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“At a time when we are being bombarded from all sides with warnings about digital dependency, it is nothing short of a miracle that the clock in the classroom is still analogue.” folia.nl/en/opinie/178173/ni…
Does the UvA rely too heavily on digital tools? Columnist Nikola Edelsztejn examines how poorly students, staff, and the Executive Board are prepared for hacks, outages, and cyberattacks. folia.nl/en/opinie/178173/ni…
Watermarks are intended to indicate whether a text was written by AI or by a human. These developments could also have implications for UvA AI Chat, the university’s internal AI tool, which runs on external language models such as ChatGPT and Claude. folia.nl/en/actueel/178043/u…
It’s exam week again, which means the study spaces at the University Library on Vendelstraat are filling up fast. What are the unwritten rules of studying together? folia.nl/en/actueel/177860/h…
This weekend marks the 51st edition of the Amsterdam Marathon. With demand for marathon places continuing to rise and more runners taking to the course without adequate training, sports physicians are warning of serious health risks.
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Despite the shortage of dentists, no additional training places for dentists are being created. Etienne Verheijck, director of education at Acta, describes the decision as ‘a shame’. “We do have the capacity to train more dentists.”
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Physics student and International Master in chess Khoi Pham is currently in China competing in the World University Chess Championship. “Chess is a very mental game; it’s incredibly unforgiving. At this level, if you make just one mistake, it’s over.”
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Satellites help forecast the weather, but they can also be used for bombing. These dual-use technologies serve both civilian and military purposes, raising legal questions that universities must address, professor Kanetake says in her inaugural lecture. folia.nl/en/wetenschap/17810…
Research by Amsterdam UMC shows that the food environment in the city is becoming increasingly unhealthy. How easy is it for students to find a healthy meal? “If you don’t cook for yourself, it’s simply too expensive.”
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In order to better protect academic freedom, it must be enshrined in the Dutch Constitution. This is the view of a KNAW committee led by UvA legal scholar André Nollkaemper, as set out in a report presented today to Minister Rianne Letschert.
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Kai, Milan, Zoë, Naomi, Yuri and Renske seem to be teenagers who play online games and have become friends. But in reality, some of them are AI-generated deepfakes. How can children tell these images are fake? NEMO gives a demonstration three times a day. folia.nl/en/actueel/177997/u…
From spring onwards, a rowing boat will be moored at the Amsterdam Business School. The boat was tested last Saturday by students from Computational Social Science during the Grachtenrace, an annual rowing race across Amsterdam. folia.nl/en/actueel/177975/f…
Who’s more likely to take to the barricades than the French? Perhaps UvA student Jesse van Schaik, who took the FlixBus to Saint-Denis last weekend to join the large demonstrations calling for improvements in education. folia.nl/en/actueel/177984/w…
Now that autumn is well and truly underway, students who want to avoid arriving at lectures drenched need to plan their bike rides around the rain showers. To help them do just that, UvA alumnus Jesse Verbeek developed the app Droog Over. folia.nl/en/actueel/177915/u…
Public transportation strike tomorrow; UvA expects minimal disruption. folia.nl/en/kort
Manifesting something can work both for and against you, as columnist Willemijn van Dolen discovered when she delved into the scientific research. “Our imagination is not a magical superpower, but neither is it a useless exercise in daydreaming.” folia.nl/en/opinie/177918/wi…
In Folia’s UvA Cribs series, students show what their living situations are like. After years of searching, 22-year-old student Coen Deuring found a room in a very special place: among elderly residents in a senior housing complex in the Indische Buurt . youtu.be/9JoY8A6M2Js
The relocation of UvA departments from the Maagdenhuis to the REC will continue until at least the end of 2027. The university announced this in a post on its staff page, which also provides further details about the reshuffling of office space at REC. folia.nl/en/actueel/177896/r…
