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  • FutureFest

    What are your hopes for the future of our city? What will Amsterdam look like in 2050 and beyond? How will we eat, navigate the streets, live, coexist and connect? Join us for the ToekomstTiendaagse (FutureFest) from 12 June to 21 June.
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  • Can we trust dating apps to find us a partner?

    Dating apps have often replaced our mutual acquaintances as trusted matchmakers. But should we trust the tech companies behind them? UvA professor Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society.
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  • Loss of sea ice alters the colors of light in the ocean

    The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean, but also changes its color. These changes have far-reaching consequences for photosynthetic organisms such as ice algae and phytoplankton.
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  • Fighting cancer, improving lives

    Advances in cancer research have transformed outcomes for certain types of cancer that were once deemed untreatable. At the UvA, doctors and researchers are hard at work on the next generation of cancer breakthroughs.
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The UvA belongs to Europe’s top universities. With over 40,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhDs we are a hub of academic research and education.