Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:44:40 +0200 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Registration Open Now!!! – Conference & Summit 2024 – Call for Abstracts Closed https://www.uu.nl/en/news/registration-open-now-conference-summit-2024-call-for-abstracts-closed IoS Fair Transitions Platform & LANDac Conference & Summit 2024 Registration Open Now!!! Call for Abstracts Closed 138758 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Seed Money Proposals Spring 2024 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-seed-money-proposals-spring-2024 Call for seed money proposals Migration and Societal Change, Spring 2024 138490 Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200 Nieuws rawpexel.com / unsplash.com Seed Funding Round for Researchers after Attending a 1-Day Pressure Cooker Session at 29 May https://www.uu.nl/en/news/seed-funding-round-for-researchers-after-attending-a-1-day-pressure-cooker-session-at-29-may The Institute for a Circular Society (i4CS) is excited to introduce a new round of seed funding for researchers at TU/e, WUR, UU or UMCU who are passionate about advancing circular solutions through inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration and innovative research. This seed funding is a co-production between i4CS’s new theme Urban-Rural circularity (URC) and the province and city of Utrecht. 139710 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:31:00 +0200 Nieuws Two researchers receive Public Engagement Seed Fund https://www.uu.nl/en/news/two-researchers-receive-public-engagement-seed-fund Begin dit jaar zijn er meerdere aanvragen ingediend voor het Public Engagement Seed Fund. Twee daarvan zijn nu gehonoreerd. 139337 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Call: Open Cities Reading Circles https://www.uu.nl/en/background/call-open-cities-reading-circles If you are starting a new research project and want to read specific scholarship, we invite you to suggest a reading circle within our Open Cities events. 139199 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Tim Schuring is Utrecht University's Alumnus of the Year https://www.uu.nl/en/news/tim-schuring-is-utrecht-universitys-alumnus-of-the-year With the election of Tim Schuring as Alumnus of the Year 2023, the university emphasises the importance of good and inspiring education. He received this honorary title on Tuesday 26 March 2024 in the Dom Church during the celebration of the university's 388th anniversary, the Dies Natalis. 139015 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws The future of democracy's unwritten rules https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-future-of-democracys-unwritten-rules Mark Bovens elaborates the importance of the unwritten rules to uphold democracy. He gives this speech at the 388th anniversary of Utrecht University on the future of democracy on March 26th 2024. 139035 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws A free space for critical thinkers https://www.uu.nl/en/news/a-free-space-for-critical-thinkers An interview with Kei Otsuki and Daan van Uhm about the Critical Pathways community of Pathways to Sustainability. 138876 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:21:00 +0100 Nieuws Cycling with a professor to primary school https://www.uu.nl/en/news/cycling-with-a-professor-to-primary-school On 20 March, 106 professors introduced over 2,300 pupils from groups 6, 7 and 8 to research and science. 138877 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Festival Sencity: music, art and science for all ears https://www.uu.nl/en/news/festival-sencity-music-art-and-science-for-all-ears An experience festival inspired by the inability or inability to hear sound properly, that is Sencity. Utrecht University is also present. What can you expect? 138810 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws More working hours for part-timers https://www.uu.nl/en/news/more-working-hours-for-part-timers A consortium of organisations aims to find ways to get part-timers to work more hours. The National Growth Fund has already promised 30 million euros 133121 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:56:00 +0100 Nieuws Conference & Summit - Call for Abstracts https://www.uu.nl/en/news/conference-summit-call-for-abstracts Call for Abstracts: Conference & Summit - Land governance and the politics of fair transitions: Deepening the search for social justice IoS Fair Transitions Platform & LANDac 138201 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Winners UU Teacher Awards 2024: Gerard van der Ree and Gerrit Verweij https://www.uu.nl/en/news/winners-uu-teacher-awards-2024-gerard-van-der-ree-and-gerrit-verweij At the OnderwijsFestival on Thursday 7 March, the winners of the prestigious Teacher Awards were announced. 138359 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Vici-grant for research into reliable AI supported literature reviews https://www.uu.nl/en/news/vici-grant-for-research-into-reliable-ai-supported-literature-reviews Rens van de Schoot has received a Vici grant of one and a half million euros. This grant enables him to expand his research group over the next five years. 138215 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Six Utrecht-based researchers receive Vici grant https://www.uu.nl/en/news/six-utrecht-based-researchers-receive-vici-grant NWO has awarded Vici grants to six researchers from Utrecht University, the UMC Utrecht, Princess Máxima Centre and the Hubrecht Institute. 138177 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Universities as anchor institutions for democracy https://www.uu.nl/en/background/universities-as-anchor-institutions-for-democracy Honorary Doctorate Matthew Flinders, a professor of politics at the University of Sheffield, on the future of democracy and on his connection to Utrecht University. 138158 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:34:00 +0100 Nieuws The Academic Freedom Series: Facing Challenges and Reassuring Core Values of Universities https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-academic-freedom-series-facing-challenges-and-reassuring-core-values-of-universities Academic freedom is under threat around the world, including Europe. Rising trends in illiberalism and authoritarianism threaten universities as institutions of open societies. Their autonomy as a condition to uphold academic freedom in teaching and research is weakened as a result of political, financial, and social pressures. How can universities resist these challenges? This requires to advance our understanding of academic freedom, and the trends and mechanisms that put it at risk. The Institutions for Open Societies (IOS) Platform Openness Challenged: University at Risk? launches a series of dialogues to tackle these burning questions. 136897 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Young Thinkers, Shared Dreams - Future Think Tank gives young people a voice https://www.uu.nl/en/news/young-thinkers-shared-dreams-future-think-tank-gives-young-people-a-voice Since Laura became part of the Dynamics of Youth community's Future Think Tank 'Becoming Adults in a Changing World', she has had the opportunity to make herself heard. 137956 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:38:00 +0100 Nieuws Methods and Statistics Summer School Courses https://www.uu.nl/en/news/methods-and-statistics-summer-school-courses The Department of Methodology and Statistics (M&S) offers over 20 courses regarding different data science topics. 127440 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:49:00 +0100 Nieuws Vacancy for core team members Contesting Governance https://www.uu.nl/en/news/vacancy-for-core-team-members-contesting-governance-1 The Contesting Governance UGlobe Flagship seeks to hire new core team members 137865 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Header image Contesting Governance platform