Afgelopen vrijdag vond in platenzaak Concerto de albumrelease ‘We were girls together’ van de Amsterdamse band POM plaats. Liza van As, studente psychologie aan de UvA, is frontvrouw van de band. De combinatie van repeteren, optreden en teg…
Auteur: Romain Beker
How do you shout at a cycler in traffic? This language course teaches you Dutch, but just a little differently.
As an international student, how do you connect in a new environment if you don’t speak the language? At the “Slim Dutch” language course they know how. Here, former UvA students Luc van Niftrik and Felix Faillance teach international stude…
‘Krijg de vinkentering!’ ‘Wakka Leidse dan?’ Bij deze taalcursus leer je Nederlands, maar nét even anders
Hoe vind je als internationale student aansluiting in een nieuwe omgeving als je de taal niet machtig bent? Bij de taalcursus van ‘Slim Dutch’ weten ze daar wel raad mee. Hier leren oud UvA-studenten Luc van Niftrik en Felix Faillance…
Video | Cold days are coming: are students already suffering from winter depression?
Daylight is getting weaker, the sun is rising later and the days are getting colder. Winter time is therefore officially in the making now that the clock will be set back one hour this coming weekend. Folia made a round across the Roeterseiland campus …
The cold days are coming: are students already suffering from winter depression?
Daylight is getting weaker, the sun is rising later and the days are getting colder. Winter time is therefore officially in the making now that the clock will be set back one hour this coming weekend. Folia made a round across the Roeterseiland campus …
Video | Koude dagen in aantocht: lijden studenten al aan een winterdepressie?
Het daglicht wordt zwakker, de zon komt later op en de dagen worden kouder. De wintertijd is dan ook officieel in wording nu de klok komend weekend een uur wordt teruggezet. Folia maakte een ronde over de Roeterseilandcampus om te vragen of studenten a…
Video | Learn to maintain and repair your bike in the Bike Kitchen
The official opening is still some time away, but many students already know their way to the Bike Kitchen. In the do-it-yourself bike workshop on the UvA Roeterseiland campus, students learn to maintain and repair their own bikes under the guidance of…
Video | Leer je fiets onderhouden en repareren in de Bike Kitchen
De officiële opening laat nog even op zich wachten, maar veel studenten weten de weg naar de Bike Kitchen al te vinden. In de do-it-yourself fietswerkplaats op de UvA Roeterseilandcampus leren studenten onder aanvoering van projectleider Romee Nic…
Video |Meet Szept: the ‘relaxation manager’ of Crea
Today is Animal Day again! And so today Folia puts a special spotlight on Crea dog Szept. Shouldn’t every office have a dog? The university is certainly suitable for it, says animal-human studies researcher Maarten Reesink. “An open, non-hierarch…
Video | UvA’er Kika runs massage studio for students
From a houseboat in the center of Amsterdam, student Kika de Rooij runs her own massage studio. What’s special about the studio: it’s specially set up for students. “Students learn more about their bodies, and I think that’s important.”