Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Sat, 04 May 2024 22:56:02 +0200 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0100 Conference & Summit - Call for Sessions https://www.uu.nl/en/news/conference-summit-call-for-sessions Call for Sessions: Conference & Summit - Land governance and the politics of fair transitions: Deepening the search for social justice IoS Fair Transitions Platform & LANDac 136922 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Conference & Summit - Save the Date https://www.uu.nl/en/news/conference-summit-save-the-date Save the Date: 3-5 July 2024. Conference & Summit - Land governance and the politics of fair transitions: Deepening the search for social justice IoS Fair Transitions Platform & LANDac 136593 Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:34:00 +0100 Nieuws Departing Professor Rosemarie Buikema: “Decolonisation does not mean setting fire to a collection” https://www.uu.nl/en/news/departing-professor-rosemarie-buikema-decolonisation-does-not-mean-setting-fire-to-a-collection Professor of Art, Culture and Diversity Rosemarie Buikema will deliver her farewell lecture on 10 October. We meet her in her study, between boxes and piles of books. 133297 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws RE-WIRING: European project on gender equality has started https://www.uu.nl/en/news/re-wiring-european-project-on-gender-equality-has-started Utrecht University is leading this EU Horizon research project 131631 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:07:00 +0200 Nieuws Survey: diversity and representation in Dutch film and audiovisual sector below par https://www.uu.nl/en/news/survey-diversity-and-representation-in-dutch-film-and-audiovisual-sector-below-par Culture scholar Vincent Crone, together with ten students, conducted research on ethnic diversity and representation in the film and AV sector on behalf of the Ministry of Culture (OCW). 131584 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws IOS Fair Transitions / LANDac International Conference 2023 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ios-fair-transitions-landac-international-conference-2023 From June 28th to June 30th, the IOS Fair Transitions Platform and LANDac are hosting the IOS Fair Transitions / LANDac International Conference 2023 at the heart of Utrecht City Centre. Join us! 131553 Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:05:00 +0200 Nieuws Fighting ethnic, racial and religious discrimination https://www.uu.nl/en/news/fighting-ethnic-racial-and-religious-discrimination Hanneke van Eijken, Linda Senden and Jitske Mink of Utrecht University have started the Horizon project UNDETERRED, research into discrimination. 131485 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:16:00 +0200 Nieuws Join us for the IOS Fair Transitions / LANDac Summer School https://www.uu.nl/en/news/join-us-for-the-ios-fair-transitions-landac-summer-school We are excited to host a range of lectures and activities at the crossroads of the fair transitions and land governance debates in this year’s Summer School: Fair Transitions and the Politics of Land: Institutions and Imaginaries for Inclusive Futures. We hope it will draw many of you to Utrecht! 131036 Fri, 26 May 2023 14:17:00 +0200 Nieuws Mara Yerkes appointed professor https://www.uu.nl/en/news/mara-yerkes-appointed-professor Yerkes wants to study how policy influences social inequalities, and how these inequalities are experienced by various individuals and groups. 128729 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:10:00 +0100 Nieuws Gender balance in political decision making https://www.uu.nl/en/news/gender-balance-in-political-decision-making The European Equality Law Network, coordinated by Utrecht University publishes its report on the Promotion of gender balance in political decision-making. 128420 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:01:00 +0100 Nieuws Women's role in fostering water security in the South Caucasus https://www.uu.nl/en/news/womens-role-in-fostering-water-security-in-the-south-caucasus NWO has awarded a grant to Róisín Burke, affiliated to the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University, for her research into environmental peacebuilding 128008 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws For visiting fellow Sara de Jong interdisciplinary research is essential https://www.uu.nl/en/news/for-visiting-fellow-sara-de-jong-interdisciplinary-research-is-essential Sara de Jong (University of York) is currently in Utrecht University as a visiting fellow until mid-March. 127909 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:08:00 +0100 Nieuws The protests in Iran: on the demonstrations that grew into a national revolt https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-protests-in-iran-on-the-demonstrations-that-grew-into-a-national-revolt Following the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini, thousands of Iranians are taking to the streets every day. They are demonstrating for more freedom and equal rights. 124564 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Postcolonial Publics: Art and Citizen Media in Europe https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/postcolonial-publics-art-and-citizen-media-in-europe Edited by Sandra Ponzanesi and others, this volume explores how migrants, refugees, and citizens express and share their causes and experiences through art and media. 127323 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:18:00 +0100 Nieuws First study on the position of transgender detainees in the Netherlands https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/first-study-on-the-position-of-transgender-detainees-in-the-netherlands Pauline Jacobs, a detention law expert at Utrecht University, conducted pioneering research on the position of transgender detainees in the Netherlands 127321 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws ‘Inclusive Media Literary Education for Diverse Societies’, Media & Communication https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/inclusive-media-literary-education-for-diverse-societies-media-communication The thematic issue titled ‘Inclusive Media Literacy Education for Diverse Societies’ was published in the Open Access journal Media & Communication. 126808 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:46:00 +0100 Nieuws Horizon Europe funding for transformative research project RE-WIRING https://www.uu.nl/en/news/horizon-europe-funding-for-transformative-research-project-re-wiring The Horizon Europe funded program 'Realising Girls’ and Women’s Inclusion, Representation and Empowerment (RE-WIRING)' will be coordinated by Utrecht University 126507 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Jesper Verhoef is the new ‘Researcher-in-Residence’ at the KB with research on LGBTQI+ websites https://www.uu.nl/en/news/jesper-verhoef-is-the-new-researcher-in-residence-at-the-kb-with-research-on-lgbtqi-websites For six months, Jesper Verhoef will research the crucial role the web plays in the lives of LGBTQI+ communities. He will use KB’s unique but largely unexplored web collection. 125329 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:05:00 +0100 Nieuws Poetry as protest: Iranian poet spoke out for women’s self-determination 100 years ago https://www.uu.nl/en/news/poetry-as-protest-iranian-poet-spoke-out-for-womens-self-determination-100-years-ago The socially critical poetry of Parvīn Iᶜtiṣāmī (1907-1941) is more relevant than ever. Postdoc researcher Zhinia Noorian explains why (video). 125011 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:21:00 +0100 Nieuws House of Representatives asks UU researchers for advice on childcare allowance https://www.uu.nl/en/news/house-of-representatives-asks-uu-researchers-for-advice-on-childcare-allowance From 2025, the Dutch government plans to greatly increase the childcare allowance and make it independent of income: all parents will be reimbursed for 96% of the costs. Thomas van Huizen and Janneke Plantenga were invited to the round-table discussion to answer questions from members of the House of Representatives. 124915 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:32:00 +0200 Nieuws