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News & opinion Spiegeloog 442: Character

VSPA Conference on Resilience: Earn 3 Colloquium Points

A one-day event offering talks, workshops, and networking opportunities for psychology students. This year’s VSPA Conference will take place on 18 February at CREA, Roeterseiland…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 11, 2026

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 429: Explore

Bacchus: Belonging Everywhere, Yet Nowhere: Exploring Who I Am

In the second year of my bachelor’s, my tutorial group and I decided to go to a bar to get to know each other better.…

Avanti VijayDecember 15, 2023

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 428: Alive

Bacchus: The Feeling of Being Alive

If you look at us humans as a species, if you really take an enormous step back and just describe what we do all day,…

Ann-Kathrin AruiNovember 10, 2023

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

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 427: Anomalies

Bacchus: Here’s How We Solve Climate Change

Anomalies are usually triggering for us. Imagine your doctor telling you that there’s an anomaly in your blood test. You would be alarmed, would try…

Arda ErginOctober 6, 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

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Bacchus: The Grass is So Green on My Side

The saying “the grass is always greener on the other side” is deeply ingrained in our minds. Someone will always have that exact thing we…

Vadim MartschenkoApril 21, 2023

News & opinion SIOS Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Beyond the Grid

About the Author Nita is a first year MSc Biomedical Sciences student at the UvA. Interested in pursuing a career in psychopathological research, she is…

SIOS EditorsApril 11, 2023

News & opinion Spiegeloog 425: Vision

VSPA Showcase 2023

Recently, on the 14th of March, the VSPA hosted their annual showcase event, highlighting the many artistic abilities the psychology student has to offer, ranging…

Anushka SabhanamApril 4, 2023

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Bacchus: Stream of Consciousness

Thoughts keep running through our brain, so many just make no sense at all when you look at it from the outside. Sometimes we recognise…

Nitya ShahMarch 17, 2023

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 423: Pride

Bacchus: Mosaics

I find that people want to be the one to watch in the room. The one to put forward an idea no one’s heard before,…

Anushka SabhanamFebruary 13, 2023

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 423: Pride

International Classroom: Psychology at the UvA

With the upcoming application deadline on the 15th of January, here are some useful things to consider about pursuing a Bachelor’s in Psychology at the…

Evita EgertJanuary 13, 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

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

News & opinion Spiegeloog 421: Reflections

Can You Platonically Fall in Love with Someone?

Is falling in love with someone only possible in romantic love? By reflecting on the relationship with my best friend I try to understand where…

Vadim MartschenkoOctober 21, 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

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

Bacchus: Harmony is overrated

This week, while procrastinating to study by browsing Instagram and news websites, I came to feel like there has been an increase in articles, infographics…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloJune 26, 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

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 418: Time

Bacchus: Another round

There are many reasons why people do a (second) study or start studying at an older age than is usual. Maybe they decided to take…

Magda Matetovici and Anne Sophie GiacobelloMay 3, 2022

News & opinion Spiegeloog 418: Time Terra

Terra: The Psychology Behind Polar Expeditions

Did you know that you don’t have to go all the way to space to experience what it is like?Did you know that you don’t…

Emanuela ZhechevaApril 13, 2022

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 417: Science

Bacchus: What Is Critical Thinking

You know the story: You come to the university, and the first lecture is about how your programme is comprehensive and superior to any high…

Milena KaprálováMarch 24, 2022

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 416: Language

Bacchus: Everyone Should Learn to Code

With rapidly developing technology, the demand for skilled computer scientists is surging, or at least people with some skills in programming. Things become even more…

Milena KaprálováFebruary 11, 2022

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 416: Language

International Classroom: First Batch of English-Taught Psychology Students

When I started my bachelor’s in Psychology at the UvA in 2017/2018, I did not know I belonged to the last batch of students that…

Lisanne van der VeldenFebruary 2, 2022

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 415: Home

Bacchus: Homeward Bound

Recently, on our last evening together before my dear friend was moving away, she said to me ‘I was telling my dad how I don’t…

Nitya ShahDecember 15, 2021