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<div>Hi Dierck,<br>
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<div>I'm sad that you will be leaving us but very happy for you that you found an exciting position over in Germany. </div>
<div>I hope that we can keep in touch personally and as a department to exchange ideas, students and upcoming grant opportunities. </div>
<div>Personally, I really appreciated your support and help during my arrival, it was very much instrumental to my landing here in the department.</div>
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<div>Best wishes and good luck on your upcoming endeavour!</div>
<div>Matz</div>
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(Dierck) <d.w.a.hillmann@vu.nl><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 05 June 2026 5:51 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [staff-physics-and-astronomy-HL-UHD-UD] A personal update</font>
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Some of you may already have heard the news, but I wanted to let you know personally that I will be moving on from the VU to join Bielefeld University in Germany at the end of the academic year.</div>
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I have very much enjoyed my time at the VU. Over the past almost five years, I have had the opportunity to build a research group, work with students, and collaborate and discuss with many of you. I would like to thank you for all the support, discussions,
and collaborations that have made my time here really enjoyable. While I am excited about this next step, I will miss many things about the VU and the department.</div>
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I will also still be around for a few more months and will be joining the staff retreat and the department event, so there will be plenty of opportunities to catch up before I leave. Even after that, there are ongoing projects, collaborations, and the supervision
of students who will continue their work here, so I will be around every now and then.</div>
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Thank you all for these five years. I look forward to the coming months here with you and to staying in touch afterwards.</div>
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Best regards</div>
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