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  • Choose a minor at the UvA

    April is the perfect time to explore your options for a minor. Do you want to broaden your knowledge or delve deeper into a specific subject? Choose from more than 100 minors at the UvA and enrich your Bachelor’s programme.
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  • Rethinking the gut microbiome

    Despite decades of research, microbiome-based interventions such as probiotics or fecal transplants still produce inconsistent results. According to professor Sahar El Aidy, part of the problem may lie not in the microbiome itself, but in how we define what it means to be 'healthy'.
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  • War and resilience

    War is no longer confined to the battlefield, but also affects our economy, energy supply and digital security. Historian Samuël Kruizinga shows why resilience today depends as much on trust and social cohesion as on military strength.
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  • Dutch youth hold diverse views on LGBTIQ+

    Until now, much was unknown about Dutch youths’ views on LGBTIQ+ issues, what factors these views are associated with, and how they have changed in recent years. New findings show a mixed picture.
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