Events and initiatives

Are you a researcher, PhD student or lecturer at Utrecht University and would you also like to do something with a broad audience? Great! This page gives you an idea of the many possibilities we have within the university. 

Below is an overview of events and initiatives that take place, the conditions you have to meet and who you can contact for questions.

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  Betweter Festival

  Evening festival at Utrecht University where art and science meet in a unique way. Together with artists and visitors, explore the big and small questions of our time.

  Audience: Adults with a higher professional or academic working and/or thinking level
  For: Researchers and teachers
  Contact: betweterfestival@uu.nl
  Prerequisites: You attend the stage training course and/or you contribute a scientific experiment
  From: Centre for Science and Culture
  When: 27 September 2024

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  Studium Generale

  Podium for knowledge and reflection. Programme makers develop a programme of lectures, talk shows and interviews twice a year.

  Audience: Adults with a higher professional or academic working and/or thinking level
  For: Researchers and teachers
  Contact: info@sg.uu.nl
  Conditions: Researchers will be selected and prepared for their role by the event curator
  From: Centre for Science and Culture
  When: spring and autumn programme

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  Breaking Science

  Annual pitch competition in which young researchers can practise and improve this skill.

  Audience: Adults
  For: PhD students and junior researchers
  Prerequisites: You attend the corresponding training course
  Contact: breakingscience@uu.nl
  From: Centre for Science and Culture
  When: April, May, June