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Grant for database brothers and sisters

03-03-10

Hilde Bras, assistant professor at the Department of Social Research Methodology at VU University Amsterdam, received a grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research to set up a database for biographical information of 6000 pairs of brothers and sisters, from 1850 until now.

Book on justice system reform in Afghanistan

03-03-10

Matteo Tondini, post-doc researcher at the Department of Public Administration at VU University Amsterdam, has published a research monograph on justice system reform in Afghanistan, entitled Statebuilding and Justice Reform: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Afghanistan.

Reminder to sign up for the second half of the second semester

03-01-10

From 1 up and until 14 March 2010 you can sign up for subjects through http://tis.vu.nl. Remember to sign up in time, otherwise you will be charged administration costs!

Book launch "A World of Insecurity: Anthropological Perspectives on Human Security."

03-01-10

On Thursday March 4th, this new book, edited by Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Ellen Bal and Oscar Salemink, will be presented to Prof. Dr. Anton Hemerijck, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Study advisor out of office on 23 February

02-22-10

The study advisor will not be available for appointments on Tuesday 23 February.

Sign up for resits of the (second half of the) first semester

02-19-10

Resits of the (second half of the) first semester are planned from the 22nd until the 26th of March. You can sign up now.

How to configure a forwarding address in the new VU mail

02-18-10

Your university mail can be sent to an external mail address. Even if you've already configured a forwarding address in the past, you'll have to do this again in the new mail system.

Participate in the National Student Survey 2010!

02-12-10

Improving the quality of education and increasing student satisfaction are both very important to us. We would very much like to know what you think about studying at VU University Amsterdam.

Philipp Pattberg won 2009 Science Prize

02-01-10

Philipp Pattberg, senior researcher at the Department of Political Science, was awarded the 2009 Science Prize of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) for his publication "Private Institutions and Global Governance. The New Politics of Environmental Sustainability".

Plenty of PhD defences

01-28-10

It's a busy month in the Aula with several Social Sciences researchers obtaining their PhD degree.

New mailservice for all VU students

01-28-10

A new VU mail service for students is introduced! On Friday 29th from 6 PM FSW-accounts will be transferred to the new mail platform. During the migration you will have limited access to your VU Mail. From February 1 you will have to use the new Webmail location: https://webmail.vu.nl

Master’s Theses online

01-27-10

From February 2010 onwards all FSW graduate theses have to be entered into the thesis database of the VU Amsterdam University Library. At the same time an automatic plagiarism scan is introduced. Consequently the Master’s Thesis Regulations and the Certification Procedure are adapted.