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In his new book 'Penance in Medieval Europe, 600-1200', Rob Meens sets the rituals of penance and confession in their social and historical contexts.

'150 years of Heineken: Brewery, brand, and family' describes the national and international expansion of the Gerard Heineken's brewing company.

Researchers Bart Spee and Niels Geijsen seek to produce healthy liver cells from the body’s own cells to hopefully cure liver diseases.

Prof. Leonard V. Rutgers has received a € 750,000 grant for the project 'Reconfiguring Diaspora: The Transformation of the Jewish Diaspora in Late Antiquity'.

On 1 July a consortium of research institutes received 12 million euros for the development of a digital infrastructure for the humanities: CLARIAH.

As of 1 July Prof. Keimpe Algra will be Faculty Professor. His appointment concerns the new chair in History of ancient philosophy and science.

Dr Umar Ryad has been awarded a ERC Starting Grant to investigate islamic intellectuals in the interwar period.

Emanuel Overbeeke (Musicology) will receive the Ina Damman Award 2014 for his dedication to the Dutch writer Simon Vestdijk and his work.

Frits van Oostrom receives an honorary doctorate for his contributions in making Dutch medieval literature accessible for a large audience.

Dr. Irene van Renswoude is one of the five exemplary researchers who receive the Heineken Young Scientists Award for Historical Sciences in 2014.

The brains of both speakers and listeners take language predictability into account, a team of neuroscientists has found.

This spring the University Library City Centre hosts a unique James Joyce exposition.

In The Joint Centre, the UU-UMCU and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) collaborate in the study of language, mind and brain.

Dr. Ellen Gerrits has been appointed as extraordinary professor Speech Therapy Science (Logopediewetenschap) at the Faculty of Humanities.

Leo Lousberg (alumnus Musicology and Medieval Studies) is the winner of the Utrecht History Award 2014 (Utrecht Geschiedenisprijs 2014).