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Knowledge and expectations of parents contribute to inequality in education
3 Feb 2021
Educational inequality: it’s a regular subject of public and political debate. Sociologist Andrea Foster researched how parents’ knowledge of the education system and their expectations play a role in this ...
PhD Positions for Highly Qualified Graduates
16 Apr 2020
The Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology ICS offers fully funded PhD positions for a variety of projects. The PhD students will be appointed for a four-year period, with a formal ...
Mapping the effects of homeschooling on social inequality in educational outcomes
8 Apr 2020
UvA sociologist Thijs Bol is going to map the short- and long-term effects of homeschooling during the coronacrisis on social inequality in educational outcomes. This project is co-financed by ODISSEI in the extra ...
Stigma in the Bijlmer: The best-known neighbourhood in The Netherlands
10 Mar 2020
Researchers Fenne Pinkster, Marijn Ferier and Myrte Hoekstra conducted a study into resident experiences the Bijlmer stigma. The Bijlmer is a deprived neighborhood, developed in the 60s-70s in the southeast of ...
Amade M'charek awarded the Emma Goldman Award
24 Feb 2020
Amade M'charek has been awarded the Emma Goldman Award; the award is a recognition for scientific research on inequalities combined with public outreach.
New grant for research: Protecting Migrants Against Violence
13 Jan 2020
The Swedish Research Council has awarded a second major grant for collaborative research on migration between the Universities of Gothenburg and Amsterdam. This new grant will support Anja Karlsson Franck ...
New consortium: Closing the housing gap in Australia
8 Jan 2020
The University of Amsterdam is part of a consortium that has been awarded an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant to investigate unequal access to housing in Australia.
Thijs Bol new member of Young Academy
17 Dec 2019
Thijs Bol, sociologist at the University of Amsterdam, has been selected as a new member of the Young Academy, and will be installed in March 2020.
KNAW Early Career Award voor Gijs Schumacher
5 Nov 2019
De KNAW kent de Early Career Award uit aan twaalf jonge onderzoekers die aan het begin van hun carrière staan en die in staat zijn vernieuwende en originele onderzoeksideeën verder te ontwikkelen. Gijs Schumacher ...
Latere selectie in het onderwijs vermindert ongelijkheid…maar ten dele
18 Oct 2019
Onderwijsongelijkheid leidt tot sociaaleconomische en democratische ongelijkheid en is daarom onwenselijk. Vroege schoolselectie speelt een negatieve rol. Veel Europese landen zijn daarom overgestapt naar latere ...
UvA invests substantially in interdisciplinary research on urban mental health
21 Jun 2019
Urban living is on the rise. Urban environments, like Amsterdam, are characterized by features that make city life not only attractive and exciting, but also more challenging and stressful than rural environments, ...
PhD postions for highly qualified graduates
11 Mar 2019
The Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology ICS offers fully funded PhD positions for a variety of projects.
Ethnic discrimination on the labour market – the role of employers
22 Jun 2018
Ethnic discrimination on the labour market is a major concern for societies seeking equality. Unequal treatment of citizens leads to inequality, deficient participation and loss of capacity. Sociologist Bram Lancee ...
Nieuwe bevindingen binnen 'De toekomst van vakmanschap'
12 Oct 2017
Specialistisch opgeleide mbo-vakmensen hebben de beste baankansen en aantrekkelijk werk. Dat is tegen de verwachting in: vaak wordt gedacht dat smal opgeleiden het moeilijker krijgen op de arbeidsmarkt naarmate ze ...
Beeldverslag Herdenkingssymposium Jaap Dronkers
1 Oct 2017
Op vrijdag 8 september organiseerde AMCIS het speciale Herdenkingssymposium 'Onderwijs, Echtscheiding, Elites en de Publieke Zaak' naar aanleiding van de in 2016 overleden socioloog Jaap Dronkers.
Voter may be more mature than political parties
15 Nov 2016
What is the state of the Dutch voter? Are we seeing a crisis of confidence between people and politics? Are we on the verge of serious problems and will institutional reforms be inevitable if our country is to remain ...
Sarah de Lange, professor by special appointment on the Dr J.M. den Uyl Chair
15 Nov 2016
Dr S.L. de Lange (1981) has been named professor by special appointment of the Dr J.M. den Uyl Chair at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The chair was established on ...
Tom van der Meer, professor of Political Science
15 Nov 2016
Dr T.W.G. van der Meer (1980) has been appointed professor of Political Science, specialising in Legitimacy, Inequality and Citizenship, at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Beroep mbo’er sluit steeds minder vaak aan bij studie
18 Apr 2016
De werkgelegenheid aan de boven- en onderkant van de arbeidsmarkt neemt toe, terwijl banen in het middensegment verdwijnen. Er is sprake van toenemende polarisatie in de beroepenstructuur. Dat heeft invloed op de ...
Kamervragen naar aanleiding van beleidsrapport 'Onderwijsstelsels vergeleken: leren, werken en burgerschap
28 Oct 2015
Welke stelselkenmerken van het Nederlandse onderwijs bevorderen het leren, verbeteren de voorbereiding op de arbeidsmarkt, en versterken de socialisatie tot zelfstandige burgers? Op 15 oktober heeft de ...
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