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‘Welcome to the cult’: the dark side of prestigious tutoring company SSL
Exam coaching provider SSL is a highly coveted workplace for ambitious students, but behind the façade lurks an employment-law minefield where Certificates of Conduct, employment contracts and payslips are considered ‘bureaucratic hassle’, and criticism of the leadership is not tolerated. ‘It’s a family, but they can also spit you out in a heartbeat.’
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Quantum plumbers know: nothing works in the lab. ‘You should be proud of your mistakes’
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#Basisgate: renowned political scientist Cas Mudde cancels lecture over ‘bullying charge’
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Forty years of Dutch Studies: ‘Everyone here is incredibly kind’
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Backstabbing comes with the territory: competition among astronomers can be ‘nasty and toxic’
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Israel deserves to be a pariah state, says genocide expert (and former IDF soldier) Omer Bartov
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Breaking up with the treasurer? Prepare to be hounded out
Relations within the International Studies study association have become so disrupted that members are being slandered, excluded and even falsely accused of attempted arson. This is the conclusion drawn by the ombudsperson in a confidential report obtained by Mare. ‘The wrong people are being targeted. This makes absolutely no sense to me.’
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The fraudster is hiding in your pocket: how should the university deal with AI? (part 1)
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Facts about migration are being ignored, says Marlou Schrover. ‘I will keep pushing back’
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Mixed feelings about the war in Iran: ‘After the first attack, my cousin texted me heart emojis’
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Luc Sels doesn’t want to be chief, but first among equals: ‘Low trust in the Board is a major concern’

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The taboo surrounding HIV infections in Indonesia mainly harms women: ‘You are a bad person’
During her fieldwork in Indonesia, researcher Najmah observed that the social stigma surrounding HIV infection is causing an unnecessarily high number of female victims. ‘Neighbours, friends and Instagram influencers dictate that you must be pious and deferential.’
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One photon in a sea of ​​darkness: how quantum is in the eye of the beholder
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#Basisgate: Faculty Board ‘shocked’, but takes no action against bullying treasurer
The Humanities Faculty Board is not taking any action against the board members of BASIS, the International Studies study association where members have been slandered and hounded out of the organisation. ‘You can dismiss the board, but what happens then?’
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#BASISgate: an hour into the meeting, bullying behaviour still hasn’t been discussed
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#BASISgate seems like a ‘never-ending conflict’: bullying continued even after report
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Advice on the ties with Israel at last: suspend and sever