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    £5 million to research ways to prevent and reduce civilian suffering in armed conflicts

    News

    30 November 2023

    Katharine Fortin (Utrecht University) is Co-Investigator in the Beyond Compliance Consortium, led by the University of York.
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    ERC Consolidator Grant for Dr. Ozan Ozavci

    News

    29 November 2023

    We are proud to announce that core team member of the Contesting Platform Dr. Ozan Ozavci has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant
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    UU joins Knowledge Mission to South Africa

    News

    16 November 2023

    Rector Magnificus Henk Kummeling will join the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, on a knowledge mission in South Africa from October 15 to October 18, 2023.
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    Farewell interview Janneke Plantenga: “Keep involving students in societal projects!"

    Background

    18 September 2023

    Former dean Janneke Plantenga has some final words and thoughts for the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance.
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    ERC Starting Grant for Dr. Tessa Diphoorn

    News

    11 September 2023

    We are proud to announce that core team member and coordinator of the Contesting Platform Dr. Tessa Diphoorn has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant
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    Nominate your student for the Migration and Societal Change Best Master Thesis Award

    News

    5 September 2023

    To recognize and promote excellence in student research as well as awareness in our field, the focus area Migration and Societal Change awards the best master’s thesis.
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    Reimagining Security Minor - Student Assistant Position (2023-2024)

    News

    13 July 2023

    The Reimagining Security Minor seeks to hire a student assistant who can commit to approximately two hours a week from 1st week in September 2023 until the 1st week of July 2024.
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    Uncovering Gender Effects in Development Cooperation

    News

    10 July 2023

    Maria van der Harst research presentation at Women - Dutch Gender Platform

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• Toepassen

  • 20 Dec

    Unraveling the Impact of Disinformation on Society

    20 December 2023 from 15:30 to 17:30

    How can global insights on disinformation shape a resilient defense of society?
  • 19 Jan

    Contesting Governance Network Event

    19 January 2024 from 15:30 to 17:00

    We look forward to seeing our platform members for a network event, which is part of the Contesting Governance Platform’s Interdisciplinary Playground series!

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