Current affairs

The coronavirus has an enormous impact on our society. And over a long period of time. Utrecht University is working interdisciplinarily to combat the virus and to find solutions to the social issues that the virus brings with it.

For people who are grieving the loss of a loved one, corona gives them a particular hard time. We cannot really hug or comfort each other in real life. Is it possible to grief 'online'? Lonneke Lenferink istarted a research, in which she lookes into ways to grief in times of corona. 

If corona has taught us one thing, it’s how to wash our hands properly. But how can we add this simple act into daily routine repertoire?

While the Covid-19 pandemic is a global crisis, governments differ in terms of how they intend to track individuals’ movement and data. In this multi-session online conference, experts from all over the world will discuss the ethics (or lack of-) surveillance technologies in times of crisis.

November 9. Violence isn't always a physical act. It can also be embedded in society. Geographer prof. Mustafa Dikeç (École d’Urbanisme de Paris) will explain how inequality can be violent as well.

China has launched its “New Silk Road” and is developing its higher education and research systems at speed. On November 3, Marijk van der Wende will launch her latest book, in which she discusses the relation between European and Chinese academia.