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Office Hours People Spiegeloog 411: Power

Office Hours: Brenda Jansen

For this issue’s Office Hours, Spiegeloog talked to Brenda Jansen. Brenda has several academic roles at the UvA within the Clinical Developmental Psychology field. She…

Lydia TianApril 30, 2021

Let's Mingle People Podcasts Society Spiegeloog 411: Power

Podcast: Let’s Mingle #2 – The Human Thinker versus The AI

In 'Let's Mingle', Lucie and Marie aim to build more cohesion in the University of Amsterdam through cross-faculty interactions and exchanges of ideas. For each…

Lucie Pressl and Marie GaebelApril 14, 2021

People Spiegeloog 411: Power What is it like?

What is it like? – Zhen Cong

Ng Zhen Cong What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Ng Zhen Cong (bachelor, first year). What is the most…

Lydia TianApril 12, 2021

People 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

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Ask the Expert: The comfort art offers in Covid-19 times

You study ‘the processes through which art transforms individuals and societies’. I wonder if you have any insights for us how art may help us…

Spiegeloog EditorsMarch 22, 2021

People Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows What is it like?

What is it like? – Tobias Hanses

Tobias Hanses What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Tobias Hanses (bachelor, second year). What is the most useful thing…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloMarch 19, 2021

Office Hours People Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Office Hours: Titia Beek

For this issue's Office Hours, Spiegeloog talked to Titia Beek. Titia Beek has obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the UvA, specializing in social…

Milena KaprálováMarch 15, 2021

Let's Mingle People Podcasts Society Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Podcast: Let’s Mingle #1 – The Rainbow

In 'Let's Mingle', Lucie and Marie aim to build more cohesion in the University of Amsterdam through cross-faculty interactions and exchanges of ideas. For each…

Lucie Pressl and Marie GaebelMarch 8, 2021

Pandēmus People Society Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Pandemus: Free(dom) of covid speech

I have written and rewritten this piece about a million times by now. I was supposed to write something about the pandemic. But what about…

Quinty MarsFebruary 26, 2021

Bacchus News & opinion People Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

Bacchus: Diverging from my Doppelgänger

‘Why don’t you wear a nametag? One of you should really cut your hair shorter. Wait! Don’t tell me, let me guess.’ These are just…

Avanti VijayFebruary 17, 2021

People 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

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

Ask the Expert: Staying happy and healthy at work

Hilde Geurts Machteld van den Heuvel Hilde Geurts' (Brain & Cognition) question Dear Machteld, Your research focuses on how employees stay happy and healthy at…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 10, 2021

Office Hours People Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

Office Hours: The Programme Committee (PC) for Psychology

Ruby Manten is the new student chair for the PC, for the year 2020-2021. She has been in the PC for almost 2 years and…

Lydia TianFebruary 5, 2021

Ivory Tower People Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

Ivory Tower: Covid conflicts

Although humankind has a long history of dealing with epidemics, the Covid-19 pandemic has many novel features. Much of that has to do with the…

Denny BorsboomJanuary 18, 2021

People Spiegeloog 409: Conflict What is it like?

What is it like? – Meiling Geiges

Meiling Geiges What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Meiling Geiges (bachelor, second year). What is the most useful thing…

Esna Mualla GunayJanuary 11, 2021

Bacchus News & opinion People Spiegeloog 408: Consequences

Bacchus: Toward More Desirable Consequences

Sometimes it feels to me that science is like a fortress to people who are not directly contributing to it, unknown and a little bit…

Milena KaprálováDecember 17, 2020

People Spiegeloog 408: Consequences What is it like?

What is it like: Joselyn Arevalo Moran

Joselyn Arevalo Moran What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Joselyn Arevalo Moran (bachelor, second year). What is the most…

Nitya ShahDecember 7, 2020

Office Hours People 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

People Society Spiegeloog 408: Consequences

Choosing Consequences

Deciding which way to go in life gives us the freedom to shape our future. Being able to choose between consequences and heading to a…

Esna Mualla GunayNovember 26, 2020

Books International Classroom People Spiegeloog 408: Consequences

International Classroom: Eric-Jan Wagenmakers about Bayesian Thinking for Toddlers

Eric-Jan Wagenmakers is a professor in neurocognitive modelling at UvA’s Psychological Methods Department. He recently published a book with the remarkable title Bayesian Thinking for…

Julius DullaertNovember 19, 2020

Bacchus News & opinion People Spiegeloog 407: Motivation

Bacchus: Tales and Tools of Motivation

From some perspective, I am a motivational failure. Every day is filled with opportunities that I could take and with tasks that I have to…

Valentin WeberNovember 4, 2020

Office Hours People Spiegeloog 407: Motivation

Office Hours: UvA’s Regional SPS-NIP Board

With a new academic year comes a new Regional Board of the UvA Section Psychology Students (SPS) of the Dutch Association of Psychologists (NIP). Spiegeloog…

Lydia TianOctober 16, 2020