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#TeachingMatters #HigherEd #AcademicLife #VUAmsterdam #Economics #StudyEconomics

Jan Brusselaers bespreekt inclusieve circulaire transitie met Koningin Máxima - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Om als samenleving een inclusieve circulaire transitie te realiseren hebben we stevig beleid nodig waar oog is voor de meest kwetsbare gezinnen.

During the Dutch Week of the Circular Economy, our colleague Jan Brusselaers, spoke with Queen Máxima and Minister Stientje van Veldhoven about a more just circular transition - ensuring lower-income groups also benefit.

Full article: vu.nl/nl/nieuws/20...

#IVM #CircularEconomy #VUAmsterdam

Our NINO Visiting Research Fellow Dr. Michela Piccin will be giving a lecture on nature’s sublime power in Mesopotamian texts at the VU on the 20th of March. For further information and registration, see the poster.
#ninoleiden #VUAmsterdam #assyriology

Hoe olie de koers van Trump bepaalt | NPO Start Venezuela en Iran, ze hebben allebei veel olie en gas. Via de controle van die brandstoffen kan Amerika zijn eigen burgers tevreden houden en zijn vijanden afknijpen. Onderzoeker Mathieu Blondeel over...

🌍 Two weeks ago, one of our colleagues joined the table at Bureau Buitenland on NPO to talk about the fossil fuel obsession of the would-be sun king in Mar-a-Lago. ☀️

📺 Watch it here: npo.nl/start/afspel...

#FossilFuels #IVM #VUAmsterdam #EnergyPolicy

🍃 Last week, colleagues from IVM’s environmental economics group were at DEARE Day 2026 in Tilburg: attending sessions, presenting work, and joining discussions throughout the day. 💡

#EnvironmentalEconomics #Tilburg #DEARE #IVM #VUAmsterdam

🌍 The first IVM Newsletter of 2026 is out! Catch up on recent research, publications and highlights from across IVM! 💚

Link: lnkd.in/e_K-FscG

#VUAmsterdam #IVM #EnvironmentalStudies #Sustainability #Research #Academia

Hoogleraren over theologie in Amsterdam: „VU blijft goede keus voor theologiestudie” Het beeld dat je als aankomend theologiestudent eigenlijk niet meer in Amsterdam moet zijn, is onterecht, vindt een drietal reformatorische hoogleraren.

I am so grateful to work alongside my amazing colleagues and serve gifted and dedicated students!

This was written last year, and it remains a great reflection on our work at the School of Religion and Theology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

www.rd.nl/artikel/1090...

#Theology #study #VUAmsterdam

Master's Genes in Behaviour and Health (research master) - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Explore the influence of our genetic code and environment on behaviour and health

(2/2) Tagging cosupervisor @tincatwin.bsky.social
And the Research Master's #rmGBH at @vuamsterdam.bsky.social www.vu.nl/genes
#BehaviouralGenetics #PhDLife #ResearchLife #AutismResearch #SCANNER #PsychologyStudents #CareerInScience #FutureScientists #VUAmsterdam #DevelopmentalScience

The session will be followed by the screening of “Muganga — Celui qui soigne”, highlighting resilience and survivor support at Panzi Hospital (Dr. Denis Mukwege).

#DRCongo #ConflictRelatedSexualViolence #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #WomenPeaceSecurity #VUAmsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the broad inclusive university where everyone is welcome

Very appreciative of the VU Open Access Innovation Fund! Learn more: vu.nl/en/about-vu/...

#VUAmsterdam

A heartfelt thanks to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for supporting bioRxiv & medRxiv. 💚

Your backing through the VU Open Access Innovation fund helps ensure timely & barrier-free sharing of scientific research. We're grateful for your commitment to open access.

#bioRxiv #OpenAccess #VUAmsterdam

The identity of my university... #VUAmsterdam defined by students on their own initiative

VU disclose and divest from ties with Israeli institutions Doesn't the VU have a Human Right framework for this, already? In July, the university started developing a framework for assessing international collaborations. This framework is intended to evaluate...

