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Equal opportunities in education is a topic that was clearly portrayed by the documentary 'Klassen' created by broadcasting company HUMAN, shown on Dutch television in late 2020 and early 2021.

Three UvA researchers who all recently obtained their doctorates have received Rubicons grant from NWO/ZonMw to conduct research at foreign research institutions.

As of 1 May, Corrette Ploem has been appointed professor by special appointment in the new chair 'Recht, zorgtechnologie en geneeskunde' (Law, Healthcare Technology and Medicine).

Eight promising young researchers from the UvA have received Veni grants of up to 280,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The researchers are from the Social Sciences and Humanities, and Applied and Engineering Sciences domains, and will be able to further develop their own research ideas over the next three years.

As war continues to rage in Ukraine, international humanitarian law (IHL) has been in the news a lot over the past few weeks.

The solidarity shown by European civilians and politicians in response to the war in Ukraine is unheard of.

On Monday 28 March, Jan Lintsen, member of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam, opened the second location of the successful university incubator Demonstrator Lab Amsterdam.

The UvA and world-leading technology company Bosch have agreed to extend their established collaboration with the launch of a new public-private research lab.

From Monday 21 to Thursday 31 March 15 March 2022 After months of restrictions due to the corona pandemic, busy exam weeks are expected.

The representation of women in workplace authority has generally increased over time. But the move of women into these traditionally men-dominated arenas is still very uneven.

This year's National Week Without Meat & Dairy will take place from Monday, 7 March until Sunday, 13 March (weekzondervlees.nl).

That people often turn to alcohol when experiencing negative emotions is well-known (hence the phrase 'drowning one's sorrows').

The 2022 edition of 'Special Topic in Cognitive Science' (STiCS), a first-year course in the Research Master in Brain and Cognitive Sciences (MBCS), was successfully completed with the so-called Dragon's Den.