Publishing during your studies: is it possible? |
| Jonas van Oosten (26, Environmental Biology student) succeeded in it! He shares how he managed to do so and gives advice on how to tackle the thesis process. |
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Secure your education materials in time |
| From September 2025, all UU education will take place on Brightspace. The contract with Blackboard will end on 31 December 2025. After that, content on Blackboard will no longer be directly accessible. It is important to timely store all educational material you want to keep, such as documents, presentations and readers, in another location. Your UU OneDrive, for example, is a good place to store this. Find all the info about the switch to Brighspace. |
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New reservation system for study spaces library |
In both library locations, there is space to study, alone or with a group. Some of the study spaces are free to use and some can be reserved. The group rooms are available by reservation only.
Recently, the reservation system of the study spaces in the University Library has been renewed. See the FAQ on the study spaces page for more info. |
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Want to get started with your career? Take a look at these career events: |
14 April
Bèta Career Event, (Amsterdam) workshops, one-on-one conversations and an information market with companies like CBS, RIVM, McKinsey and a lot more!
14 May
Career Day 2025 (UU-wide). Registrations open on 7 May at 10:00. Want to register an hour earlier? Sign up for the save-the-date and get the registration link already at 9!
28 May
The BCF Career Event (with 50+ companies) is ideal for discovering different career paths and getting in direct contact with potential employers. Also nice: you can have a profile picture taken for free!
1, 7, 15, 21 and 27 May
Career month of Aeskwadraat with different events, you need to sign up separately.
Need some extra help or advice? On 8 April from 16:00 - 17:00 hours, there is a webinar on finding a job as an international that you can sign up for. |
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New: landing pages student site with programme content |
Did you know that there are new landing pages on specific topics on the student site? On these pages, we work with dynamic content. This means that you type in your programme and immediately get the content relevant for you.
Two examples of landing pages:
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Make a difference on the Faculty Council! |
| Do you have ideas on how to make things better? Here's your chance! You can put yourself forward for election to the Faculty Council until April 10. As a council member, you represent students and advise the faculty board on important (student) issues, both solicited and unsolicited. You will also get an exclusive look behind the scenes, build a valuable network and receive compensation for your indispensable work Interested? Read more about the election here! |
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Safe & Sound Festival on May 7 |
Location: TivoliVredenburg
Don't miss it:
🌍 Derek Mitchell (Double Dutch) on finding your place as an international student in the Netherlands
🔥 Tim Hofman & Iva Bicanic on sexually transgressive behaviour
🎭 De Speld Live! with a sharp, humorous look at (un)desirable manners
❤️ Pubquiz: Lets talk about sex!
💪 Active Bystander Training - learn how to intervene when you see something that is not OK
🍻 Booze & Drugs: how do they affect your boundaries and those of others? |
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Second prize ICPC Europe for Science students |
| Three Beta students Jippe Hoogeveen (COSC) and Thomas van der Plas (COSC), and Jasper van de Vuurst (Mathematics), participated in the 2025 ICPC Europe competition (ICPC=International Collegiate Programming Contest), where they won second prize. This also qualified them for the ICPC World Finals in Baku in September. |
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Student jobs
Job banksPlease note: on the publication day of the newsletter a vacancy may already be filled. |
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How a mistake by first-year students led to a Science publication in 2005 |
| Two of those first-year students were Esther Groeneveld and Hans Scherff, newcomers to the lab at the time. Together with a co-author, they talk about the research and how ‘their little mistake’ led to its publication. Interesting fact: 20 years ago, the pair had been dating for a short time, now they are still together and have children. |
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A robot as a buddy in healthcare? “Children really see it as a friend” |
| Can social robots help children during medical procedures and provide emotional support? PhD candidate Anouk Neerincx investigated how robots can reduce stress in healthcare environments and discovered that children respond surprisingly positively. On 24 March, she defended her research at Utrecht University. |
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Art event: ‘Mysteries in Science’ + live band - 17 April |
Tip for an artsy night out: the launch of the I Art My Science exhibition. The event starts with a lecture by Phil Ayres, followed by drinks, including a live performance by the band NEEF. No need to sign up.
📍 16:00 hours - Blauwe Collegezaal, UMC Utrecht
📍 17:00 hours - Chandelier, Hijmans van den Bergh building |
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