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This week, René Koekkoek's new book about revolutions around 1800 will be published.

Janneke Stuulen and Wendela de Raat have received Doctoral Grants for Teachers from the NWO.

Maranke Wieringa and Mirko Schaefer talk about algorithms and artificial intelligence in the 'VNG magazine'. In the podcast 'De Dataloog' Wieringa also talks about SyRi (System Risk Indication).

In August, the fifth and last part of the Aëtiana series, written by Jaap Mansfeld and Douwe Runia, was released.

Emile Wennekes wrote a piece on Charlie Parker in honour of what would have been Parker's 100th birthday.

Recently the book 'Urban Utopias: Memory, Rights, and Speculation' was published, edited by Barnita Bagchi.

This week Mathijs Peters' book 'Popular Music, Critique and Manic Street Preachers' was published.

This month Lorena De Vita's book 'Israelpolitik: German-Israeli relations, 1949-69' was published.

During the opening of the Academic Year, Rector Magnificus Henk Kummeling presented the Student Awards.

Gerda Andringa (UCR) is the Outstanding Teacher 2020. Lorena De Vita (Humanities) was chosen as Teacher Talent 2020.

Annelien de Dijn explains on the website of "Time" why ‘freedom’ means something different to liberals and conservatives.

Sven Nyholm speaks about his new book "Humans and Robots".

In March Rowman & Littlefield Publishers published "Humans and Robots", a book by Sven Nyholm.

Surekha Davies compared the discovery of the ocean in the Middle Ages with the discovery of black holes now on the website of Aeon. 

Undoubtedly, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic is changing our most habitual normal hence we have to adapt to the so-called “new normal” immediately.

In August NYU Press published 'Stories of the Self', by Anna Poletti.

This month Harvard University Press publishes Annelien de Dijn's new book: 'Freedom: An Unruly History'.

What is the recipe for success in those societies that thrive after a crisis? A look back at the online series 'Adapt!'

Each year during the opening of the academic year, the Rector Magnificus presents two student awards: one for the Best Master’s Thesis and one Exceptional Extracurriculur Achievements

Lieke Stelling's first book is shortlisted for the biannual prize awarded by Shakespeare's Globe.