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Dr Miranda Jansen has been appointed Director of the Faculty of Humanities as from 1 September 2019.

On 24 May 2019 Prof. José van Dijck will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Lund.

Last month the book 'America and Romania in the Cold War: A Differentiated Détente, 1969-80' was published by Routledge.

In the Netherlands the name Khaleesi was given ten times since Game of Thrones premiered.

This book focuses on ambulatory performances and performative installations, asking how they stage movement and in turn mobilize the stage.

Thinking Through Theatre and Performance presents a bold and innovative approach to the study of theatre and performance.

Utrecht researchers are contributing to 'Measuring Prosperity' file of ESB.

On 1 May 2019, Hans Van de Velde has been appointed professor of 'Sociolinguistics, with special attention to the language situation in Fryslân'.

Jaap Verheul has been appointed as Professor Transatlantic Relations at Radboud University Nijmegen.

Ingrid Robeyns wrote an essay on occasion of the Twelve Stars project, titled 'For a EU-wide tax on air travel to fight climate change'.

Joas Wagemakers joined Bureau Buitenland on May 7th to discuss the recent steps Jordan is taking on the global stage.

InclUsion enables refugees to study at Utrecht University, but what should you do if you can't pay the travel costs to Utrecht?

On 24 May Routledge publishes 'The Commons in a Glocal World', a book co-edited by Tine De Moor.

In June Camebridge University Press publishes 'Epitaph for an Era', a book by Mayke de Jong.

On April 25th, Joas Wagemakers appeared in Nederlands Dagblad to discuss the popularity of political Islam in Muslim countries.

Rick Dolphijn has been selected as a member to the International Advisory Board of the "Taoxichuan China Arts and Sciences" Contemporary Arts Centre.

In residents’ initiatives that aim to boost a city’s climate resilience, municipalities aim to focus more on facilitating, according to UU scientists.

Carla Alvial Palavicino (PhD) has joined the Centre for Global Challenges as postdoctoral researcher.

Evelyn Wan receives a Research Prize from the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for her dissertation 'Clocked! Time and Biopower in the Age of Algorithms'.

An interdisciplinary research team from Utrecht University will evaluate the city’s local approach to radicalisation.