity officer who will develop policy in conjunction with colleagues from the various ...

On 29 September, the Executive Board discussed and subsequently adopted the 2017 Draft Budget. All students and staff are invited to ask questions and make suggestions regarding this budget up to and including 26 ...

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

On the morning of Saturday 8 October the new bridge across the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal will be delivered in sections. This bridge will join the northern and southern parts of the campus from next year. The work ...

Team UvA (Boas van der Putten, Tim Moolhuijsen en Sezgi Iyibilir) has won de University Battle (Universiteitsstrijd) and earned the title of ‘the smartest university in the Netherlands’. In the grand finale, the UvA ...

Cormet Enjoy The Good Life has been awarded the food and drink concession of the University and Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. From 1 January 2017, Cormet and Amsterdam businesses will ...

2015 was a turbulent year, but also a year in which the UvA strengthened its position in research and education, both in Amsterdam and in the world. This is reflected in the 2015 annual report, a digital version of ...

Until Wednesday 28 September the 'yellow part' of the scaffolding of building G will be dismantled. This can cause noise nuisance in buildings G and E. If all goes according to plan, the work on the roof of building ...

Want to pitch your ideas and discuss plans with the University of Amsterdam? Then sign up to join the UvA student panel.

Cormet Enjoy The Good Life has been awarded the food and drink concession of the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. From 1 January 2017, Cormet will be collaborating with ...

On 8 September, the reports by Berenschot and Deloitte evaluating the administrative partnership between the UvA and AUAS were published. The Executive Board will discuss the reports at all levels of the ...

The Executive Board will be moving to the Roeterseiland Campus and Amstel Campus at the end of November. The necessary workstations for the Board are currently being installed on both campuses.

Were you well-rested when you started your studies? Take the opportunity to evaluate your health by taking the student health test. You will receive personalised feedback that includes tips and references.

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!

From wednesday 21st until tuesday September 27th we disassemble scaffolding (yellow parts) of building G and build scaffolding (blue parts). We apologize for possible inconvenience.

The Atrium was for years a favourite spot for UvA students and staff to have lunch and dinner in the city centre. With lectures no longer being held in building BG5 where the Atrium is located, the restaurant became ...

The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS) challenges all UvA students to submit an idea for an interdisciplinary course by 2 October 2016, and to develop your course together with IIS curriculum experts. Who ...

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

Diversity affects everyone and offers a means to help the University of Amsterdam become a more inclusive work and study environment. Or, as the report states: ‘Diversity is a precondition for excellence. Top ...

The schedule for the erection and dismantling of scaffolding around Building G has been changed. The current schedule is as follows:

The University Sports Centre (USC) has a special offer for first-year students: a gym membership with unlimited use of the facilities (fitness equipment, classes and sauna) for just €9.90 per month. This promotion is ...

On 22 August the renewed Canon Portal will go live at uva.canon.nl. From now on you can order readers and send print jobs to be picked up from the Canon Shops through this portal.

From 15 to 19 August scaffolding will be erected around Building G. This work is expected to cause noise nuisance for those working in Building G and E.

We will soon be upgrading to a new version of Blackboard.

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

From 27 July, a variety of work will be carried out in Building G – the building for the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences’ psychology department. The disabled access will be revamped and the roof of the ...

The Minister of Education, Culture and Science Jet Bussemaker will be appointing a new Supervisory Board for the University of Amsterdam (UvA) as of 26 August 2016. The appointed members of the Board will also serve ...

Last month, the supervisory group drafted the definitive contract for the evaluation of the partnership between the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). Two firms, ...

The grass in the area behind Building G and the Lab (known as Roetersweiland or ‘Roeters Meadow’) is failing to thrive. During the next few days, the ground will be dug over and an extra layer of soil added, after ...

Due to construction work, the entrance to Building E on the Nieuwe Achtergracht will be closed from Monday 18 July till the end of August. Building E can be accessed via the entrance of Building D.

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.

During this day of shooting, a number of streets will be closed off to all traffic. There will be traffic controllers and signs to direct traffic.

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

This summer, the Library Learning Centre restaurant in building H of the Roeterseiland Campus will be open from 11 July to 5 August.

