/en en Tue, 06 May 2025 16:32:38 +0200 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:36:00 +0200 /en/news/how-universities-themselves-contribute-to-the-spread-of-misinformation Universiteiten spelen een cruciale rol in het verspreiden van betrouwbare wetenschappelijke informatie. Ironisch genoeg kunnen wetenschappelijke persberichten soms ook bijdragen aan misleidende beeldvorming. 149138 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-participants-public-engagement-academy-2025 Apply now for the Public Engagement Academy: a training programme specifically targeted at postdocs and other early-career researchers at the Faculty of Science. 148686 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/national-mathematics-days-2025-where-mathematics-inspires The 31st edition of the NWD brought together 800 mathematics teachers from across the Netherlands and Belgium for two days filled with inspiring activities. 148444 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:52:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/in-memoriam-jan-de-lange-1943-2025 On March 13, Prof. Jan de Lange passed away. De Lange (1943) was professor of didactics of mathematics and computer science education at Utrecht University. 147911 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:20:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/quarter-million-students-participate-in-the-great-math-day Approximately 1000 primary schools with over 250 thousand pupils will participate in the Great Math Day on 19th March 2025. This year's theme is 'Fair sharing'. 147906 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:28:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/sea-level-game-creates-climate-awareness-among-young-people The study’s results were published today in Geoscience Communication. 147442 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:17:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/mathematics-in-westerbork-about-utrecht-professor-julius-wolff-1882-1945 Today marks eighty years since the passing of Julius Wolff in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Wolff was internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of mathematics - some of which remain relevant today. 146987 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/new-research-into-climate-emotions-in-youth The Freudenthal Institute is launching a new interdisciplinary collaboration with the Faculty of Social Sciences, researching climate emotions in youth. 146580 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:54:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/newsflash-faculty-of-science-depressed-primates-popsicle-made-from-salty-glacier-water-and-more In this newsflash, you will find quick, bite-sized updates on a range of topics that we wish to share with you in addition to the other, more extensive articles in our newsfeed. 146183 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:51:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/true-colours-audience-favourite-of-the-poems-for-human-rights-competition The poem ‘True Colours’ by Safiya Lall Mohamed won the public award of Utrecht University’s poetry competition. 145658 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:18:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/diversity-and-inclusion-are-not-just-buzzwords According to Federica Russo, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Techno-Science, diversity and inclusion need to be further integrated into academic practice. 145349 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:02:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/winners-of-poems-for-human-rights-competition-announced Congratulations to the poets whose work stood out from 66 entries! 145158 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/emergence-at-all-scales-consortium-receives-nwa-orc-funding The emergence at all scales consortium, a collaboration between several parties, including the Freudenthal Institute, has been awarded funding within the ORC programme line of the NWA. 145117 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/background/chemistry-teacher-esther-de-waard-developed-innovative-teaching-materials-about-sustainability Sustainability-focused teaching materials encourage students to think critically about the life cycle of plastics and the environmental impact of chemical processes related to plastics. 144950 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/newsflash-faculty-of-science-greenland-houses-meltwater-amazon-communities-engaged-in-research-and In this newsflash, you will find quick, bite-sized updates on a range of topics that we wish to share with you in addition to the other, more extensive articles in our newsfeed. 144901 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:28:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/hersenschimmen-talking-about-stimulus How can we remove misunderstandings about overstimulation and make it discussable? 145125 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:37:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/newsflash-faculty-of-science-mathematician-jan-willem-van-ittersum-wins-prize-ai-and-the In this newsflash, you will find quick, bite-sized updates on a range of topics that we wish to share with you in addition to the other, more extensive articles in our newsfeed. 144217 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/join-us-for-thought-provoking-webinars-on-generative-ai-geopolitics-and-democratic-resilience The SOLARIS project team is pleased to invite policymakers, academics, students and anyone interested in the profound societal impact of emerging technologies to attend two upcoming webinars on generative AI. 144043 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:18:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/poems-for-human-rights-competition-2024 We call on Utrecht students, alumni, residents and poetry lovers to take part in this poetry contest and make your voice heard for human rights. 143356 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/marien-raat-wins-vliegenthart-thesis-award-2023 Marien Raat wins the 2023 Vliegenthart Thesis Award. He wrote his thesis for the History and Philosophy of Science and Computing Science master's programs. 143130 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws