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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/international-scholarship-phds-have-to-take-on-extra-jobs-now-that-theyre-getting-less-money-than-expected/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>International scholarship PhDs have to take on extra jobs now that they’re getting less money than expected</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/international-scholarship-phds-have-to-take-on-extra-jobs-now-that-theyre-getting-less-money-than-expected/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">The scholarship PhD experiment is ending, and hundreds of international scholarship PhDs at the UG are suffering the consequences. They now have to make do with compensation well below minimum wage and have been reduced to ‘guests’ in Groningen. ‘It makes you feel like an outsider.’</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/i-do-not/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>I do not</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/i-do-not/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Dear Instagram algorithm, To whom it may concern, I’d like to propose a deal. If you remove all the proposals and baby announcements from my feed, specifically from people I knew in high school, I’ll stop reporting the annoying influencers who are making you guys a fortune. Kind regards, a loyal user. This year marks my five-year high school reunion. You could not pay me to be within a 100 kilometer radius of that event – even if you showed up with chloroform, a sketchy white van, and a free candy poster. I was on the first flight out after graduation, but most of my classmates stayed behind. While I’m […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/daan-dreams-of-the-games-my-studies-will-still-be-there-after-2026/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Daan dreams of the Games: ‘My studies will still be there after 2026’</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/daan-dreams-of-the-games-my-studies-will-still-be-there-after-2026/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Every day, short-track skater Daan Kos (21) goes through intense training to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games in 2026. ‘You can only be a top athlete for so long, so that’s what I’m focusing on right now.’</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/we-need-a-different-kind-of-scientific-writing/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>We need a different kind of scientific writing  </strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/we-need-a-different-kind-of-scientific-writing/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">‘Writing is the most boring part of what I do.’  ‘She just knows how to write for publishing.’  ‘It’s all about following the formula.’  These phrases, common in academic circles, reveal an unsettling truth: scientific writing often feels like an uninspired obligation rather than a meaningful craft. Despite its aim for clarity, much of academic writing is not enjoyable to read, even for those within its intended audience. It begs the question: why do we accept bad writing as an inevitable feature of science? Is this the cost of publishing? Good academic writing is rare not because academics are poor writers, but because the system encourages adherence to rigid, formulaic […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/new-ug-olympians-in-the-aclo-hall-of-fame/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>New UG Olympians in the ACLO Hall of Fame</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/new-ug-olympians-in-the-aclo-hall-of-fame/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">The Olympic wall in the ACLO Sports Centre on the Zernike campus, a gallery of top athletes who participated in the Olympics and studied or are studying in Groningen, is being updated with three UG students who represented the Netherlands last year in Paris. The additions are Yara ten Holte (handball), Ruth Vorsselman (canoeing), and Ilse Kolkman (rowing). Additionally, Caroline Groot (paralympic cycling) will receive an update to her existing image, recognising her Olympic gold medal win last year. The official unveiling will take place on Friday, 28 February, at 3 p.m. Dutch</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/dining-with-natalie-da-carlo/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Dining with Natalie: Da Carlo</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/dining-with-natalie-da-carlo/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">As a native of culinary melting pot Malaysia and the daughter of a restaurateur, UG student Natalie Voo knows her food. Every other week, she reviews Groningen’s student-friendly dining scene. This time: Da Carlo.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ug-quits-elon-musks-social-media-platform-x/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>UG quits Elon Musk’s social media platform X</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ug-quits-elon-musks-social-media-platform-x/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">The University of Groningen (UG) will stop sharing messages on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). ‘We have found that X is no longer a suitable means of communication for us due to reduced effectiveness,’ the university writes in a short statement. The statement also cited ‘the changing dynamics of the platform and the spread of misinformation’ as additional reasons for the decision. Although the RUG’s account on X will remain active, it will no longer be used. Instead, the university plans to focus its efforts on the social media platform Bluesky. Other Dutch universities (the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Utrecht University, the University of Twente, and the University of Amsterdam) […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/student-house-winscho-targeted-by-intruder-police-and-ssh-arent-doing-anything/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Student house Winscho targeted by intruder: ‘Police and SSH aren’t doing anything’</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/student-house-winscho-targeted-by-intruder-police-and-ssh-arent-doing-anything/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Residents of the international student house Winscho were harassed four times by the same intruder in December. Assistance from the landlord SSH and the police was ineffective, they claim.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/frustration-over-registration-issues-language-centre-i-feel-very-dependent-on-these-dutch-courses/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Frustration over registration issues Language Centre: ‘I’m dependent on these Dutch courses’</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/frustration-over-registration-issues-language-centre-i-feel-very-dependent-on-these-dutch-courses/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Trying to sign up for one of the UG’s free Dutch courses is enormously frustrating, international students say. ‘I was trying it on three different devices, but the website just wouldn’t work.’</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/survey-are-you-lonely/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>UKrant survey: Are you lonely?</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/survey-are-you-lonely/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">In 2023, 62 percent of students reported feeling lonely, according to the Trimbos Higher Education Monitor. And while that’s a significant decrease from 2021, when the pandemic brought the numbers to almost 80 percent, it’s still a worryingly high number. Loneliness can be related to many factors, like a lack of in-person contact or feelings of not belonging. Some students describe it as a ‘feeling of emptiness’, or ‘feeling like something is wrong with you’. It can be accompanied by low mood, anxiety, and other effects on mental and physical health, and can often lead to depression as well. But there’s not a one-size-fits-all model to approach it, let alone […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/maria-pilar-uribe-silvas-mission-lifting-the-curtain-on-fashion-lies/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Maria Pilar Uribe Silva’s mission: Lifting the curtain on fashion lies</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/maria-pilar-uribe-silvas-mission-lifting-the-curtain-on-fashion-lies/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Fashion journalist turned PhD researcher Maria Pilar Uribe Silva is committed to making the clothing industry more sustainable. ‘I will use all my resources to increase the cost of lies and deceptive language for every company.’</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/out-on-the-town-with-carla-curing-your-hangover-with-a-5k-run/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Out on the town with: Carla | Curing your hangover with a 5k run</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/out-on-the-town-with-carla-curing-your-hangover-with-a-5k-run/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">There’s so much to do in Groningen that you really need a guide to help you uncover the city’s hidden gems. UKrant’s student editors share their cultural agenda with you. What’s their favourite venue and which events are absolutely not to be missed?</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/speed-reading-isnt-necessary-said-the-phd-and-then-all-hell-broke-loose/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Speed reading isn’t necessary, said the PhD. And then all hell broke loose</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/speed-reading-isnt-necessary-said-the-phd-and-then-all-hell-broke-loose/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Recently, eleven Dutch academics openly criticised the UG awarding a PhD to a candidate who studied an alternative method to teach reading. They claim the thesis was badly researched. Or do the critics have an ulterior motive? The PhD supervisors think so.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/we-should-be-sharing-the-burden-of-news-fatigue/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>We should be sharing the burden of news fatigue</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/we-should-be-sharing-the-burden-of-news-fatigue/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Taking a break from the harsh outside world, my friends and I got to catch up after a long period of not seeing each other at home. We discussed important and unimportant life matters and even had a few brain-stimulating discussions. But as the conversations unfolded, I noticed a new pattern, a quiet confession that seemed to pop up repeatedly among my normally politically engaged friends. Currently, many of them barely read the news. ‘I saw a TikTok about it’ stopped being replaced with ‘I read an article about it’. People still knew the ‘soft’ news or biggest headlines, but their information came from surface-level social media posts. Meanwhile, longer […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/if-you-have-access-to-sensitive-information-you-will-be-routinely-screened/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>If you have access to sensitive information, you will be routinely screened</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/if-you-have-access-to-sensitive-information-you-will-be-routinely-screened/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Master’s students and researchers will soon be routinely screened by the government if they have access to sensitive knowledge or technology at universities and colleges.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/did-you-study-in-the-netherlands-before-2024-you-might-be-entitled-to-compensation/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Did you study in the Netherlands before 2024? You might be entitled to compensation</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/did-you-study-in-the-netherlands-before-2024-you-might-be-entitled-to-compensation/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">The student finance organisation DUO is calling on international students who studied in the Netherlands between September 2015 and August 2023 to check whether they have already received a notification about compensation. If not, they need to contact DUO themselves.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/empowered-by-the-law-ug-alumnus-babette-salamat-fights-for-wronged-students/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Empowered by the law: UG alumnus Babette Salamat fights for wronged students</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/empowered-by-the-law-ug-alumnus-babette-salamat-fights-for-wronged-students/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">UG law alumnus Babette Salamat turned her battles with her high school teachers into a career. Now, she fights for students who have been wronged by their university or landlord. ‘Most people are afraid of the law, but it makes me feel empowered.’</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ice-in-the-ventilation-filters-and-again-the-feringa-building-closes/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Ice in the ventilation filters: Feringa Building shut down once again (UPDATE)</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ice-in-the-ventilation-filters-and-again-the-feringa-building-closes/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">The laboratories in the troubled Feringa Building have been shut down once more. This time, ice in the ventilation filters is to blame.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/former-student-suspected-of-stalking-and-threatening-to-remain-in-custody/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Former student suspected of stalking to remain in custody</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/former-student-suspected-of-stalking-and-threatening-to-remain-in-custody/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">The former dentistry student who is in custody for stalking and threatening UG and UMCG staff will most likely undergo evaluation at the Pieter Baan Centre (PBC) in March. Until then, Marwa M. will remain in pre-trial detention, the Groningen court ruled on Thursday during the fifth pro forma hearing. M. is currently detained at the Zwolle Penitentiary awaiting psychiatric evaluation at the PBC. Her lawyer once again argued for a suspension of pre-trial detention, but the judge denied the request. The next pro forma hearing is scheduled for April 8. By then, M. may have completed the evaluation at the PBC, and a date for the detailed hearing can […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/major-ddos-attack-on-universities-impact-on-ug-limited/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Major DDos attack on universities over, few problems at UG (UPDATE)</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/major-ddos-attack-on-universities-impact-on-ug-limited/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">All Dutch higher education institutions connected to the SURF network experienced either no internet or very slow connections on Thursday due to a large-scale DDoS attack targeting the SURF network.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ug-unveils-seven-new-professorial-portraits/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>UG unveils seven new professorial portraits</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ug-unveils-seven-new-professorial-portraits/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">On Thursday, the University of Groningen (UG) will unveil seven new portraits of professors. Former UG rector and professor of human genetics Cisca Wijmenga will have her portrait displayed in the Senate Chamber in recognition of her significant contributions to her field. Similarly, astronomer and Spinoza Prize winner Amina Helmi will also have her portrait placed in the Senate Chamber for the same reason. Additionally, five (retired) professors have donated portraits to the university at the urging of friends, family, or colleagues. The portraits of philosopher of science Theo Kuipers, mathematician Harry Trentelman, chemist Gerrit Challa, paediatrician Pieter Sauer, and surgeon Tjark Ebels will be added to the faculty rooms […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/counting-stars-to-measure-the-darkness/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Counting stars to measure the darkness</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/counting-stars-to-measure-the-darkness/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">The UG is asking for the public’s assistance in measuring light pollution and its impact on darkness. Light pollution in various areas of the Netherlands makes it difficult to observe true darkness, which negatively affects certain animal species. To map out the levels of darkness, participants are being asked to count the number of visible stars in the Orion constellation on a clear night after 8 p.m. The observations will take place during two periods: from 21 January to 5 February and from 20 February to 6 March. Interested participants can sign up for the experiment on the website teldesterren.nl. Dutch</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/it-started-with-a-turntable-for-fun-now-amber-is-performing-at-eurosonic/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>It started with a turntable for fun, now Amber is performing at Eurosonic</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/it-started-with-a-turntable-for-fun-now-amber-is-performing-at-eurosonic/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Amber Chen (26), a master student of information science, is gradually conquering the music world as Ambu Bambu. As a DJ and producer, she has already toured China, and this week, she will perform for the first time at Eurosonic (ESNS).