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Financial compensation by delay due to circumstances beyond your control
Full-time students who have gotten study delays in 2021-2022, due to circumstances outside their control can apply for financial compensation until the 31st of January 2023. The conditions are that there have been special circumstances for the study delay, like illness, pregnancy, or disability. (Be aware: corona does not count as a circumstance beyond your control.)
 
 
Travel to a conference abroad with a Utrecht University scholarship
Within four weeks 75 scholarships were given out by University Utrecht. 

The students who applied were able to pay their costs for attending a scientific conference abroad, with these scholarships with a maximum of 500 euros.
Due to great success, there will be a second round in January.
 
 
 
 
 
What are the rules for absence again?
 
What if you have an exam or education on site, and you are ill? You can find the rules for absence on the studentwebsite
 
   
 
 
 
 
Be aware: less on-campus meetings study advisor
 
From November 4th till approximately halfway through January 2023, a renovation takes place in the Minnaert building. Therefore, study advisors are limited in their possibilities to offer meetings on campus. Make an appointment (online or on-campus) via: students.uu.nl > your programme > contact > study advisor

 
   
 
 
 
 
More student news:
 
These are the four corona-scenario’s for the UU (implementation sector plan Hoger Education)
Do you want to study abroad next year? Arrange this before 1 December 2022
TMA Talentanalysis – Increase your chance to find a suitable job
• UU students try to find a solution for long covid (Dutch)
Science for Sustainability Café: listen to the experiences of PhD-students and find inspiration for your own research
Can you beat the hacker? – Win prices
• Our beta-buildings, see Instagram @uubeta

See all Science news at students.uu.nl/en/science
 
 
 
 
Student vacancies and internships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tip from Science Student: Warm Welcome Forum
 
Have you heard about the Warm Welcome Forum? It is a project specifically dedicated to help all international students feel at home during their time at UU. A group of people is setting up a forum where they would like to hear from you and if you want to get involved in improving the experience of international students, this is your chance!

Sign up and find out more about the Warm Welcome Forum
 
 
 
 
 
 
UU-researchers find methane eating bacteria in cave
 
Bacteria living on the walls of a cave in Romania use methane as their only source of food. Knowledge about the new species might contribute to the development of new techniques that reduce the concentration of methane in the atmosphere. 
 
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Reading tip: Magazine Utrecht Student Journal
 
Every edition of the Utrecht Student Journal (USJ) contains the last research of the UMCU and is about the societal impact of science outside of the research.
The next publication is planned for February 2023, but you can read the previous five editions.
 
  Read the magazine  
 
 
Better understanding in HIV-treatment with young childeren
 
How quickly do virus particles reduce in the blood when you start with HIV-treatment? And how quickly do the white blood cells increase again? Juliane Schroeter has found answers to these questions because of her background in mathematics and biology.
 
  About the research  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agenda
 

Click on the link of the event of the workshop to see if there are still places available and how to sign up
 
 
 
 
Hang-out tip: Parnassos CultUUr Café
Are you looking for a place to drink coffee, to chat, to work on a project (together), play a game and relax? Or a place where you can relax all day, order a drink without pressure and take your own food? 

Then the Parnassos CultUUr Café at Kruisstraat 201 might be a good place for you!
 
 
Bouldering with Science- free!
On Thursday January 19th you and fellow students of the Faculty of Science can get to know bouldering for free in boulderinggym Zuidhaven! There’s room for max 30 students, so register quickly. 

This is one of the activities of Student Wellbeing.
 
 
 
 
 
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