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.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman explores an essential episode in Utrecht University’s long history. This time: the Senate Hall.
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.
The pilot with algorithm GeoMatch risks discrimination, researchers and journalists warn. “Everyone loses: the refugee, the municipality, and the community.”
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.
In the research for his new book, cultural historian Arnoud Visser found that know-it-alls have always been among us – as has the resentment they provoke.
Endowed Professor of the Intergenerational Impact of Slavery and Colonialism Esther Captain on how slavery and colonialism continue to affect families and society.
22 researchers from Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht, and Princess Máxima Center have each been awarded a Vidi grant worth up to €850,000.
Literary scholar and cultural historian Dirk van Miert has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment in the History of Knowledge from a Digital Perspective at Utrecht University.
More time spent and more rejections: humanities scholars who do not have English as mother tongue encounter considerable obstacles, a study of philosophers suggests.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht University’s long history. This time: timeless opening lectures.
Over thirty promising, young Utrecht researchers will receive a Veni grant of up to 320,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 1 in 7 Venis went to Utrecht researchers this year.
Carine van Rhijn researched medieval medical texts in unexpected places: “When you start looking at manuscripts, you never know what you are going to find".
Professor of Ethics of Institutions Ingrid Robeyns has been awarded the highest distinction for researchers in the Netherlands by the NWO: the Stevin Prize.
Linguist Yoad Winter, together with filmmaker Sjors Swierstra, produced a music documentary on the important Senegalese percussionist Doudou Ndiaye Rose.
On behalf of the Meertens Institute, this newly established chair is hosted by the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies within the Faculty of Humanities.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht University’s long history. This time: poetic scholars.
It is hardly surprising that the theme of ‘freedom’ plays a role in history and philosophy – but what about in linguistics? We asked Hielke Vriesendorp.
Dutch civil servants increasingly appear to be speaking out against the policies of the governments they work for. What does this mean for the freedom of citizens?
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht University’s long history. This time: Utrecht University during World War II.
In the free Contemporary Palestinian History, you will deepen your understanding of Palestinian history and the development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Christian Lange delves into the role of the senses in Islam. “Smell plays a surprisingly significant role in religious and non-religious areas of Islamic culture.”
In BBC Sounds, Dieuwke van der Poel talks about Suster Bertken (1426-1514) and her discovery that some of her poems were likely sung. Now, they can be heard once again.
Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht University’s long history. This time: the rector magnificus.
Students researched the stories of students and a professor who died during the Second World War. Memorial stones have now been placed in their honour.
Budget cuts make archives and museums increasingly vulnerable. Professors Helleke van den Braber and Giovanna Fossati on financial resilience in the cultural sector.
Last Thursday Adapt! was launched. “By linking research with practice, we are developing practical solutions,” says key initiator and Director Beatrice de Graaf.
