Do you use Instagram, Spotify, or ChatGPT? Then you’re using a platform. Platforms shape more of your life than you might think. Researcher Anne Helmond explains how.
Update: COA states that it is ending the pilot of GeoMatch earlier than planned. Researchers and investigative journalists had previously warned against this AI tool.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman explores an essential episode in Utrecht University’s long history. This time: the Senate Hall.
Update: on 28 May 2026, the Inspectorate ordered the government to stop searching asylum seekers' laptops and phones, citing research by Utrecht academics.
The Utrecht Company was long regarded as a significant colonial enterprise for the States of Utrecht, but Alberto Feenstra’s research nuances that picture.
From 1 May 2026, Elena Tribushinina has been appointed Professor of Developmental Language Disorders: AI supported inclusive education in a multilingual society.
These grants fall under the Science in Transition programme, through which NWO and KIN aim to stimulate a just climate transition in response to climate change and more sustainable research practices.
Utrecht University commemorates the lives of students and staff who were persecuted by the Nazi regime during the Second World War through Stolpersteine.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman explores an essential episode in Utrecht University’s long history. This time: student life in the 1950s.
If religion is not the cause of violence, why do holy wars exist and why do fundamentalist believers carry out terrorist attacks? Lucien van Liere on his research.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman explores an essential episode in Utrecht University’s long history. This time: the dies natalis.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman explores an essential episode in Utrecht University’s long history. This time: the university as judge.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about the long history of Utrecht University. This time: the beadle.
What was once considered a normal body and what was abnormal? And what are the consequences of these perceptions for legislation and medical practices? This is explored by Willemijn Ruberg.
Ismee Tames has been appointed Professor of War Cultures. What exactly are war cultures? And how do they shape our daily lives, even in times of peace?
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about the long history of Utrecht University. This time: labs in Utrecht.