On 20 June, the construction consortium consisting of J.P. van Eesteren en Croonwolter&dros (both part of TBI) started work on the completion of building A on Roetersstraat, which will house the Faculty of Law.

After an exciting selection round on Friday, 24 June, Boas van der Putten, Tim Moolhuijsen and Sezgi Iyibilir are through to the studio recording of the University Quiz (Universiteitsquiz), which will be broadcast on ...

The UvA Real Estate Development Department has published a new edition of the Roeterseiland Campus newspaper. This periodical contains information about various developments in and around the Roeterseiland Campus.

The Folia website has published an article about a security breach in SIS, the Student Information System of the UvA and AUAS, which came to light over a month ago. As a result, you may have questions about what the ...

In September 2017 the gradual phasing out of Blackboard will begin, in tandem with its replacement by a new virtual learning environment (VLE). The transition period is expected to span two years, during which time ...

In mid-June, the University of Amsterdam will begin installing solar panels. The solar panels will be located on the roofs of the buildings housing the Faculty of Science, the Amsterdam University College at the ...

Next week Thursday, June 23, from 16:30 until after sunset, you can expect a great Summer Festival at Roeterseiland with performances including De Nachtdienst, 45ACIDBABIES, Couleur Café, Faut Haut, DJ OHMS and Boom ...

On 1 June the University of Amsterdam (UvA) formally launched its new Institute for Advanced Study (UvA-IAS). The new institute offers scholars a haven where they can tackle important fundamental scientific and ...

An American feature film, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, will be shot on location around the Roeterseiland Campus. Shooting will take place on Sunday, 26 June, Monday, 27 June and Tuesday, 28 June., primarily for scenes ...

Last week we posted an invitation to attend the kick-off meeting about the City Centre Campus on Monday, 27 June 2016. There has been a large amount of interest, but many of those who would like to take part cannot ...

September 2016 marks the start of the new English-taught interdisciplinary minor, Future NOW. This is the first minor that was developed by all faculties in collaboration with the Institute for Interdisciplinary ...

An assignment has been formulated to evaluate the cooperation between the UvA and AUAS, and an agency will be commissioned to carry it out. The central question is whether the original objectives of the cooperation ...

In response to the Supervisory Board’s handing over of its duties, the Board of Directors sent the following email to students and staff.

The University of Amsterdam’s Supervisory Board has decided to hand over its duties as soon as possible, to make room for new members.

Geert ten Dam, the new president of the Executive Board and Karen Maex, the new rector magnificus of the UvA member of the UvA-AUAS Executive Board, introduced themselves to around 200 students and staff. The event ...

On Monday, 30 May, Geert ten Dam and Karen Maex will introduce themselves to the university and applied sciences communities. You can follow the event via a livestream.

Over the next few years, blended learning and the application of IT-enabled teaching methods and knowledge sharing will be further developed and deepened at the UvA. Faculties will come up with action plans and the ...

The June 2016 issue of the City Centre Campus newspaper is hot off the press. This latest issue zooms in on developments on and around the City Centre Campus.

On Wednesday, 25 May, Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English and Communication will be visiting The Athenaeum bookshop on Roetersstraat.

Lecturers and students have stringent requirements and expectations when it comes to UvA’s new virtual learning environment (VLE). A high degree of user-friendliness and intuitiveness are the key basic requirements ...

Members of the allocation model working group and sounding board group will start work from mid May. You can read about their task and who the members are in this document.

The introductory meeting with Geert ten Dam, the new president of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), and Karen Maex, the new rector ...

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

The student council elections will be held from Monday, 9 May to Friday, 13 May. You can start casting your vote today.

In accordance with the ten-point plan, the academic community is annually consulted on the Framework Letter.

On Wednesday, 4 May, VOX-POP will host the afternoon screening of 'New Perspective' from 15:30 to 17:30 at Binnengasthuisstraat 9 (the former Student Service Desk). The event ties in with the Month of Philosophy ...

Last week, the last part of the foundations in the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal was demolished. Now, around 70 concrete piles that supported the foundations need to be removed, along with a number of concrete slabs.

At the end of 2016, the current contracts with Eurest and Maas (vending machines) will come to an end. The UvA wishes to use this opportunity to introduce a new food and drink concept from 2017 onwards. In recent ...

