The Faculty of Humanities encompasses the disciplines of history, art, philosophy, music, literature, language, religion and media. Our education and research are primarily aimed at contributing to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context. Read more about our profile.

  • News

    • Exploring the potential of data donations

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      Data donation presents a new and unique approach to collecting digital trace data. The team of Karin van Es and Dennis Nguyen are conducting two pilot studies involving Netflix and ChatGPT.

    • Seed Funding Round for Researchers after Attending a 1-Day Pressure Cooker Session at 29 May

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      The Institute for a Circular Society (i4CS) is excited to introduce a new round of seed funding for researchers at TU/e, WUR, UU or UMCU who are passionate about advancing circular solutions through inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration and innovative research. This seed funding is a co-production between i4CS’s new theme Urban-Rural circularity (URC) and the province and city of Utrecht.

    • “Freedom to refuse vaccination is not unlimited”

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      How can and should the government respond to the current low participation in the vaccination programme? Ethicists Marcel Verweij and Roland Pierik (Maastricht) offer advice in their new book.
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  • Events

    • New Screen Ecology in India - Smith Mehta

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      New Screen Ecology in India is an open access book that provides an in depth exploration of the digital transformation of the Indian media industries

    • Dr. Susanne Knittel

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      Please join us in rethinking the future of open and fair societies. We are excited to present Dr. Susanne Knittel as our next speaker for our Fair Transitions' seminar series, Rethinking the Margins. (An initiative of the IOS Fair Transitions platform)

    • Expert meeting: Protecting Cultural Heritage, Protecting People?

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      On 30 April, an expert meeting on heritage and conflict in Ukraine and beyond takes place at Utrecht University.
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  • Institutions for Open Societies

    Scholars from a wide array of fields are addressing the question of how we can deal with the challenges of our time. Researchers and societal partners join forces to contribute to the development of open and resilient societies around the globe. 

    Institutions for Open Societies
  • Descartes Centre

    The Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities is a joint collaboration of all seven Faculties at Utrecht University.

    Descartes Centre
  • Digital Humanities

    The Utrecht Digital Humanities Lab focuses on the application of new media and information technologies in Humanities research.

    Digital Humanities

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