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March 4, 2021
- Marko de Haan
How you can be critical of the corona policy without being labelled a crackpot

As a scientist, how should you criticise the current corona policy? And how do you avoid…
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March 4, 2021
Marko de Haan
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February 12, 2021
- Yvonne van de Meent
How the number of international students doubled and the basic grant millions evaporated

Students who lost their basic grant would get better education in return. Fewer massive…
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February 12, 2021
Yvonne van de Meent
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January 29, 2021
- Wouter Sterrenburg
‘The only thing the rioters have in common is that they’re all young men’

What started with a few anti-curfew protest marches ended in riots and violence across…
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January 29, 2021
Wouter Sterrenburg
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January 12, 2021
- Julia Schipper
Job prospects for students graduating during the pandemic? ‘You’re going to have to get through the next two years’

The corona crisis is a setback for graduating students. The chances of getting a job have…
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January 12, 2021
Julia Schipper
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December 17, 2020
- Tara Lewis
‘Reaching millions of people is every professor’s dream, isn’t it?’

Scientists on social media: an indispensable weapon or a pointless hobby? EM delved into…
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December 17, 2020
Tara Lewis
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October 30, 2020
- Ferayed Hok
Etienne Augé: ‘The French soul has not been attacked’

Etienne Augé is the Principal Lecturer in the department of Media and Communication at…
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October 30, 2020
Ferayed Hok
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October 5, 2020
- Tessa Hofland
Students reminisce about racism protest: hopeful, but a long way to go

We still have a long way to go, these three students say. Yet the protest at the Erasmus…
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October 5, 2020
Tessa Hofland
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September 14, 2020
- Tessa Hofland
Migration to the city: do as the Dutch do?

Migration is more than just assimilation and integration, says historian Esther Captain…
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September 14, 2020
Tessa Hofland
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September 2, 2020
- Tessa Hofland
You can find stories about Rotterdam’s slavery past in these places

Rotterdam and its residents also played a role in slave trade history. The (economic)…
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September 2, 2020
Tessa Hofland
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August 27, 2020
- Tessa Hofland
How Rotterdam, too, was involved in the slave trade

'One might say that Rotterdam merchants were the pioneers of the Dutch slave trade.'
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August 27, 2020
Tessa Hofland

Category: Background

How you can be critical of the corona policy without being labelled a crackpot

How the number of international students doubled and the basic grant millions evaporated

‘The only thing the rioters have in common is that they’re all young men’

Job prospects for students graduating during the pandemic? ‘You’re going to have to get through the next two years’

Etienne Augé: ‘The French soul has not been attacked’

Students reminisce about racism protest: hopeful, but a long way to go

Migration to the city: do as the Dutch do?

You can find stories about Rotterdam’s slavery past in these places

How Rotterdam, too, was involved in the slave trade

Latest news

EUR academics demonstrate in stormy weather for more structural funding and fewer temporary contracts

ESHPM study: it helps students when online education is interactive

EM TV: Higher education being under the harsh weather

Psychologist and working groups to help ISS students cope with loneliness and anxiety

How you can be critical of the corona policy without being labelled a crackpot

How the number of international students doubled and the basic grant millions evaporated

‘The only thing the rioters have in common is that they’re all young men’

Job prospects for students graduating during the pandemic? ‘You’re going to have to get through the next two years’

‘Reaching millions of people is every professor’s dream, isn’t it?’

Etienne Augé: ‘The French soul has not been attacked’

Students reminisce about racism protest: hopeful, but a long way to go

Migration to the city: do as the Dutch do?

You can find stories about Rotterdam’s slavery past in these places

How Rotterdam, too, was involved in the slave trade

Latest news

EUR academics demonstrate in stormy weather for more structural funding and fewer temporary contracts

ESHPM study: it helps students when online education is interactive

EM TV: Higher education being under the harsh weather

Psychologist and working groups to help ISS students cope with loneliness and anxiety