</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/petrus-camper-in-a-new-light-grave-robbing-was-taboo-even-then/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Petrus Camper in a new light: ‘Grave robbing was taboo even then’ </strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/petrus-camper-in-a-new-light-grave-robbing-was-taboo-even-then/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">A special edition of magazine De Boekenwereld shines a new light on Petrus Camper. While the famed anatomist was a staunch opponent of slavery, he also told people to steal skulls from Africa and wanted to experiment on a woman who’d been sentenced to death. </p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/dining-with-natalie-smoke/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Dining with Natalie: Smoke</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/dining-with-natalie-smoke/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">As a native of culinary melting pot Malaysia and the daughter of a restaurateur, UG student Natalie Voo knows her food. Every other week, she reviews Groningen’s student-friendly dining scene. This time: Smoke.</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/stop-fighting-and-divide-research-funds-fairly/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Stop fighting and divide research funds fairly</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/stop-fighting-and-divide-research-funds-fairly/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">It’s time to start dividing research funds differently and more fairly, so that academics don’t have to fight each other anymore, says columnist Dirk-Jan Scheffers.     </p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/openings-aplenty-but-no-job-offers-dutch-language-proves-an-obstacle-for-graduates/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Openings aplenty, but no job offers: Dutch language proves an obstacle for graduates</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/openings-aplenty-but-no-job-offers-dutch-language-proves-an-obstacle-for-graduates/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">In the north of the Netherlands alone, over twelve thousand companies are looking for staff. Yet international students struggle to find a job here after graduation. ‘All my classmates are unemployed.’</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/another-university-targeted-by-hackers-what-should-you-watch-out-for-video/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Another university targeted by hackers: what should you watch out for? (+ video)</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/another-university-targeted-by-hackers-what-should-you-watch-out-for-video/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">TEXT BY GIULIA FABRIZI / VIDEO BY ROHAN HOEKSMA The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) fell victim to a cyber attack this past weekend. As a result, the university will remain closed for a second day. What steps can you take to counter hackers? TU/e took its network offline over the weekend after detecting suspicious activity. In a message to students and staff, the university warned everyone to stay extra vigilant against phishing emails. How to spot a phishing email Phishing emails are designed to gain access to your computer, network, or bank account. Here’s what to watch out for. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Digital Trust Centre advises […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/notes-on-dor-an-expatriate-sensibility/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Notes on ‘dor’: An expatriate sensibility</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/notes-on-dor-an-expatriate-sensibility/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">Dor, a Romanian word loosely translated as ‘longing’ or ‘nostalgia’, resists full definition. Its meaning defies translation not due to a lack of equivalents in other languages but because its essence—the sensibility it expresses—cannot be neatly conveyed. As Susan Sontag observed in Notes on Camp, ‘A sensibility is one of the hardest things to talk about.’ In dor, we can discern the outlines of the expatriate experience. Life as an expat, while enriching, is also marked by absences. Language, foremost among them, becomes precarious terrain. Humor often fails to translate, and emotions, expressed in words from a different cultural context, may feel distorted. Familiar foods, once unremarkable, become symbols. Living […]</p> »</div></a><br />
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/geen-ticket-geen-probleem-hier-kun-je-gratis-van-eurosonic-genieten/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null" style="font-family: source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>No ticket? No problem! All the free events at Eurosonic</strong></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/geen-ticket-geen-probleem-hier-kun-je-gratis-van-eurosonic-genieten/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><p class="article-intro">This week, Groningen will once again host Eurosonic/Noorderslag (ESNS). If you missed out on getting a ticket, don’t worry! Below is a list of all the places you can visit totally for free.</p> »</div></a>
