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Psychiatrist Christiaan Vinkers: 'Burnout doesn't exist'
Marjolein de Jong
4 March 2024
According to psychiatrist Christiaan Vinkers, accurately diagnosing burnout is impossible.
From Vocational Training to PhD: 'Being underestimated serves as fuel'
Marjolein de Jong
4 March 2024
Sara Ben Hmido is far from following a standard career path: after starting in vocational training, she quickly climbed to pre-university education.
CO2 Compensation by fossil fuel industry exposed as hot air
Marjolein de Jong
27 November 2023
Oil companies compensating for their emissions? „Nonsense!", says Mathieu Blondeel. „It's like buying their souls a ticket to climate heaven."
Unknown facts about saliva
Redactie VU Magazine
27 November 2023
„Een druppel spuug bevat soms al een miljard bacteriën, maar dat is allesbehalve een slechte zaak”, aldus hoogleraar Orale Biochemie Floris Bikker.
‘Sports are like a magnifying glass for social issues’
Marjolein de Jong
15 May 2023
There is rampant discrimination in sports, yet we believe it to be justified, argues Marjan Olfers, professor of Sports and Law at VU Amsterdam.
'Maths helps us understand the world'
Marjolein de Jong
12 May 2023
Is it really impossible to predict the future? Not as impossible as it used to be, says Mathematics professor Sandjai Bhulai.
‘More and more people will fall in love with chatbots’
Marjolein de Jong
10 February 2023
According to Assistant Professor of philosophy Lisa Bastian, our norms as to what constitutes a good relationship are due a good shake-up.
Professor Piek Vossen: ‘ChatGPT is a waste of time’’
Marjolein de Jong
22 December 2022
According to Professor of Computational Lexicology Piek Vossen, the euphoric reactions to AI writing chatbot ChatGPT are entirely misplaced.
‘We women need to help each other take the next step’
Marjolein de Jong
8 November 2022
Marceline Tutu van Furth and her wife, Anglican priest Mpho Tutu van Furth, have launched an online platform #ITOO.
Better understanding of brain diseases: VU Amsterdam scientists map the brain
Marjolein de Jong
8 November 2022
Professor of neurophysiology Huib Mansvelder has been awarded one million dollars for brain research. His goal is to create an atlas of the brain.
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