New: evaluate your course in 5 questions |
After each course, you receive a survey from Caracal. These usually long questionnaires require a lot of time to complete. Not anymore! From 30 October on you can complete the Thermometer. Just 5 questions to answer about your course.* |
*Participating programmes: Pharmacy, Biology, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Informatics. Mathematical Sciences, Pharmacy, History of Philosophy of Science, Business Informatics, Game and Media Technology, Data Science, Computing Science and Human Computer Interaction. |
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No more disposable cups at UU |
The UU has decided to remove disposable cups from all coffee machines from 1 November.
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Knowledge clip: Read faster, remember more |
In this knowledge clip, you will discover four reading strategies that help optimise your reading skills. |
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Going on an exchange in semester 2? Travel green! |
Train travel is better for the environment than air travel, but train travel is often a lot more expensive. That's why you can apply for the Travel Green Grant up to a maximum of €194.
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These apps can help you with studying |
Did you know that there are all kinds of apps that can help you study? From organising your learning to keeping track of your to-do list. Skills Lab and Education & Training made a handy list.
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Tip: use a chatbot to tutor yourself |
Many students use chatbots as a kind of Google. Very handy of course, but if you really want to learn well, you should let the chatbot ask the questions. That way, you make studying very active: you make your brain work harder and you end up learning more. It is important that you know how to instruct the chatbot to ask good questions.
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Student jobs and internships |
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New faculty student board member Ids Jaarsma introduces himself |
With the start of the new academic year, a new student has also joined the board. Ids Jaarsma, 22 years old. His mission: "During times of financial pressure, it's crucial not to let students bear the brunt of it. For example, practical sessions that can't proceed due to space limitations. It would be great if I could continue to draw attention to this issue within the faculty and work on finding solutions."
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What do you* think of the GSLS communication?
Would you like to receive information on profiles directly by e-mail? What information do you check on the GSLS Students' Site? Are you happy with the GSLS Instagram posts? Or do you have other ideas to improve GSLS communication? This survey is your chance to determine the way we communicate! Give your input via this link. The survey is open until 31 October. As a thank you, we will raffle off 10 Broodje Ben vouchers among the respondents.
*Students of Bio Inspired Innovation, Bioinformatics and Biocomplexity, Drug Innovation, Environmental Biology, Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences & Science and Business Management |
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Revealing the ‘sweet secrets’ of coronavirus cell entry
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Earlier this month, Matti Pronker and co-authors published in Nature about a mechanism by which coronavirus spike proteins can be activated for cell entry. The study revealed how a tiny sugar molecule binds to a human coronavirus spike and triggers exposure of components that are required to invade the host cell. These findings provide new fundamental insights into the complex mechanisms that a coronavirus may use to evade the immune system and initiate an infection.
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The AI-aided Knowledge Discovery Lab |
In his free time, he organised the Dutch National Championship for skating backwards, but during working hours, Jonathan de Bruin only moves forward – with open science, that is.
De Bruin and the research engineers at the AI-aided Knowledge Discovery Lab are crafting clever algorithms to help researchers swiftly sift through vast amounts of text files.
The software they create is always open, inviting others to build upon their innovations.
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Video: opening NPEC building, state-of-the-art tech for fundamental plant research |
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Equipped with advanced robotics, hyperspectral imaging, laser scanners, climate chambers, and other installations, the Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre (NPEC) opened its doors this month in Utrecht. Researchers at this lab can automatically monitor the growth and development of thousands of plants. Simultaneously, they can precisely map the impact of pathogens, beneficial microorganisms, and other factors such as rising temperatures or prolonged drought. |
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Four excellent PhD students design unique sustainability research
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Making solar cells more efficient and developing sustainable insecticides with a zombie-making fungus: as of September, a second group of PhD candidates started their research funded by the Science for Sustainability community at Utrecht University. The projects, which they designed themselves, will address societal challenges in the field of sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective. The first group of PhD candidates started one year ago. |
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Call 1 November: PhD programmes Life Science Zurich Graduate School
The Life Science Zurich Graduate School offers over 100 PhD positions at 500 research groups and 17 PhD programmes. More information via this website. |
Life Sciences Career Events Curious about a career in consultancy, research in a company, clinical trials, traineeship, etc? Join the Life Sciences Career Event (online). Check the dates on the website.
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Calendar November-December |
Click on the link of the event or workshop to see if spots are still available and how to register
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