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.

The UvA helps Olympians by making it possible to combine studies with high-level competitive sports. Each year about 60 top-class athletes combine university studies at the UvA with their sports career.

To evoke a blushing response in a controlled experimental setting participants were asked to sing difficult karaoke songs and then watch back recordings of their own singing while their brain activity and physiological responses were measured.

Over the years, technology has revolutionised the media. Has the growing number of information sources led to increased distrust?