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  • ‘Together the voice of AI’

    How a community moves open science toward transparent and reproducible AI.

    Transparent and reproducible AI
  • Sociologist Tim Immerzeel brings climate change into the classroom

    Climate change was found to be barely addressed, if at all, in social studies classes. Immerzeel is changing that with its Klimaatwijzer platform.

    Climate lessons Tim Immerzeel
  • From the lab to the festival tent: these FSBS researchers conducted studies at Lowlands

    Several Utrecht psychologists packed their gear and set off for Lowlands. They stuck on electrodes, set up brain scan kits – and, above all, spent hours chatting with their diverse crowd of participants.

    Research on Lowlands festival
  • Bites of Science

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  • Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek, faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen

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    • Call for Seed Money Proposals Spring 2026

      News
      15 December 2025
      Call for Seed Money Proposals Focus Area Migration and Societal Change, Spring 2026
    • Sanne Nijhof appointed Professor of Interdisciplinary Preventive Paediatrics

      News
      15 December 2025
      Paediatrician Sanne Nijhof (UMCU) and Chair of the Dynamics of Youth-community Thriving and Healthy has been appointed as professor of 'Interdisciplinary Preventive Paediatrics' as of 15 December 2025.
    • Seven ways to involve the public in your research

      News
      10 December 2025
      It is clear that public engagement is flourishing at Utrecht University: no fewer than 17 applications were received for the latest call from the Public Engagement Seed Fund, demonstrating enormous diversity in form and audience, all of high quality.
    • From happy to scared: the first steps in emotion recognition

      News
      9 December 2025
      “Als baby’s zeven maanden oud zijn, kunnen ze al het verschil tussen een bang en een blij gezicht onderscheiden. Maar niet alle kinderen kunnen even goed emoties herkennen bij een ander." Carlijn van den Boomen onderzoekt de onderliggende redenen hiervan.
    • ERC Consolidator Grants for four Utrecht University researchers

      News
      9 December 2025
      This year, four Utrecht researchers will receive an ERC Consolidator Grant of approximately 2 million euros each. With these grants from the European Union, they can further consolidate their independent research teams and pursue their most promising scientific ideas.
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  • Events

    • 17 Dec

      Outlining a European Agenda for Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy

      17 December 2025 from 15:30 to 17:00
      Academic freedom at universities is a crucial factor for the development of an open society. Several experts discuss the question: how can academic freedom and institutional autonomy be better protected? in the Academic Freedom Series 'Openness Challenged: university at risk?', Dialogue 8.
    • 28 Jan

      What is the responsibility of the university in defending democracy?

      28 January 2026 from 15:00 to 17:00
      On Wednesday, January 28, there will be a meeting to explore the role of the university in protecting democratic values. The occasion for this conversation is the recent debate within Utrecht University about whether the university should provide a platform to parties that promote anti-democratic ideas.
    • 29 Jan

      NLP@U period-2 meeting

      29 January 2026 from 09:00 to 13:00
      The 2025-2026 period-2 meeting of NLP@U will be hosted by the Faculty of Science.
    • 30 Jan

      National Conference: Autonomy in a Digital Era

      30 January 2026 from 09:30 to 18:00
      The three focus areas ADS, GDS and HAI organize a national conference on Autonomy in a Digital Era
    • 19 Feb

      Not All Bonds Are Created Equal: Dyadic Latent Class Models for Relational Event Data

      19 February 2026 from 15:15 to 17:00
      Network Science” event, jointly organised by the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Network Science and the Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS).
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