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  • UvA honorary doctorates for Liesbet Geris, Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter

    The University of Amsterdam is awarding honorary doctorates to ‘Virtual Human Twin’ researcher Liesbet Geris, filmmaker/visual artist Steve McQueen and historian/writer/filmmaker Bianca Stigter.
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  • Your smile can ‘leak’ important character traits

    The way you smile on LinkedIn, a dating platform, or in your passport photo reveals more about your personality than you might think. Research by social psychologist Zak Witkower shows that we can accurately estimate key character traits of others based on how they smile in their photograph.
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  • André Kuipers: astronaut, physician, alumnus

    'My message to students: have no “fear of heights” with people in high positions. Never tell yourself that you can’t do something. Find out where your passion lies. You needn't necessarily stay in the field in which you graduate. The UvA provided, and still provides, all kinds of opportunities. It's hard work but make use of the chances that the UvA offers,' says André Kuipers in an interview about the Alumniweek.
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  • UvA scoops two Ig Nobel prizes

    What do intoxicated worms and more than a third of a million coin tosses have in common? They’ve both landed the UvA among the recipients of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes.
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