https://www.uu.nl/en en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:17:46 +0200 Wed, 15 May 2024 23:00:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/deadline-call-for-papers-atmospheric-humanities-conference-ii Deadline Call for Papers, Atmospheric Humanities Conference II Small island countries have always been exposed to extreme weather, but the last decades have made it clear that they are also the biggest future victims of climate change. However, islands are also key sites in the history of science. 139024 Wed, 15 May 2024 23:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/postcolonial-theory-and-crisis Postcolonial Theory and Crisis, edited by Sandra Ponzanesi and others, aims to find out how to best make sense of postcolonial theory in Europe in the present. 139002 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-abstracts-tropical-horizons-2024 Call for abstracts of papers and posters for the Tropical Horizons Conference 2024. 139150 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/liesbeth-van-de-grift-explains-why-more-people-support-farmers-protests-than-climate-protests Research shows more people in the Netherlands support the farmers’ protests than the climate protests. Liesbeth van de Grift sheds light on these findings. 138190 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:09:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/climate-crisis-requires-new-forms-of-governance Over 30 Public Administration experts from Dutch universities call on politicians to tackle the climate crisis soundly and sustainably. 138323 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/39-million-euros-for-a-greener-european-gaming-industry A group of international scholars, under the name STRATEGIES, is committed to making the European gaming industry cleaner and greener in the coming years. 137137 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/ecogames-playful-perspectives-on-the-climate-crisis In Ecogames: Playful Perspectives on the Climate Crisis, a diverse group of authors explores different aspects of ecocritical engagement in and through games. 137091 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:22:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/climate-displacement Jamie Draper draws together debates in different fields to provide a unified view on the topic of climate displacement. 135916 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:27:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/centuries-of-academic-activism-to-arms Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht University’s long history. This time: activism in academics. 135888 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:13:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/signature-grants-of-eu750000-for-groundbreaking-unique-and-bold-projects-at-uu Utrecht University is funding five Signature Project Grants of €150,000 to five interdisciplinary project teams working on societal challenges for a greener, more sustainable future. 135842 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:32:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-project-anchors-gas-extraction-history-in-groningen-landscape In the Groningen landscape, you will find few signs that directly refer to gas extraction. Utrecht University scholars Gertjan Plets and Nikkie Wiegink aim to change this. 135774 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erc-consolidator-grants-for-seven-utrecht-based-researchers This year, seven Utrecht researchers will receive an ERC Consolidator Grant. The European Union provides this subsidy of an average of 2 million euros to researchers who have made their mark in science. 135713 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/una-storia-ambientale-delle-paludi-pontine Read this book by Roberta Biasillo, 'An Environmental History of the Pontine Marshes: Terracina from the Unification to the Integral Reclamation (1871-1928)' in English, in open access. 135069 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/david-onnekink-appointed-special-chair-in-ecological-theology-at-tu-kampen From 1 January 2024, David Onnekink will hold the Special Chair in Christian Ecological Thinking at the Theological University Kampen-Utrecht three days a week. 134708 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:57:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/can-professors-protest-fossil-subsidies-in-official-gowns-liesbeth-van-de-grift-thinks-so DUB spoke to Liesbeth van de Grift, who was one of the professors who wore their official gown at the Extinction Rebellion climate protest on the A12. 134139 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:47:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/magical-technology-and-the-colonialism-vanish-trick Many have long marvelled at humans’ capacity for technological innovation. Especially now, amid cascading environmental crises, technology seems to take on a magical quality. We acknowledge the many great things technological innovation has achieved. But holding faith with technological innovation alone is not only high risk: it ignores the exploitation of people and planet on which it depends. 133734 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/the-balearic-islands-have-a-new-climate-law-there-are-however-foundational-challenges In The Conversation, lecturer Morten Byskov, Assistant Professor Jeroen Hopster and Júlia Isern Bennassar write about the recently passed climate law on the Balearic Islands. 133049 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/liberation-rituals-collective-liminality-for-transformative-change When it comes to environmental politics, everywhere we look, there’s a feeling of being stuck. UN summits take one step forwards and two steps back. Scientists are gluing their papers to buildings and their hands to the road because governments are failing to act. Most of us look on dejectedly, wondering what we’re supposed to do, or why we should do it if no one else does. 131558 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:12:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/collaboration-critical-pathways-sustainable-ocean-recap-break-out-session At the Pathways Conference on 4 April, the Critical Pathways and Sustainable Ocean communities jointly organized a session on the topic of ‘Whose Ocean’ 130953 Thu, 25 May 2023 09:20:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/myths-of-a-sustainable-future In contemporary conversation, “myth” is commonly used to mean “misconception”. The usage stems from colonial times when anthropologists differentiated between primitive religions, replete with myths, and the scientific worldview. But in creating this dichotomy, the children of the Enlightenment have been doing themselves a disservice. 130486 Wed, 17 May 2023 12:12:00 +0200 Nieuws