Posted on: March 4, 2019 Posted by: Sarah Iacobacci Comments: 1

UvA Communication Science & Media Studies Keep Worldwide First Place Ranking

The QS World University Rankings by subject for 2019 were released on February 27. The University of Amsterdam maintained its worldwide top position in the field of Communication Science & Media Studies, which QS ranks as one subject area. The ranks are appointed based on the four criteria evaluated by QS: academic reputation, employer reputation, h-index, and citations per paper. In last year’s discussion, Martine van Selm, director of the…

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Posted on: March 2, 2019 Posted by: Rebecca Took Comments: 0

Positioning Ballet: Accessible to Who?

Positioning Ballet: Accessible to Who? This is part 2 of a series inspired by the ‘Positioning Ballet’ Working Conference, hosted by the Dutch National Ballet, February 16 and 17. March 02, 2019 By REBECCA TOOK In 1964, Britain’s Royal Ballet established ‘Ballet for All’ under the direction of Peter Brinson. Between 1964 and 1979, this small company of six dancers, two pianists, and two actor-narrators toured towns and villages across…

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Posted on: March 2, 2019 Posted by: Rebecca Took Comments: 0

Positioning Ballet: Behind the Velvet Curtain

Positioning Ballet: Behind the Velvet Curtain This is part 1 of a series inspired by the ‘Positioning Ballet’ Working Conference, hosted by the Dutch National Ballet, February 16 and 17. March 02, 2019 By REBECCA TOOK Last weekend, I was invited to attend ‘Positioning Ballet’, a working conference hosted by the Dutch National Ballet, which gave industry professionals, artistic directors and members of the press the opportunity to discuss the…

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Posted on: March 1, 2019 Posted by: Ivy Wade Comments: 0

Ivy Wade: “Continued epidemics call for stricter anti-vaxx policies”

Continued Epidemics Call for Stricter Anti-Vaxx Policies March 01, 2019 By IVY WADE For a long time, I thought anti-vaxxers (those skeptical of vaccination) were mythical creatures, unicorns with tinfoil hats and fanatics using essential oils and garlic cloves instead of antibiotics. However, as the news continues to come in, it is becoming more and more apparent that the anti-vaccination movement is an international epidemic that is far more commonplace…

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Posted on: March 1, 2019 Posted by: Flo McQuibban Comments: 0

The Creatives Series: Poetry with Darrin Gonzales

The Creatives Series: Poetry with Darrin Gonzales Darrin Gonzales is a 25-year-old American postgraduate from Gering, Nebraska who is pursuing a research master’s in literary studies at the University of Amsterdam. He is the first face of the Amsterdam Creatives series, publishing in The Amsterdammer every Friday for the next weeks. By FLO MCQUIBBAN We’re in a dimly-lit, cozy, one-person bedroom at the Student Hotel Amsterdam West, laughing and chatting…

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Posted on: March 1, 2019 Posted by: Kira Guehring Comments: 0

Photo Story: Amsterdam Celebrates the Chocolate Festival

March 1, 2019 By KIRA GUEHRING Amsterdam Celebrates the Chocolate Festival Cocoa beans, in all forms, were the main attraction at the Chocoa Chocolate Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Kira Guehring / The Amsterdammer 82 vendors from all over the world present their products at the Chocoa Chocolate Festival on Saturday. Kira Guehring / The Amsterdammer From Saturday, 23 February to Sunday, 24 February the Chocoa Chocolate Festival took place…

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