Join us in dreaming about the future of Europe and Amsterdam at the 2016 Amsterdam lectures. What is happening in the world around us? How is Europe doing? The lecture series on the theme of the 'Third Golden Age' ...

A research team from the department of Sociology at the UvA is looking for students to fill out a survey on sexuality and sex work.

On 12 May, various minors will be represented at the UvA Minors Fair. Visit the Fair to discover which minor suits you and your academic interests.

The concrete foundations in the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal turned out to be stronger than anticipated. Unfortunately it was not possible to complete the demolition of the part of the foundation above water-level at ...

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

The UvA contemplation rooms opened on 1 April 2016. The contemplation rooms are neutral spaces and are open to all UvA staff and students.

Over the past five weeks, lecturers and students at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) had the chance to provide input for the new virtual learning environment (VLE). And they seized the opportunity.

Now that we are midway through the academic year, it might be a good idea to take stock of your health. Do you have enough energy to successfully round off this academic year?

Tomorrow, some very unusual guests will be visiting the Roeterseiland Campus. A group of divers will be going under water in the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal to investigate what the obstacles are that are preventing the ...

The Council of State (RvS) has rejected the appeal against the 'First Revision of Postcode Area 1012 zoning plan' and the associated integrated environmental permit for the University Library (UB) on the ...

The dismantling of the platform in the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal that presently links Buildings B/C and E/H, starts Monday 7 March. The platform will be closed from Wednesday 9 March.

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

The machinery and floating platforms that were used to install the sheet piling in Nieuwe Achtergracht are being removed. A number of obstructions on the bottom of the canal are preventing the contractor from being ...

You received an invitation by email with a link to the National Student Survey (NSE) questionnaire. You can still participate until 6 March. Why take part? Lecturer of the Year, Bas de Bruin, explains in this video.

On Friday 12 February there will be a crane on site between Buildings E and G. The crane will be used to hoist steel parts onto the roof of Building E and remove a cooling unit from the garden between Buildings G and ...

Read about the latest developments on the City Centre Campus in the new newspaper.

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

It was all still a little unfamiliar as the staff members of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences made their way across the red carpet to the main entrance of Building G yesterday morning. In recent months, ...

Information meetings will be held between 8 and 11 February in order to offer students and employees the latest information on the new catering plans. At these meetings you can also share your views on the future of ...

The UvA's user agreement for Blackboard is due to expire soon. That means this is the moment to seriously consider what kind of virtual learning environment we need and want for the future. Which is why we are asking ...

Researcher and cartoonist Nick Sousanis recently published a special thesis in the form of a graphic novel, parts of which will be on show in the meeting space De Brug at the Roeterseiland Campus. After this, the ...

The sheet piling installation along Nieuwe Achtergracht has come to a halt. A number of obstructions on the bottom of the canal are preventing the contractor from being able to drive the 17 metre long walls into ...

When learning a language, getting the pronunciation right is often a challenge.The University of Amsterdam recently conducted an experiment in which students practiced their pronunciation using a special application.

Have you downloaded the My UvA app yet? The app gives you direct access to your Blackboard, timetable, grades, and more. Download the app in the App Store or Play Store and give us your feedback: this will help us to ...

The decision has been made: the City Centre Campus is coming. The Faculty of Humanities (FGw) and the University Library (UB) will be located there, possibly alongside the executive staff.

The main topic about which students at the Roeterseiland Campus would like to be informed is helpful information on available study places. This was evident in the results of a survey on campus communication ...

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

Do you have an idea of how to improve education with the help of ICT? Start 2016 on a good note by taking part in the winter rounds of UvA Grassroots and submit your proposal before 29 January.

Last September, the Executive Board asked the academic community for feedback on two advisory reports, so-called green papers.

On Friday, 15 and Saturday, 16 January, a concrete cable duct running between Buildings E and G will be partially demolished. This will cause some noise nuisance, particularly on Saturday.

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

From 11 January, sheet piling will be installed along the Nieuwe Achtergracht canal.

During the 384th Dies Natalis, Bas de Bruin was named 2015 Lecturer of the Year by the Student Council and the ASVA Student Union. De Bruin is Professor of Bio-Inspired Sustainable Catalysis at the Faculty of Science.

The Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam has appointed Professor Johannes (Hans) Brug as dean of the UvA’s Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The appointment will take effect no later than 1 ...

