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The first book in the new Routledge series ‘Knowledge Societies in History’ (series editors: Sven Dupré and Wijnand Mijnhardt) will appear in August.

This book is about the development of optics and perspective between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Awards for extraordinary academic achievements and social involvement

On 19 March Brill published 'The Banishment of Beverland', a book by Karen Hollewand.

In June the book 'My Mother's Mother's Mother' will be published by Leiden University Press.

Utrecht University and Eindhoven University of Technology are joining forces by establishing a joint Fair Energy Transition Center.

On 6 June this book by David Onnekink and Gijs Rommelse will be published by Cambridge University Press.

In 'De publieke tribune', Dan Hassler-Forest discussed the public debate.

This book by Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk was recently published by Palgrave Macmillan.

During the weekend of 10 to 12 May, students participated in a Bellingcat Bootcamp, organized by Residenties in Utrecht.

We spoke with Frank Brandsma and Dan Hassler-Forest about the new movie, and the life and work of Tolkien.

Salma Fayyad wrote her master thesis about female detainees in Syria. Their activism and heroism is often ignored.

De Universiteit Utrecht heeft vier zogeheten focusgebieden aangewezen waarin in totaal €1,6 miljoen wordt geïnvesteerd.

Ten Utrecht-based researchers receive NWO Vidi grant. With the grants of 800,000 euros each, the laureates will develop their own, renewing research projects.

We spoke with Eva-Maria Troelenberg about the film and about the growing popularity of the art documentary in general.

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.