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.
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.”
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.
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.
As part of a study by Utrecht University into sexual abuse among (former) members of the Jehovah's Witnesses community, participants shared their experiences.
Paul Boselie (UU) and Bram Steijn (EUR) offer the expertise of 17 professors in HRM for the improvement of recognising and appreciation in universities.
Impact Night is an inspiring evening programme on sustainability in the University Hall of Utrecht University with, among others, Delta Commissioner Peter Glas.
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.
The Netherlands is the only country with a government agency that combines various whistleblowing facilities, both for the public and the private sector.
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.
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.
The North American Society of Sociology of Sport has recognized professor Annelies Knoppers as member of the inaugural class of the NASSS Research Fellows.
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.
Sport & Society conducted research with the International Sports Alliance (ISA) about financial sustainability of Sport for Development (SfD) organisations.