From 11 January, the path in front of CREA will be narrower and only open to pedestrians.

From 7 January, the main entrance to the bicycle parking facility under Building E will be closed until 8 February at the earliest. We will inform you in due time if the entrance will be open again by this date. It ...

In an open letter to De Volkskrant of Monday, 4 January, three lecturers representing ReThink UvA argue that the procedure for appointing a new President of the Executive Board of the UvA/AUAS and a new Rector ...

Did you make New Year’s resolutions? Come and put them into action at the University Sports Centre (USC) Open Days. From Monday, 12 January until Sunday, 17 February you can use the gym facilities for free at all USC ...

In the second half of January, new residents will move into the former Service and Information Centre (BG3) on Binnengasthuisstraat 9. VOX-POP, formerly located in BG5, will move into the building along with the UvA ...

As of mid-December, Chérie van der Meer will be stepping down from her position as area manager for the City Centre Campus. For the past two years, Chérie served as initial point of contact for students and staff on ...

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

The J.P. van Eesteren - Croon Electrotechniek - Wolter & Dros v.o.f. building consortium will be brought in to finish the new building for students and staff from the Faculty of Law at Roetersstraat 15.

In the past few years, the UvA has been working to establish four open city campuses. The City Centre Campus is the fourth and final campus to be developed as part of this project. In future, this campus will serve ...

On Monday 30 November there will be a crane on site between Buildings E and G. The crane will be used to hoist steel parts onto the roof of Building E. The crane will arrive on campus in the morning via Nieuwe ...

On 24 November the contractor is felling a number of trees between buildings J/K and B/C and on Nieuwe Achtergracht. This work may cause some noise nuisance. In order to keep nuisance to a minimum, the trees will be ...

Work on the future Faculty of Law building at Roetersstraat 15 on the Roeterseiland Campus is to resume shortly. The new contractor will be announced at the end of this month. The renovation is scheduled for ...

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 ...

Once again the Green Nose is the place to be for a breath of fresh air or to enjoy some late-autumn sunshine. The re-landscaping of the green area between Nieuwe Achtergracht and Plantage Muidergracht – the sunniest ...

Staff members of the Faculty of Law and and the Psychology Department of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences were recently given a sneak preview of their future accommodation on the Roeterseiland Campus. ...

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

On 1 December 2015, Anne van den Eijnden is taking over from Carin Bosboom as Area Manager for the Roeterseiland Campus. Anne is currently Area Manager for the Amstel Campus of the Amsterdam University of Applied ...

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

On Saturday 10 October, emergency repairs will be carried out on the water mains to Building B/C. This work will take place in two locations in the area between the Buildings B/C and J/K (see map).

In the extensive digitisation project, in which older books from the UvA Library collections are being digitised by Google, we have reached the 50,000 mark.

In the period from Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 September miscellaneous work will be carried out on the Roeterseiland Campus. This includes maintenance on the ground-source heat pump for the thermal energy storage ...

Athenaeum Boekhandel has opened a store in the former Study Store on the Roeterseiland Campus. 'This puts us right at the heart of all of the faculties at the Roeterseiland Campus. We want our store to be a hub where ...

‘All of the facilities that this campus has to offer are strikingly easy to find’: this is the first impression that Nils Jørgen Moltubakk, Senior Advisor on Property Management at Trondheim University, gained of the ...

Starting on Monday, 21 September and continuing through the end of November, maintenance activities will be carried out at the Bushuis in Kloveniersburgwal 48 and at the Oost-Indisch Huis in Oude Hoogstraat 24, with ...

In September, we will be carrying out the final work on Building E, continuing the renovation of Building G and the organisation of the outdoor area.

In early July Amsterdam's municipal council adopted the first revision of the 'Postcode Area 1012' zoning plan and issued an environmental permit for the construction of the new University Library at the ...

On 31 August the moment had finally come: the first day of classes. Real Estate Development was present to welcome students and staff with a cup of coffee and to explain the Roeterseiland Campus and the campus ...

In earlier announcements about work on the campus you were informed that a crane would be used on the campus between Buildings E (Faculty of Economics and Business) and G (future Psychology building) on 14 September. ...

At the start of the last academic year, it became clear that students and staff members wanted better signs on the campus. Together with an external expert, a project group of users, including a delegation of student ...

