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The arrival of quantum computers will have major societal consequences, especially in the field of cybersecurity.

Developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are moving quickly. This leads to positive things, such as faster detection of cancer, for example.

UvA professors Daniel Bonn, Marieke de Goede, Amade M'charek and Sonja Smets have been selected as new members by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

Art Libraries Society / The Netherlands (ARLIS / NL) has declared the Online Study Space to be the best and most innovative project during the COVID-19 crisis.

Equal opportunities in education is a topic that was clearly portrayed by the documentary 'Klassen' created by broadcasting company HUMAN, shown on Dutch television in late 2020 and early 2021.

Three UvA researchers who all recently obtained their doctorates have received Rubicons grant from NWO/ZonMw to conduct research at foreign research institutions.

As of 1 May, Corrette Ploem has been appointed professor by special appointment in the new chair 'Recht, zorgtechnologie en geneeskunde' (Law, Healthcare Technology and Medicine).

Eight promising young researchers from the UvA have received Veni grants of up to 280,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The researchers are from the Social Sciences and Humanities, and Applied and Engineering Sciences domains, and will be able to further develop their own research ideas over the next three years.

The representation of women in workplace authority has generally increased over time. But the move of women into these traditionally men-dominated arenas is still very uneven.

This year's National Week Without Meat & Dairy will take place from Monday, 7 March until Sunday, 13 March (weekzondervlees.nl).