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These are the Olympic medals of UvA students and alumni
It was a great success with a record number of medals for TeamNL. The participating UvA students and alumni also secured numerous medals.
Paralympic athlete Fleur Jong: 'Elite sports is a unique life'
University of Amsterdam student Fleur Jong is representing The Netherlands for the third time at the Paralympic Games. How does the sprinter and long jumper balance elite sports with her studies?
How Rembrandt combined special pigments for golden details of The Night Watch
Rembrandt intentionally combined pigments to create the golden luster of the threading in the doublet sleeves and embroidered buff coat worn by Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch.
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