In the extensive digitisation project, in which older books from the UvA Library collections are being digitised by Google, we have reached the 30,000 mark.

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2016.

Forty per cent of daily heavy goods traffic in cities is construction traffic, also in Amsterdam. 'Building in a city centre means disruption and noise to residents and business owners. It's the same everywhere,' ...

The lamps in the Social and Behavioural Sciences faculty building have daylight sensors and sensors that detect the presence of people. Both devices ensure that the lighting can be used in a sustainable way.

Next Friday, 10 July, Arcadis will install the water connection for the waste and recycling centre on Valckenierstraat (behind Building B/C/D).

In early 2016, the psychologists from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences will be moving into the former laboratory building at Nieuwe Prinsengracht. Renovation of this property is currently in full swing. ...

What are we doing in July on the Roeterseiland Campus and how will it affect campus users and local residents?

From the start of next year, the psychologists will be relocating to their new area in the monumental building in Nieuwe Prinsengracht. The work to prepare the building for use not only involves painting but also ...

The Central Energy Facility’s water management system regulates the quality of the cooling water in the facility. From 30 June 2015, the pipes in this system will be flushed. If the water is not of sufficient ...

Renovations to the Library Learning Centre and Central Hall in Building E will begin next week. Between 2 July and 24 July 2015 at the latest, ICT maintenance will be carried out, lighting will be replaced and ...

With the summer months approaching, there will be no guided tours around the Roeterseiland Campus from now until the end of August. From the start of the new academic year in September, you can again sign up to take ...

'Students are often in a hurry and stick to regular routes. You have to take that into account in the signposting', says Anneloes Dijkstra from the Central Student Council and member of the Signposting project group.

CREA is an invaluable addition and more bicycle facilities are needed. These are two of the points that emerge from a neighbourhood survey of City Centre business owners, residents and visitors to the district. In ...

‘At the Roeterseiland Campus thousands of students and staff make use of all the ICT facilities. If these facilities suffer an outage, that has major consequences, of course, and we want to avoid that. This is why we ...

A walk through the old dissection room in the Second Surgical Clinic, the inner courtyard of the Oudemanhuispoort and the future Art History and Cultural Studies building. Alumni and (former) staff members enjoyed ...

On Thursday, 18 June the faculties of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) and of Economics and Business (FEB) are holding a barbecue in the courtyard and along the quay on the Nieuwe Achtergracht.

What are we doing in June on the Roeterseiland Campus and how will it affect campus users and local residents?

On Saturday 30 May 2015, we will test the Central Energy Facility (CEF) and the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) on the Roeterseiland campus. The purpose of this test is to assess whether the CHP can provide enough ...

What work is taking place on the Roeterseiland Campus during May and how will it affect campus users and local residents?

Since April, the contractor for the outside area has been at work on Nieuwe Prinsengracht and the Green Nose (the green spot at the end of Nieuwe Prinsengracht and Nieuwe Achtergracht). Work is being carried out here ...

The construction work on building A has been causing noise nuisance in recent months. It has not been possible to make any agreements with the contractor regarding the work carried out so far, but agreements have now ...

What work is taking place on the Roeterseiland Campus during April? And how will it affect users of the campus and local residents?

Students and staff have indicated that they find it hard to find their way around the buildings and facilities at Roeterseiland Campus. This is one of the reasons why Real Estate Development has been asked to work ...

Like the sound of two days packed with theatre, art and music? On Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 April the annual Student Festival will take place in CREA on Nieuwe Achtergracht. This sixteenth edition of the festival ...

Now that the renovations of one section of Building E are finished, the Faculty of Economics and Business can resume using this part of the building. Over the period ahead, works will begin at Building G.

The University of Amsterdam is competing for the Golden A.A.P. 2015 with its building over the Nieuwe Achtergracht for the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The prize is awarded to the architect and the ...

A number of exams at Roeterseiland are being moved to different locations as a precautionary measure to ensure students taking their exams are not distracted by noise from the construction work.

The crowdfunding campaign of the Theaterencyclopedie for making thirty videos of performances internet-ready raised 16,790 euros.

Unfortunately, the work on building A is causing more noise affecting buildings B/C/D than we had expected. Below we explain why and what we are doing to create a workable situation for all parties.

