# Issues and policy

**Source**: https://www.uva.nl/en/news-events/press-office/issues-and-policy.html
**Parent**: https://www.uva.nl/en/news-events/press-office/press-office.html

Looking for information on current issues going on at UvA?

Press Office

- [Press releases](https://www.uva.nl/en/news-events/press-office/press-releases/press-releases.html)
- [Press Office contact](https://www.uva.nl/en/news-events/press-office/press-office-contact/press-office-contact.html)
- [UvA Experts](https://www.uva.nl/en/news-events/press-office/uva-experts/uva-experts.html)
- [Newsletter](https://www.uva.nl/en/news-events/press-office/newsletter/newsletter.html)

### **Budget cuts in higher education**

The Dutch government’s coalition agreement includes the largest budget cuts in higher education since the 1980s. What does this mean for the University of Amsterdam?

[Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/current/budget-cuts/budget-cuts.html)

### **Collaborating with third parties**

UvA experts have been working to refine the framework that researchers use to assess potential collaborations with local and international partners. This is one of the actions the UvA is taking in response to the protests on campus earlier this year.

[Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/research/research-environment/third-party-collaborations/collaborating-with-third-parties.html)

### **Protests about the violent conflict in Gaza and Israel**

Protests and demonstrations on the UvA campuses have had a significant impact on our academic community over the past year.

[Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/current/protests/protests-at-the-uva.html)