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UvA maintains ranking of 83rd in THE World University Rankings
3 Oct 2013
The UvA has maintained last year’s ranking of 83rd place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013-2014. Within the sub-rankings for each discipline, the UvA’s Social Sciences department is ranked ...
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Out now: Broadcasting Birth Control
26 Sept 2013
Manon Parry explores the use of mass media, from the era of silent film to the internet, to promote family planning at home in the United States, and in the expanding international arena of population control.
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NAV voor je FGw diagnostische toets?
26 Sept 2013
Eerstejaarsstudenten FGw die hun diagnostische toets met een NAV hebben afgerond, komen in aanmerking voor gratis taalondersteuning.
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UvA annually invests in research into Amsterdam’s cultural industries
19 Sept 2013
What makes a city into a cultural success? And how is this success related to economic growth? Over the next five years, the University of Amsterdam will annually invest in research into the Dutch capital’s cultural ...
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UvA invests 2 million euros in research into Amsterdam’s cultural industries
16 Sept 2013
What makes a city into a cultural success? And how is this success related to economic growth? Although these questions are highly relevant to a city such as Amsterdam, they have never been investigated in detail. ...
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Linguistics again ranked best in continental Europe
16 Sept 2013
The newly released QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013 ranks Linguistics 15th, rising from the 25th to the 15th place worldwide.
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Philosophy again rated best in the Netherlands
16 Sept 2013
Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam has been rated the best in the Netherlands for the third year running in the newly released QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013.
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Michel Bergh appointed director of pan-Amsterdam Technology Transfer Office
16 Sept 2013
Michel Bergh has been appointed the director of the pan-Amsterdam Technology Transfer Office (TTO) as of 1 November 2013. The TTO has been established as a joint centre of expertise to serve the University of ...
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Linguistic sound structure a product of language transmission
16 Sept 2013
Languages develop structure as they are passed down from generation to generation. The same is true for the sound structure of languages, according to UvA researcher Tessa Verhoef. Her work marks the first study into ...
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Medieval Studies Essay Prizes: application closes 1 October
12 Sept 2013
The Center for Medieval Studies Amsterdam (CMSA) intends to award two prizes for Best BA scriptie and Best MA thesis in medieval studies. Prizes will comprise respectively €100 and €200 in book certificates and a ...
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UvA top Dutch university in QS World University Rankings
10 Sept 2013
For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Amsterdam is the highest ranked Dutch university in the QS World University Rankings. Previously ranked 62nd, the UvA has moved up four places and is now ranked 58th ...
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Memories of Westerbork often differ from actual wartime experiences
9 Sept 2013
How did prisoners experience WWII transit and detention camp Westerbork? How did they report on these experiences in letters, diaries and eyewitness accounts? How did they look back on their time in the camp after ...
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Out now: Hiding Making - Showing Creation
5 Sept 2013
By Rachel Esner, Sandra Kisters, Ann-Sophie Lehmann.
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University of Amsterdam and Coursera form partnership
5 Sept 2013
Following the successful initial series from the Netherlands’ first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) last February, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has now formed a partnership with Coursera, an international ...
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Two PhD Positions
3 Sept 2013
The NWO Project Critique of Religion and the Framing of Jews and Muslims in the Netherlands Today
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UvA opens academic year with an eye on China
3 Sept 2013
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) celebrated the opening of the 2013-2014 academic year on Monday, 2 September. During the opening, a number of prominent speakers elaborated on the theme ‘Amsterdam in the wider ...
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CMSA Annual report
2 Sept 2013
Read about CMSA personnel, budget, activities, awards, publications, research and future plans in the academic year 2012-13.
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Paul Doop steps down from UvA-AUAS/HvA Executive Board
28 Aug 2013
Paul Doop will be stepping down as vice-president of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences/Hogeschool van Amsterdam (AUAS/HvA) in November of this ...
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Prestigious ERC Advanced Grants awarded to five UvA professors
14 Aug 2013
Neuropsychologist Edward de Haan, chemist Joost Reek, mathematician Lex Schrijver, cell biologist Hergen Spits and oncogeneticist Rogier Versteeg are each to receive a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant from the European ...
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University of Amsterdam to open 2013-2014 academic year with an eye on China
8 Aug 2013
The UvA will officially open the 2013-2014 academic year on Monday, 2 September. During the opening ceremony, a number of speakers will expatiate on the theme ‘Amsterdam in the wider world: China’. Staff, students ...
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