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Lentil burgers and banana bread: 'nudging' in AUAS canteen
30 October 2018 | CommunicationThe new Sport and Nutrition Campus at the AUAS was recently launched on Dr. Meurerlaan. The eye-catcher is the new restaurant, which has been transformed into a luxury food court. Students and staff can taste the ...
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AUAS researchers to make Amsterdam’s rooftops climate-adaptive
24 October 2018 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyAmsterdam will install smart ‘blue-green’ roofs on social housing buildings. These roofs allow for extra (blue) water to be stored beneath the green surface, better protecting the homes and their ...
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‘Healthy Urban Living Lab’ marks Dutch first
18 October 2018 | CommunicationThe Bajes Quarter (Bajes Kwartier) in the South East of Amsterdam, a new neighbourhood being created on the site of the former Bijlmerbajes prison complex, will be the first new ‘healthy’ housing ...
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AUAS takes key step towards workforce diversity
10 October 2018 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has started recruiting 40 trainees with bicultural backgrounds. In partnership with these ‘young professionals’, the AUAS wants to bridge a gap towards ...
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The Netherlands 'excels in fostering entrepreneurship'
3 October 2018 | CommunicationWhen it comes to embedding entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education institutions, the Netherlands is ahead of its European peers. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is one of the ...
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AUAS combats loneliness in the city
27 September 2018 | CommunicationMore than 80,000 residents of Amsterdam feel seriously lonely. This has a negative impact on their participation in society and their health. 27 September marked the launch of national loneliness week, a theme that ...
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Digital Society School opens
17 September 2018 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe first week of September saw the launch of the Digital Society School: the new form of education within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) that sees students, researchers and businesses work side by ...
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Refugee teachers start intensive AUAS training programme
13 September 2018 | CommunicationSixteen refugees with residence permits, a background in the sciences and teaching experience in their home countries have started an introductory course this September for teacher training at the Amsterdam ...
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Programme to stop smoking after heart attack ineffective
7 September 2018 | CommunicationThe care in relation to giving up smoking offered to smokers following a heart attack is not effective. Patients who have stopped by themselves need something completely different, and those continuing to smoke ...
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AUAS ahead of UvA with open access to research output
17 August 2018 | CommunicationAvailable to all, free of charge: an increasingly important requirement for all academic articles financed using public funds. But how, as a university, do you organise this? Librarians Jaroen Kuijer (AUAS) and ...
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AUAS names Olga Permiakova new photographer in residence
6 August 2018 | CommunicationPhotographer and artist Olga Permiakova (Ukraine, 1988) will be Photographer in Residence for the upcoming academic year at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). In this role, she will create artistic ...
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2017 AUAS annual report shows upward trends
30 July 2018 | CommunicationIn 2017, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) awarded over 7,500 Bachelor's degrees and obtained € 14 million in grant funding to support its applied research. These figures are from the 2017 AUAS ...
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City and AUAS promote healthy lifestyles for Amsterdammers
16 July 2018 | CommunicationThe City of Amsterdam and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are joining forces to tackle challenges involving exercise, nutrition, health and professional and recreational sports in the city. The ...
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Study reveals optimal charging infrastructure rollout strategy
9 July 2018 | CommunicationA study conducted on the largest EV charging transactions dataset worldwide revealed insight in what rollout strategy for charging points can best be applied by policy makers. The research was conducted by Jurjen ...
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AUAS Summer School kicks off
2 July 2018 | CommunicationToday, 2 July, marks the start of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Summer School 2018. This year it includes eight international courses, each lasting two weeks. Over 100 international students from 28 ...
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AUAS awarded grant of €1.5 million for European project ABcities
25 June 2018 | CommunicationOver the next four years, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will conduct a European study into how policy can be organised in such a way as to provide optimum support for cooperating entrepreneurs ...
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Indestructible bicycle tyre designed by auas alumni available
15 June 2018 | CommunicationIn March 2018, AUAS Engineering alumni Neil van den Haak and Kevin Kesteloo closed a deal with bicycle tyre manufacturer Schwalbe for their airless bicycle tyre. The tyre will be available from specialist retailers ...
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AUAS removes obstacles for student entrepreneurs
7 June 2018 | EntrepreneurshipFrom the coming academic year, students at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences who set up a business while studying will have greater opportunities to successfully complete their studies while running their own ...
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Youssef el Bouhassani proclaimed teacher of the year 2018
21 April 2018 | CommunicationAUAS-teacher Youssef el Bouhassani was named Lecturer of the Year 2018 nationwide today. El Bouhassani was elected in Utrecht from five finalists. The prize is an initiative of the Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg ...
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Available this summer: indestructible bicycle tyre by alumni
4 April 2018 | CommunicationAUAS Engineering alumni Neil van den Haak and Kevin Kesteloo have closed a deal with bicycle tyre manufacturer Schwalbe. While studying at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, they designed an ...