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  • Choose a Minor at the UvA

    Tailor your degree with a Minor at the UvA. There are 100+ minors to choose from. Expand your knowledge or specialise in a subject within your own field of study.
    You can register until 13 May
  • How can we get people to fly less?

    We all know flying is bad for the climate, but many people find it hard to resist cheap tickets to tropical beaches. Yannick van den Berg researched how European law can help solve this problem. ‘We need to separate the idea of a holiday from the plane.’
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  • Do we consider robots as social partners?

    Social robots are increasingly making their way into our homes, schools, and healthcare institutions. But how do people actually interact with this technology? Do they truly engage with robots, or are they mainly seen as tools?
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  • Fighting cancer, improving lives

    Advances in cancer research have transformed outcomes for certain types of cancer that were once deemed untreatable. At the UvA, doctors and researchers are hard at work on the next generation of cancer breakthroughs.
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