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Polish student Karolina Drożdż has been named this year’s winner of the UvA Thesis Prize. The jury awarded her first prize for her research into the language comprehension of AI models, earning her €3,000. folia.nl/en/actueel/178426/k…
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“If you’re not planning on doing any learning on your own, isn’t it wasteful to spend three years, thousands of euros and all that housing-related anxiety just to have a computer do all the studying?” folia.nl/en/opinie/178423/ma…
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Sociologist Martin Shaw, one of the first to describe Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, is giving a guest lecture at the UvA on Tuesday. How does he view the university’s handling of the issue in recent years? folia.nl/en/actueel/178403/a…
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From climate worrier to climate activist. In six weeks, psychologists managed to persuade UvA students with climate concerns to take collective climate action: from signing petitions to taking part in demonstrations.
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Karolina Drożdż wins the UvA Thesis Prize for her thesis on AI
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According to lecturer in American Studies Jack Thompson, even if the Republicans are heading for a defeat in next Tuesday’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump would still have plenty of room to maintain his confrontational stance towards Europe.
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How can we prevent water pollution or stop Amsterdam from flooding? Twelve student teams have just one day to come up with solutions to these water-related challenges. The winners will walk away with a cash prize and perhaps even new career opportunities.
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This time in the Opinion Panel: Last week’s PHP vulnerability highlighted the fragility of digital systems and raised the question of whether analogue education is better than digital education. Should we return to chalkboards, pens and paper? folia.nl/en/opinie/178331/op…
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UvA chemistry PhD's organise a techno party on 7 November
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Anatolia’s Foodtruck, Coffee Star and food stall Kimbab will no longer have a place at the UvA from '27. The businesses failed to score enough points in the tender process for the new catering plans. The owners still have questions about that process. folia.nl/en/actueel/178297/t…
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Research shows that more than half of young adults struggle to make ends meet. How do students afford all those oat milk cappuccinos and fancy sandwiches tempting them on campus? Do they ever worry about money? piped.video/8RtePV_dd-o
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Columnist Han van der Maas is one of the fools who use AI for genuinely intellectual tasks. For what are scientists supposed to do when systems like Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT can churn out entire models and papers in a matter of hours? folia.nl/en/opinie/178288/ha…
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How are planets born? In a specially developed planet incubator in Germany, the birth of planets is being mimicked. UvA professor Carsten Dominik is one of the scientists behind the project. folia.nl/en/wetenschap/17827…
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Looking for a part-time job alongside your studies? For students from outside the European Union the process involves navigating a bureaucratic maze, which is enough to put many employers off. As a result, these students often remain unemployed for months. folia.nl/en/actueel/178245/w…
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Amsterdam UMC plans to join a new collaboration with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem through the Horizon programme, for which the UvA was set to provide a PhD place. folia.nl/en/actueel/178124/a…
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Absentee voting is not an option for Israelis: they are required to cast their vote in person in their home country. And so Erella Grassiani, an Israeli-Dutch lecturer at the UvA, boarded a flight to Israel to vote in Tuesday’s elections. folia.nl/en/actueel/178233/t…
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From January, main caterer Cirfood will make way for a wide range of new entrepreneurs. This means more meal vending machines, more food trucks and fewer meat options at the university. folia.nl/en/actueel/178219/l…
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