Laura Springer, Author at Spiegeloog

Bacchus Spiegeloog 439: Balance

Bacchus: Work in Progress

I’ve been working on this Bacchus at a laundromat in Vienna, my friend’s house in Geneva, and on the train to my parents heading to…

Laura SpringerJuly 4, 2025

Office Hours Spiegeloog 434: Transformation

Office Hours – Bertjan Doosje

Bertjan Doosje is an associate professor at the UvA and held the Frank Buijs Chair on Radicalization Studies from 2012 to 2019, financed by the…

Laura SpringerSeptember 11, 2024

Bacchus Spiegeloog 433: Control

Throw Spaghetti at a Wall and See What Sticks

One bachelor's and (nearly) two master’s later, it’s finally time to graduate and say goodbye to UvA. Weirdly, I’m not as relieved about this as…

Laura SpringerMay 31, 2024

International Classroom Spiegeloog 432: Fragile

International Classroom: The UvA Fund – Education as a Lifeline

More than a month ago, the University of Amsterdam announced the opening of a humanitarian fund to support students and academics affected by the disaster…

Laura SpringerApril 15, 2024

Bacchus Spiegeloog 430: Love

Bacchus: I Wanna Know What Love Is

In conversations with friends about our definition of love, I realised that most of us grew up with the idea that love was something that…

Laura SpringerFebruary 9, 2024

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 428: Alive

International Classroom: Housing First, Academia Second

Did you also finally find housing? No, I’m still looking so if you hear anything, could you let me know? This is a conversation most…

Laura SpringerNovember 3, 2023

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 427: Anomalies Terra

Terra & International Classroom: Shell, Fossil Fuel Companies, and the UvA

In December 2022, along with many other students, I signed a petition from the University Rebellion UvA which demanded that the UvA cut their ties…

Laura SpringerSeptember 6, 2023

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

Bacchus: Building a Life, Not a Resume

A few months ago, I came home late in the evening from a busy day – I had gone to work early in the morning,…

Laura SpringerMay 29, 2023

Spiegeloog 426: Liberation The Corridor

The Corridor: Our Favorite Cocktails

It’s finally getting warmer and we are all excited to sit on the terraces of our favourite restaurants and bars again - either with an…

Laura SpringerMay 18, 2023

Spiegeloog 425: Vision Terra

Please, Do Not Disturb.

Where and how should we make the big changes? Where and how should we make the big changes? Photo by Tobias Rademacher on Unsplash Photo…

Laura SpringerApril 17, 2023

Spiegeloog 425: Vision Words to Start

Words to Start: The Haunting Words of a Would-Be Dictator

A couple of weeks ago, on my way to university, I encountered an old man on the tram who was asking for directions to Roeterseiland…

Laura SpringerMarch 21, 2023

Spiegeloog 424: Irrational Words to Start

Words to Start: Turkey-Syria Earthquake

For this issue, we would like to dedicate our Words to Start to one of the deadliest earthquakes of the last century and ways you…

Laura SpringerFebruary 15, 2023

Spiegeloog 423: Pride The Corridor

The Corridor: Women in Science

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the term pride describes a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction someone feels when they, or people connected with them, have…

Laura SpringerJanuary 25, 2023

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 422: Solace

Bacchus: DIY

A couple of weeks ago, the guy I was seeing and I tried to figure out what we wanted to watch. He didn’t have anything…

Laura SpringerDecember 21, 2022

Spiegeloog 422: Solace The Corridor

The Corridor: Comfort Foods

Solace tends to be intangible. It can be difficult to capture; a sensation, a smell, a taste? For us, it is intrinsically linked with memory…

Laura Springer and Isabelle Nic CraithNovember 17, 2022

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 421: Reflections

Bacchus: Friendship Makeovers

Anushka, one of our editors in chief, recommended an APA podcast on friendships. In the podcast, we learn that friendships come about when people engage…

Laura SpringerNovember 11, 2022

Office Hours Spiegeloog 421: Reflections

Office Hours: Dylan Molenaar

Dylan Molenaar is an assistant professor in the Psychological Methods department. He did his bachelor’s, research master’s, PhD, and Postdoc1 in Psychology at the UvA.…

Laura SpringerOctober 26, 2022

News & opinion Spiegeloog 420: Taboo The Corridor

The Corridor: Our Bodies Our Voice UvA Student Board

If the #MeToo movement has highlighted one thing, it’s that sexual violence takes place in every sphere of our lives - even on campus at…

Laura SpringerSeptember 16, 2022

News & opinion Spiegeloog 419: Harmony The Corridor

The Corridor: (Im)possible harmony?

The Corridor is a column that usually introduces two students including their name and picture. However, the current column will be different as we will…

Laura SpringerJune 10, 2022

Office Hours Spiegeloog 416: Language

Office Hours: Astrid Homan

Astrid Homan is a member of the Work and Organisational Psychology department. Her research focuses on teams, especially diverse teams. She investigates how organisations can…

Laura SpringerJanuary 14, 2022

Spiegeloog 415: Home The Corridor

The Corridor: What does home mean for you?

Home is often linked to a place you feel comfortable, the house and city you grew up in, your family, friends and country of origin.…

Laura SpringerDecember 8, 2021

Spiegeloog 412: Happiness The Corridor

The Corridor: What makes you happy?

For this issue of the Spiegeloog, instead of asking two psychology students about what makes them happy, I thought it would be nice to ask…

Laura SpringerMay 24, 2021

Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows The Corridor

The Corridor: Beneath the surface

When confronted with the word ‘rainbow’, my associate network immediately brings the LGBTQ+ community to mind. And because I know some wonderful people whose story…

Laura SpringerMarch 31, 2021

Spiegeloog 409: Conflict The Corridor

The Corridor: Managing your student identity while being back home

With the closing of the UvA in March, students had to decide whether they would stay in Amsterdam or temporarily move back home. Those who…

Laura SpringerFebruary 15, 2021

Office Hours Spiegeloog 408: Consequences

Office Hours: Frenk van Harreveld

Frenk van Harreveld has been appointed as the new director of the Psychology Research Institute, succeeding Han van der Maas. We congratulated him on his…

Laura SpringerNovember 30, 2020