From waste to cooking oil
VU alumnus Sander Breedveld saves avocados from rotting in the rubbish bin.
Society
‘We’re inclined to have more respect for intelligent people’
According to Renée van Schoonhoven, a lecturer in Education Law, we tend to regard diplomas as a reward for hard work.
VU to open new walk-in counselling service for students with mental health issues
Arne Popma, a VU alumnus and currently a child and adolescent psychiatrist at UMC, is one of the co-founders of the @ease foundation.
‘There is value in resistance’
VU alumnus Dineke de Groot is the first woman president of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands: „It's no big deal, yet special at the same time."
‘We try to navigate using our instinct’
We can find answers to contemporary questions in human evolution, contends Mark van Vugt, evolutionary psychologist at VU Amsterdam.
'Religious institutions are not prepared to negotiate on sex and sexuality'
„The more institutionalised the religion, the more dominant the framework of gender, sex and patriarchy”, says Azza Karam, professor at VU Amsterdam.
‘A one-liner can sometimes say more than a long analysis’
Comedian Teun van den Elzen (27) produces ‘Saaie Kutpolitiek’ (Boring Shit Politics), a YouTube channel with satirical videos about Dutch politics.
'I learned from Kierkegaard: anxiety is a teacher'
When studying Pedagogy at VU Amsterdam, Geert Jan Blanken became fascinated by the work of Kierkegaard; a fascination that never left him.
VU alumnus Jos Brils receives special Romanian distinction
Every month we focus on an alumnus who has made an outstanding achievement. This time an interview with Jos Brils.
'The European Union is the great experiment of our time'
Eredoctor Anne-Marie Slaughter about the US elections, filter bubbles and democratic resilience.
