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Researchers at the Rijksmuseum, the University of Amsterdam, VU Amsterdam and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) have developed a method that reveals how the costly pigment ultramarine was prepared ...
PPLE student Niklas Huppmann aims to raise $15 million to fight corona in Africa
1 May 2020
Second-year PPLE student Niklas Huppmann initiated a global campaign called COVAID AFRICA, that will donate proceeds from its series of live online festivals to help support Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans ...
Why do (and don't) people abide by the law?
22 Jan 2020
Benjamin van Rooij, professor of Law & Society, wonders why people do (and don’t) abide by the law. He wants to develop behavioural jurisprudence which corrects wrong views on behaviour within the law. Last year, he ...
How did baleen whales become our planet’s giants?
12 Dec 2019
Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on our planet. But why did blue whales and their close relatives, the baleen whales, evolve to be so huge while other animals did not? An international ...
Best ever pulsar measurements and first surface map produced
12 Dec 2019
An international team of scientists, including astronomers from the University of Amsterdam, has succeeded in producing the first precise and dependable measurements of both a pulsar’s size and its mass, as well as ...
This student takes part in weekly Executive Board meetings
15 Oct 2019
‘It's not like I'm exchanging texts with Karen, Geert or Jan every morning, though’, she says with a laugh. Still, as a student assessor, Master's student in Sociology Iris Kingma (25) sits down with the UvA ...
Opening of the academic year 2019-2020: What inspires academia?
3 Sep 2019
The ivory tower is a thing of the past, as these days scientists and students play an active and outspoken role in public debate. During the opening of the 2019-2020 academic year, staff and students talked about how ...
New public-private AI research lab for medical image analysis
18 Mar 2019
UvA professors Cees Snoek and Marcel Worring are starting a new public-private research lab together with researchers from the Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence Ltd. from the United Arab Emirates led by ...
Clean Energy Challenge extended
2 Nov 2018
Design platform What Design Can Do & Ikea Foundation recently launched the Clean Energy Challenge in 5 cities – São Paulo, Delhi, Nairobi, Mexico City and Amsterdam. This global competition calls on designers and ...
A big thank you and a warm welcome from the Talent Development programme
4 Sep 2018
The Talent Development Programme (TDP) would like to thank the students and faculty of PPLE for helping us achieve another amazing year!
Student ambassadors wanted!
30 Aug 2018
Become a student ambassador and tell future students about your experience at PPLE College while honing your public speaking and teaching skills! If you like to talk about what makes PPLE stand out and why you chose ...
Join the PPLE Programme Committee!
30 Aug 2018
Do you want to have a say regarding the education within the PPLE programme ? Do you want to make your opinion heard about particular courses you take? If so, joining the Programme Committee could be something for you!
NSE 2018: Decrease in student satisfaction nationwide, including at the UvA
28 Jun 2018
The extent to which UvA students are satisfied with their degree programmes has decreased. In the period from February to May of this year, some 8,500 students took part in the National Student Survey (NSE). The ...
WeMakeThe.City
11 Jun 2018
Cities are growing worldwide, including Amsterdam. This growth is accompanied by urgent challenges involving climate, security, affordable housing, health and more. How can we make cities better? WeMakeThe.City, a ...
Reaction to end of student action
9 Jun 2018
On Friday, June 8, a March for Education took place in Amsterdam. UvA students and staff, together with students from other university cities, came out in support of higher education in the Netherlands.
Frank Nack chosen as UvA’s 2018 Lecturer of the Year
31 May 2018
Frank Nack was officially named as the UvA’s 2018 Lecturer of the Year during the Education Day on Thursday, 31 May. Frank Nack is the programme director of the MSc in Information Studeies at the Faculty of Science.
Celebrate PPLE's 2018 graduation!
4 Apr 2018
Come celebrate PPLE's 2018 graduation with us! The PPLE graduation ceremony will take place on Thursday, 5 July 2018. Please RSVP.
Amsterdam Law Trials
21 Feb 2018
The Amsterdam Law Trials is a mock trial competition between PPLE, the honours programmes from the VU and the UvA, and AUC.
Let’s talk about sex… and sexual assault
31 Jan 2018
Sexual exploration and experimentation are a vital and fun part of growing up. Sadly, unwanted sexual advances and sexual assault can sometimes become part of student life as well.
UvA collaborates with West 8 on university quarter
30 Jan 2018
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is to build a City Centre Campus in the heart of Amsterdam in the vicinity of the Binnengasthuis grounds, Oude Turfmarkt, Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Kloveniersburgwal. The campus is ...
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