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This book edited by Arjen Boin, Paul 't Hart and Lauren Fahy examines how twelve well known public organisations have become institutions.

Sjors Overman (USG) received a VENI grant for his project project 'Better Public Accountability thanks to an individual approach'.

Governments should reflect on their current social protection policies and analyze whether additional social protection policies are necessary for vulnerable groups in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

How are lines between workers redrawn or reinforced through changing ideas and practices related to health in pandemic times?

New book by Oxford University Press edited by Marijk van der Wende, William C. Kirby, Nian Cai Liu, and Simon Marginson

Koen Damhuis' book 'Roads to the Radical Right' makes it clear that radical right-wing voters are much more diverse then we might think.

Professor Janneke Plantenga has been appointed the first Diversity Dean at Utrecht University. “Diversity needs to become the standard, and we need to get everyone on board for this.”

Sign up for the Societal Impact Award 2021 of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance.

Summary of a lecture by German ambassador Dirk Brengelmann and his French colleague Luis Vassy.

Paul Adriaanse is the new Director of Continuing Education in the Binnenstadscampus. Adriaanse will work across the borders of faculties, strategic themes and hubs to increase UU education aimed at professionals.

Professor Knies is now one of the driving forces behind the hubs interdisciplinary research at Utrecht University.

Scott Douglas krijgt een NWO Ideeëngenerator beurs voor het onderzoeksvoorstel 'The local network evaluation field kit'.

In 'Partnerships for Livable Cities', Ank Michels (Utrecht University) and Cor van Montfort (VU, Tilburg) research public-private partnerships.

Researchers from the Security in Open Societies hub are presenting their vision of crises from the present and the past.

Professor Lars Tummers discusses how our behavioral change in the corona crisis can contribute to improving the climate crisis.

Laura Henderson argues in NRC that judges need to take their democratic responsibility to act as representatives for those without a voice.

Advice to the House of Representatives: develop a joint 'navigation strategy' to improve knowledge position in the digital future.

Five scientists from Utrecht University hope to change employer behaviour when hiring people with an occupational disability.

The ENGAGE should lead to concrete advice to make SMEs more accessible for people with a work disability.

Scott Douglas started a daily blog in which he highlights worldwide policy successes in earlies crises and pandemics

In his PhD thesis Yihong Liu focused on crisis as an opportunity for policy change in China. How does he experience the current crisis?

For the project ‘Value-Sensitive and Transparent Algoritmization: Key to Building Citizen Trust?’ a research team will work in close contact with the police.

Professor Maarten Goos of Utrecht University is guest editor of a journal, welcoming papers on AI, big data, robotics, the digital transformation and labour.

The 'Datawerkplaats' celebrates its one-year anniversary. The cooperation was founded to develop knowledge about data use.

As part of a study by Utrecht University into sexual abuse among (former) members of the Jehovah's Witnesses community, participants shared their experiences.

State Responsibility and Breach in International Law.

Prof Timothy Moss (Humboldt University of Berlin) will kick off the series on 4 February with a lecture on remaking the city through infrastructure.

The faculty of Law, Economics and Governance of Utrecht University wants to make explicit what societal impact is and how it can be generated.

Robert Helder is a teacher of notary law and Waleed Mahmoud is a law student at Utrecht University.

Utrecht University School of Governance (USG) will be in charge of the Netherlands Institute of Governance (NIG).

The conference in TivoliVredenburg on 5 March 2020 is devoted to the theme of ‘accelerating the sustainability transformation’.

Paul Boselie (UU) and Bram Steijn (EUR) offer the expertise of 17 professors in HRM for the improvement of recognising and appreciation in universities.

Sport & Society aims to subsidise research programmes investigating ‘criminal undermining of sport clubs’ and ‘risky play’.

The Future of Work Hub of Utrecht University is producing a series of podcasts on the future of work, together with People Power.

The Utrecht University Centre for Global Challenges hosted a workshop on early childhood development.

Rutger Claassen and Judith van Erp will publish their essay collection 'Entrepreneurship in the open society' in the month of September.

Development geographers look into the possibilities to revitalise shrinking areas by hosting non-EU migrants.

Het ZonMw onderzoeksprogramma Sport en Bewegen heeft een subsidie toegekend gekregen.

On 20 and 21 June 2019 USG hosts an international conference on the protection of whistleblowers.

Due to essential maintenance the USG building will be less accessible between 1 July and 23 August 2019.

This book aims to reset the agenda for teaching, research and dialogue on public policy performance.

The universities of Johannesburg, Tsukuba and Utrecht would like to further develop this programme and make it structural and financially sustainable.

On 20 and 21 June 2019, USG will be organising the conference of the International Whistleblowing Research Network (IWRN).

Impact Night is an inspiring evening programme on sustainability in the University Hall of Utrecht University with, among others, Delta Commissioner Peter Glas.

An interdisciplinary research team from Utrecht University will evaluate the city’s local approach to radicalisation.

A new publication by Ineke Deelen et al. shows that starting and advanced runners have different wishes for their running course.

The winners will compete in the Breaking Science 2019 final of 8 April.

There are still far too few women in top positions. The government is considering robust measures and has asked the Social and Economic Council for advice.

