President of the Executive Board Geert ten Dam is beginning the last six months of her presidency at UvA. On June 1st – exactly eight years after she took office – her second and final term as president of the Board will end. A search for her successor is already underway. An advertiseme...

In the dismissal case involving cultural anthropology professor Niko Besnier, the UvA has had to pay him a gross amount of nearly €130,000. Of this, €44,000 is transitional compensation and €85,000 is “fair compensation” for damages suffered. The court announced the verdic...