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• Stress? Get used to it.

  organisation - 22-03-2012 Two out of five students in the Netherlands suffer serious study stress, the recent survey revealed. Secretary of State Halbe Zijlstra was unmoved. ‘Nothing wrong with a bit of str...

• I do solemnly swear...

  organisation - 08-03-2012 In order to sharpen their ethical awareness, PhD graduates should have to take an equivalent of the Hippocratic Oath, philosopher Ingrid Robeyns of the Dutch Young Academy argued i...

• Fighting for a place

  student - 23-02-2012 Students think there are too few workstations in the Forum. And they claim that many of the computers are unusable due to technical problems. Are there grounds for all the grumblin...

• Cap on recruitment for fun degrees

  student - 26-01-2012 A cap on recruitment should be enforced for degree programmes for which the job prospects are poor. So say the chairs of the top teams, collaborations between the business world, u...

• Who should be teacher of the year?

  student - 12-01-2012 On Tuesday 17 January, the Teacher of the Year 2012 will be announced. The five nominees are all good at explaining things and are enthusiastic about their subjects. They also know...

• What sort of Christmas are you dreaming of?

  organisation - 15-12-2011 Christmas. Presents, candles, seasonal fare, family - and if dreams come true, snow. But Christmas can also be a time of reflection and nostalgia. What sort of Christmas are Resour...

• European Cup: Love or hate?

  student - 07-06-2012 Some have had the Dutch team's every match noted in their diaries for months and would happily walk around in orange shirts all day. Others cannot see the appeal of watching men ch...

• E-teacher

  student - 17-11-2011 Recorded lectures broadcast on the internet (web lectures) are well-received as teaching aids, as shown by a country-wide survey. Students who have fallen behind during a lecture p...

• Together we're looking after number one

  organisation - 03-11-2011 After months of discussions, European leaders have finally reached an agreement on how to solve the European debt crisis. Has solidarity within Europe been restored or is a break b...

• Expulsion as sanction

  organisation - 24-05-2012 Bachelor's students will have to complete their degree more quickly, according to an agreement Wageningen has made with the Ministry of Education. Anyone with insufficient credits ...