Paul ‘t Hart and Jo Luetjens produced the report 'Governing by looking back' as part of an independent review of the Australian Public Service.

Professor Christian Keysers is one of the keynote speakers of the interdisciplinary seminar for scientists and policy makers on April 11, 2019.

The Dataworkplace connects the world of governments with the world of research and education.

Hertwig is one of the keynote speakers during this interdisciplinary seminar on April 11th, organised by the Prompted Rationality network.

According to Noordegraaf, the intelligence services in recent years have learned an important lesson: communication must improve.

UU-researchers considered two case studies: German migration policy and Israeli cybersecurity policy for the report.

An in-depth investigation into two incidents in Dutch football in which integrity was questioned in the media.

The Skyscraper whale, brought here by Utrecht University, draws attention to the waste problem of plastic in seas and rivers.

The jury rewards outstanding students and staff of the LEG faculty that have had an impact on society through work, study or volunteering.

The Netherlands would do well to learn from Angela Merkel's migration policy and the Israeli cybersecurity approach.

Student refugees tell us what studying, through the Incluusion programme of Utrecht University has meant for them.

As of 1 December 2018, Professor Dr Wieger Bakker will be appointed to the position of Dean for Lifelong learning at Utrecht University

The MGr. Boymans Prize is an award for best dissertation in the field of physical education.

The Netherlands is the only country with a government agency that combines various whistleblowing facilities, both for the public and the private sector.

Submit your proposal for seed money if you are are looking for a 'plus' to embed sport and society in your education and research at Utrecht University or UMCU.

The second part of the Global Master's Programme Sport for Development has taken place at the University of Tsukuba this summer.

According to prof. dr. Eva Knies job satisfaction is largely produced by the feeling that you are adding a purposeful contribution to an organization’s targets.

Thomas Schillemans appointed Professor in Accountability, Behaviour and Governance at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance.

Femke van Esch and Hans Vollaard are still optimistic about the future of Europe.

The book examines the craft of top civil servants through an up close examination of the 40-year career of one of them.

On 1 September 2018, Paul Boselie will take up the position as Head of Utrecht University School of Governance (USG).

The Vidi is awarded for Tummers research proposal 'Lazy Bureaucrats- Studying stereotypes of civil servants and its effects across countries'.

Please apply for the 'Working conference Exclusion, Resentment and the Return of the Repressed' between 30 August-3 september 2018.

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has selected 21 new members. Judith van Erp is one of them.

The Law, Economics and Governance International Talent Scholarships offer a number of highly talented prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree.

As of 1 March 2018, Eva Knies is appointed as Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management.

Linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen's death prompted a team of researchers to conduct a unique multidisciplinary study.

As of 1 March 2018 Lars Tummers has been appointed as professor of Public Administration and Organisation Science, specifically Public Management and Behavior.

Beatrice de Graaf and Mirko Noordegraaf were involved in two reports on the approach of the municipality of Amsterdam to radicalization and counterterrorism.

Sport for Development is an international honoursprogramme offered by the universities of Johannesburg, Tsukuba and Utrecht.

USG employees will temporarily be located at Janskerkhof 12. Teaching rooms will be made available on Israëlslaan 118.

From 1 February 2018 Patrizia Zanoni has been appointed as professor in Organization Studies at USG.

Emergency measures frequently have unexpected or undesirable side-effects for society and the democratic rule of law.

The European Commission had appointed Prof. Madeleine de Cock Buning of Utrecht University to chair the new High-Level Expert Group on fake news.

By doing courses via Incluusion, several refugees have already been admitted to full master's programmes educated by Dutch universities.

The North American Society of Sociology of Sport has recognized professor Annelies Knoppers as member of the inaugural class of the NASSS Research Fellows.

On 1 November 2017, Prof Marijk van der Wende was appointed Distinguished Professor at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance.

Igbal Safarov (Utrecht University School of Governance) received the Enlighten Your Research Award 2017 of EaP.

A successful workshop with exciting insights from ethnographic research on Behavioral insight teams in Australia and the Netherlands.

A new political cleavage has emerged in Europe, according to Mark Bovens (Utrecht University School of Governance) and Anchrit Wille.

The central question within JOIN is how we prevent exclusion and strengthen meaningful participation of all young people in society.

The doubts about the competence of president Donald Trump grow by the day. Utrecht-based researcher Mallory Compton discusses four scenario's.

The center will provide new opportunities for interdisciplinary research with a focus on the application of scientific knowledge for citizens and society.

On April 5 2017, the soft launch of the Governance Lab Utrecht (GLU) took place at the Utrecht School of Governance (USG/USBO).

Practicing football is popular among girls and women. Rutger de Kwaasteniet is appointed as PhD candidate to study this development.

In October 2015 the focus area Game Research awarded its first seed money grants to 10 interdisciplinary teams. The results turned out to be very diverse.

The main objective of this academic collaboration is the joint development of the Global Master's programme 'Sport for Development'.

Read more about this year's winner's of the Societal Impact Award of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance.

Dominique Smeets, master student at the Utrecht University School of Governance, was rewarded for his thesis on social entrepreneurship.

Minister Edith Schippers will be present during the Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony by Sport & Society and the University of Tsukuba.

From 13 to 16 June, civil servants and policy makers of the municipality of Utrecht will think along with a research team.