Tag: UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT
Heated debate in Utrecht town hall after demonstrations for Gaza
Things went wrong earlier in the afternoon. The debate should be about the demonstrations, the riots, the occupation of university buildings and the police actions. Some parties in the council,…
Strong emergency debate: Mayor makes no excuses for police action
It became a heated debate at times, especially due to the input of Bij1 and DENK. These parties accuse the police of acting far too violently against demonstrators who, in…
Mayor wants to talk to University occupiers
Mayor Dijksma talks to demonstrators who feel mistreated by the police Mobile Unit (ME). She also wants to be an intermediary if demonstrators want to file a complaint about police…
Why do we always chat about the weather?
“It is a very safe subject. Not personally, but everyone has to deal with it,” psychologist Tom Frijns explains on the Radio M Utrecht program Aan Tafel. Frijns is affiliated…
FIOD searches Gom van Strien’s home in Utrecht fraud case
A report by research agency Deloitte states that Van Strien and his successor gave the shares of companies that originated from the university or the UMC to an external company…
Almost 70 million euros to Utrecht research
Another Utrecht researcher, earth scientist Appy Sluijs from Utrecht University, will investigate with his team how climate change reinforces itself. For example, rising temperatures can lead to the thawing of…
Peaceful slogans and response from university management at Science Park demonstration
When a larger group has gathered, megaphones are used. The organizers shout a number of slogans one by one. “Palestine will live forever”, “What do we want? Justice. When do…
How should the university deal with protests? ‘Keeping in conversation, but there are limits’
According to Dorsman, it is difficult to say what the impact of protests at universities will be. “It’s complicated because you can’t properly measure the impact on the rest of…
Voting for Europe, what good does that do for you in Utrecht?
“A good example is air quality,” Vollaard kicks off. “We all breathe. How healthy or unhealthy that air is is determined by European standards, which countries must adhere to. That…
Hundreds of demonstrators on Domplein, protest organized by university employees
About 150 people were present at yesterday’s occupation. About sixty of them were arrested after the university asked the police to clear the site. The demonstrators thought that went too…