When Nikola Edelsztejn read about the Amsterdam municipality’s trial to establish a smoke-free zone in the Roetersstraat, he thought: who does this help? “I and other smokers will continue to enjoy our smoke break on the corner with the same ease.”.

A year after its conflict with the UvA, the satirical student magazine has amassed more subscribers. The magazine's editors are hopeful about the future. “PC will survive.”

Tulp Fund of 25 million euros for top international scientists to relocate.

Not a man but a woman turns out to be painter Vermeer’s patron.

Tomato plants are naturally covered in insect-trapping hairs. Physicists at the UvA captured how insects get entangled and found that supermarket tomatoes could learn from their wild ancestors.

More than a year after the University of Amsterdam banned the student magazine Propria Cures from the university, the magazine has gained 30% more subscriber.

28 international editors have announced their resignation from commercial publisher Taylor & Francis, which recently acquired their book series from Amsterdam University Press (AUP). The editors made this known today in a signed letter to the publisher.

Student media and culture Francesco Bruseghini has been elected as the new chair of the Central Student Council. Bruseghini is a member of the Activist Party, which won seats again in the student council elections in May.

Incoming rector of Ghent University to receive honorary doctorate from the UvA.

Artwork for botanist Hugo de Vries unveiled in Hortus.

Area around UvA smoke-free zone for a year.

The summer season has arrived. Do students still head to the sunny south, or are heatwaves and global unrest making them prefer staying closer to home?.

The sudden sale of Amsterdam University Press (AUP) to a commercial publisher caused quite a stir. Reason to investigate whether there is another way, says UvA professor Sible Andringa, who already switched to a more science-friendly form of publishing.

Jewish students, lecturers and staff told het Parool that they feel unsafe at the UvA. The rector says that steps have been taken: reports are now dealt with more swiftly and students or lecturers are being confronted over unacceptable behaviour.

UvA students who received AI-generated podcasts summarizing their study material turned out to be more motivated, spent more time reading, and most importantly: achieved higher grades.

Running remain as popular as ever. Willemijn van Dolen wonders whether it matters what outfit you wear. “You buy Nike shoes because you think that helps. Then you perform better and suddenly it’s not Nike’s achievement, but your own.”.

Anyone who wants to become a doctor at the University of Amsterdam will soon only need a good dose of luck. The bachelor’s programme in medicine has decided to return to a lottery system. At VU Amsterdam, however, selection will remain the norm.

Do you aspire to be a life coach or animal caretaker? According to job market indicator of the UWV, that means joining the back of a very long queue, with little prospect of finding a job.

Supply of private student rooms falls by a third.

UvA alumnus Olivier van Beemen recently won a prize for the best journalistic book for his investigation into abuses in African nature reserves. “Alleged poachers were hung from a tree branch and beaten with sticks.”