The delivery of the Turfdraagsterpad building is now in sight. Some 50 construction workers from contractor Friso are working in the building on a daily basis in order to meet the scheduled delivery deadline. ‘It's ...

What work will we be carrying out on campus in March? And how will it affect users of the campus and local residents? Read all about it in Work in Progress.

On 15 and 16 January 2016 the third Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food will take place at the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The Amsterdam Symposium is the result of a collaboration ...

We are giving the outdoor space around the campus a makeover, to make it more attractive. As part of a new landscape design we are felling and replanting trees and replacing the old paving with new, in line with the ...

Rachid Salhi is owner of the Bagels & Beans lunchroom on Roetersstraat, directly opposite the Roeterseiland campus. He recently took part in a guided tour through the new teaching buildings on the campus.

At the Christmas fair at Roeterseiland Campus, local children were given a colouring picture by building contractor Arcadis and were invited to take part in a colouring contest.

On Friday, 23 January the municipality made two documents regarding the implementation of the building plans for the University Library at the Binnengasthuis premises available for perusal.

Until Friday 30 January, a crane will be working next to Building E in order to remove demolition waste and bring in new supplies of building materials. During this period, there will be some extra freight traffic ...

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has received a subsidy of 245,000 euros from the Province of North Holland for the renovation of the building in Turfdraagsterpad, the future home of the Art History and Cultural ...

Until 2017 ca 100,000 older books from the UvA library collections will temporarily be unavailable because of digitisation by Google. Not all at once, but in batches. It concerns books from before 1874 on which ...

The Christmas fair on Tuesday 16 December proved very popular among local residents, students and UvA staff. Father Christmas brought children from the nearby Boekman school to the festively decorated square at the ...

Archival research is crucial when you're restoring a monumental building, according to Kees Doornenbal of Rappange en Partners, the architect responsible for renovating the future home of the Arts and Culture programme.

During the tours you will learn more about campus redevelopment and facilities on and around the Roeterseiland Campus.

The restoration of the façade of the building situated on Turfdraagsterpad (BG2) is proceeding on schedule. Work on the façade facing Turfdraagsterpad is almost complete and the scaffolding will soon be removed.

The renovation work being done to the Turfdraagsterpad building is proceeding on schedule. 'If everything continues to go this well, we will be finished by 1 April,' said a pleased Hans Mulder, project leader for the ...

Renovations to the future building for Arts and Culture at Turfdraagsterpad 15-17 commenced in May 2014. Sign up for a guided tour.

As announced in the letter to residents (Buurtbericht) of 31 October, a application has been submitted for an integrated environmental permit for the felling of trees on the Roeterseiland Campus.

From 31 October 2014 to 1 February 2015, the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam will present a major retrospective exhibition about the writer Arnon Grunberg. During the opening of the exhibition, ...

In the weeks ahead, the contractor will be pouring concrete at multiple places to lay the floors for the future Arts and Culture building at Turfdraagsterpad 15-17 (former CREA building).

The Amsterdam Academic Club will hold a debate night on developing an open city campus on Thursday, 2 October from 17:00 - 19:00. Everyone is invited to attend. You can register using the link at the bottom of this ...

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2015.

The contractor started work on renovation of the former CREA building on the Turfdraagsterpad this May. As of the summer of 2015, the building will accommodate the faculty of Humanities' Arts and Culture programme

The University of Amsterdam’s Special Collections department has acquired a large collection of photo books. It comprises more than five thousand publications dating from around 1935 until the present day, most ...

Social and Behavioural Sciences faculty staff are set to relocate from the Binnengasthuis site to the new Roeterseiland Campus over the course of this summer. The Roeterseiland Campus is now nearing completion. The ...

The contractor started work on renovation of the former CREA building on the Turfdraagsterpad this May. The building will house the Faculty of Humanities' Arts and Culture programme from the summer of 2015 onwards. ...

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 Countries.

There are a large number of bats in Amsterdam's city centre. The animals live in trees, between walls and other quiet locations. Ecological consultant Jeroen Groenendijk is currently working to determine whether ...

Work is currently underway to prepare for renovation and construction work at the new University Library. Destructive testing will have to be conducted at various locations at the former Convent on the Vendelstraat ...