End of year FLUX festival – 28/6/2024
The end of the academic year was upon us, and then there was FLUX. The study associations of science park work together to organize this end of year festival with barbeques, drinks and live music as well as plenty of fun activities to do until the sunset.
A last hangout before everyone went off to their respective summer plans, the evening was nice and chill.
We want to give a special shoutout to Marre, Andrea and Koen, who wanted it to be known that they were the only second year students to show up and we loved hanging out with them! ๐
Visit to the International Criminal Court – 18/6/2024
After the courses of the first year, we’ve become familiar with Dutch courts and compared the Dutch legal system to that of other countries. However, what happens when crimes are bigger than the court of just one country can handle?
We paid a visit to the International Criminal Court in the Hague, where we were told about the workings of the court, the types of cases they handle and the creation of the ICC itself.
Guest lecture on Forensic Pathology by Dr. Fabrice Mathy – 17/5/2024
It was time for another super fun yet educational activity; a guest lecture by Dr. Fabrice Mathy, a forensic pathologist from France! He told us everything about his job and gave some case examples of toxicology problems that we could solve with him. We discussed everything about how to make and interpret toxicological reports to using this to solve potential crimes in the courtroom.
A truly inspirational and interesting lecture!
Escape room – 22/4/2024
Maybe you’ve heard of the Sherlocked escape rooms in Amsterdam? They have several award winning escape rooms that we booked for an afternoon of teamwork, problem solving and daring escapes!
We’re unfortunately sworn to secrecy about what goes on in these rooms but we can promise you that they are well worth the time and effort! Of course nothing escapes our expert Forensic problem solving skills so we solved both of them ๐
They are a fan favourite of ours, so if you’re a student and you want to join us on another one of these escape rooms later this year, let us know on instagram or facebook or shoot us an email or text!
Bowling – 22/3/2024
Right next to Amsterdam Central, there is a place where you can choose all sorts of fun activities to do. We love getting input from other students on what they would like to do, so we put it to a vote, and the majority wanted to go bowling!
The staff at Aloha were friendly enough to take some group pictures for us as well and we stuck around for some drinks afterwards for a good hangout!
Boardgames – 29/2/2024
Another “just fun” activity was playing boardgames. The masters program is filled with murder mystery games, solving mock crimes and attending moot court, so we brought social deduction games, murder mystery games, and a game of betrayal… Because sometimes you just need a good excuse to play games with friends and Verum is ready to sponsor the drinks and snacks ๐
Body Worlds – 5/2/2024
The Body Worlds museum in Amsterdam showcases real human bodies that were donated to the museum for science and offers a unique insight into how the human body looks and functions on the inside. We went here in February when the deadlines and exams were gone, so we could explore the museum with fresh interest!
We try to always offer educational and just “fun” activities with Verum, so there is something for everyone. While this counted as an educational event, it was of course also really fun to hang out with fellow students and friends. Throughout the year you really get to know the people you see every day in the classrooms a lot more and spending time together outside of the university setting really adds to the bonding experience!
Christmas drinks – 18/12/2023
Our first event as the new board was to organize some christmas drinks to have everyone just relax and chat to close the year on a good note ๐
We really got some quality time to talk to second year students about the courses we had and those coming up, and we got to know the Brainwave as a fun location to hang out and spend some hours between or after lectures without even having to leave campus!
Seminar with retired FBI Special Agent Kathy Stearman – September 16, 2022
The MSc Forensic Science students had the honor of retired FBI Special Agent Kathy Stearman making a special trip all the way to the University of Amsterdam to give us a seminar in-person! She provided amazing insight into her experience as a legal attachรฉ, how it felt working in such a male dominated field, and encouragement to learn all we can from our peers. Her open, honest dialogue about the difficulties that stem from the law enforcement and forensic science fields were so appreciated, along with all the advice she shared. If you’d like to know more about her impressive career and life experiences, make sure to check out her book, It’s Not About the Gun:ย Lessons from My Global Career as a Female FBI Agent.
If you just want to rewatch the seminar, or you were unable to come, click here to watch it.
(Note, this was not recorded professionally; it was just on a computer, so the camera quality is not the greatest. Also, I apologize for the kind of wobbly camera in the first 30 seconds).
