Close-up

Inspiring examples, background information, experiences of researchers and support staff: this magazine will give you a close-up of ​​public engagement at Utrecht University.

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  • Seed Fund The Seed Fund is an opportunity for Utrecht University researchers to apply for small grants to undertake public engagement activities.
  • Recipe for... dialogue sessions Dr. Özge Bilgili is working on a project that helps migrant mothers settle into their new role.
  • Interview Reinout Raijmakers Dr. Reinout Raijmakers is is team leader of the (RSO) at the Faculty of Science and talks about inspiration, money and public engagement.
  • How can we measure impact? Which public engagement activities work, which don't, and how can you measure that?
  • Interview Timo Verlaat Timo Verlaat is researching better assistance on behalf of the municipality of Utrecht.
  • Street poetry Dr. Kila van der Starre launched the crowdsourced Straatpoezie.nl. This (Dutch) website collects poetry that can be found in the public space.
  • Vmbo-vlogs Eight researchers from Utrecht Young Academy and sixteen pupils in prevocational secondary education (vmbo) joined forces to create vlogs on current issues.
  • Utrecht University Museum Aniek Bax and her colleagues develop exhibitions for the Netherlands’ leading research museum that will open in 2022.
  • More stories Read more about how to involve different audiences in your research.