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.

Other issues Close-up

Columns, background stories, and experiences of researchers and support staff: Close-up magazine highlights the connection between public and science at Utrecht University. Get inspired by the examples in the magazines, develop your own ideas and find suitable partners to realise them. 

Close-up #5 (April 2025)
Close-up #4 (March 2024)
Close-up #3 (March 2023)
Close-up #2 (June 2022)