The Science Study Starter Guide helps students find their way at UU

To help new students of the Faculty of Science find their way around UU, the Science Study Starter Guide (‘de Wegwijzer’ in Dutch) has been developed. This guide consists of essential information and tips about our buildings, digital tools, who they can turn to with questions and practical matters concerning education.

Bachelor version

The guide is available in pdf (A3), in Dutch and English. The files can be downloaded from the student website. Click here for the Dutch pdf and click here for the English version. 

The information in the guide can also be found online at this page and at each Science bachelor website on the 'new student' page.

Master version

The Master Starter Guide is available in pdf (A3) in English. Download the file here.

Reason behind developing?

Sabine Prins-de Lucht (Education Policy, Faculty of Science) and Sigrid Jansen (Communication, Faculty of Science) conducted a survey on student communication in 2021/2022. In general, our student communication was rated positively, but there were also a number of points for improvement (go to this article for more information on the project).

One area for improvement concerned informing first-year students. Students pointed out in interviews and our survey that it would be good if they knew from the start where to find what information, what help is available and what digital platforms are used.

Give your feedback!

Do you have any questions, comments or ideas for improvement? Let us know via e-mail! All feedback is welcome: s.h.j.jansen@uu.nl  and s.prins-delucht@uu.nl 

This would have helped me a lot a few years ago

Reactions students

The first reactions from students in the focus group are positive. A small selection:

  • "It turned out super nice! Clear graphics and useful information. This will surely help first-year students to find their way around the UU. It would have helped me a lot a few years ago if I had had something like this."
  • "How cool it turned out! I hope it will be well received and distributed, seems like a useful overview for new students."
  • "It looks fantastic 😃”