Sign and share. #FreePalestine #BDS #VUAmsterdam

Today marks 110 years since the birth of Revd Dr Beyers Naudé — clergyman, theologian, and anti-apartheid activist.

We honour his legacy through our work on Public Theology and Ethics.

Watch here: youtu.be/1x9d0z2Gsqo

#BeyersNaude #PublicTheology #VUAmsterdam #Stellenbosch

Anna Bon

Anna Bon, researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, designs tech solutions with and for communities in the Global South, centring social equity and sustainability.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/anna-bon/
#DigHum2025 #VUamsterdam

Image with researcher alongside journal front page.

Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/icc/...

#Economics#EconomicResearch #Research #NewPublication #AcademicLife #VUAmsterdam #IndustrialandCorporateChange #NewResearch #Trade #Tariffs

Open letter to the VU Executive Board: We do not want the VU to call the police on our students (This open letter has been presented to the VU Executive Board on 17 April 2025; it is now closed for new signatures.) On 9 April, the VU called the police on our students. Seven students were arreste...

With this letter, we (208 employees of #VUamsterdam) call the Executive board to stop calling the police to campus to repress student protests shorturl.at/xCcWF

The students and staff of @vuamsterdam are standing together to say no to the budget cuts higher education sector in the Netherlands 🙌✊‼️⚠️!

The School of Religion and Theology is well represented, and standing with our Rector @jeroengeurts1

#VUAmsterdam #Strike #HigherEducation #bezuinigen

Aardwetenschappen opgeheven, 37 ontslagen Aardwetenschappen zal als afdeling worden opgeheven. Onderdelen worden ondergebracht bij andere afdelingen. Er worden 37 medewerkers ontslagen.  Dat heeft het bestuur van de bètafaculteit samen met he...

Dit is heel triest en heel erg dom. Zo ontzettend dom, dom, dom! #aardwetenschappen #vuamsterdam advalvas.vu.nl/campus-cultu...

What #UvA and #VUamsterdam can learn about upholding equality and human rights from the River to the Sea. #Israeli universities are “pillars of Israel’s regime of oppression and apartheid,” says #MayaWind
They are complicit in war crimes against Palestinians. 👇🏼 #BDS @uvalawschool.bsky.social

Welcome to our exhibition ‘The Courtroom as a Landscape/ de Rechtbank als Landschap’ from February 7th - March 31st at Court of Amsterdam Parnassusweg Amsterdam. Let me know if you want to joint the opening tour
#afk #VUAmsterdam #RechtbankRotterdam #RechtbankAmsterdam #robstolkamsterdam

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself 😅
My name is Edi Pires. I'm from Luxembourg and a recent MSc graduate in Transport Economics from #VUAmsterdam.
I'm passionate about #sustainabletransport for cities and communities, and I aim to help equip them with viable and sustainable modes of transport 🚲 🚎 🚈 🚄

What does a Peltigera lichen sound like?
Work for a multisensory art-science project on lichens as metaphors for connections in our society.
#lichen #ecoacoustics #artscience #vuamsterdam

Today is my #FirstDay working at the Societal Analytics Lab (www.societal-analytics.nl), #VUAmsterdam. I am very exited to start this new position and continue developing my own research agenda while increasing my collaboration network!

AMSTERDAM - Vóór de achteringang demonstratie materialen verwijzend naar gedode en gewonde Palestijnse kinderen #VUamsterdam #encampment #antigenocide #Gaza #ProPalestine #VUUniversityAmsterdam

AMSTERDAM - Vóór de achteringang demonstratie materialen verwijzend naar gedode en gewonde Palestijnse kinderen
#VUamsterdam #encampment #antigenocide
#Gaza #ProPalestine #VUUniversityAmsterdam

AMSTERDAM - #VU students and some staffers from encampment moving LOUD through the #VUamsterdam while others looking on the stairs and security blocked the main and back entrance.

AMSTERDAM - #VU students and some staffers from encampment moving LOUD through the #VUamsterdam while others looking on the stairs and security blocked the main and back entrance.