Student unions ask unis to cancel BSA this year Eight student unions have sent urgent letters to their boards of directors asking that the binding study advice be cancelled this year. Wed 25/11
UG biologist goes to court to enforce animal testing The Central Committee on Animal Testing is refusing to let biologist Simon Verhulst do an experiment with wild jackdaws. He took them to court on Tuesday. Wed 25/11
Long grading times frustrate students Students at various faculties are being made to wait for their grades on essays or exams. While they do understand the situation, they say communication is lacking. Wed 25/11
Zernike AH shuts down due to lack of customers The Albert Heijn to go on the Zernike Campus shut down last week. Because of the corona crisis, very few students visit the store to grab lunch. Tue 24/11
Practicing your pharmacy skills can be done online The ‘practice pharmacy’ that enables pharmaceutical students to gain experience was switched to an online version last week. It's a big change. Tue 24/11
Student associations are eating into their reserves Now that they've lost a main source of income in their in-house pubs, student associations are having to use up their buffer. Mon 23/11
UG students join nationwide climate justice rebellion On Thursday afternoon, students from twelve Dutch universities demonstrated against the lack of action on climate and ecological crises. Fri 20/11
Medical students alarmed as exams to be held on campus Medical students are in uproar after the faculty announced all exams will have to be taken in person in the Aletta Jacobs hall. They fear problems with both quarantine and Christmas celebrations. Fri 20/11
UG refuses to cooperate on national ‘sloppy science’ survey Many universities - including the UG - are declining to participate in a national survey on scientific integrity. It was supposed to be the biggest study on sloppy science ever. Wed 18/11
Libraries and museums to reopen on Thursday The partial lockdown in the Netherlands will remain in place for now, but publicly accessible buildings will be allowed to reopen this week. Wed 18/11
Unis should do more to reduce air travel, says The Young Academy Universities need to take action to prevent returning to old travelling behaviour after the corona crisis, says The Young Academy. Wed 18/11
Students win appeal in cheating case Two UG students have successfully appealed their punishment after the exam committee invalidated their exams for cheating. Tue 17/11
