/en en Wed, 07 May 2025 22:05:16 +0200 Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200 /en/achtergrond/how-open-protest-by-civil-servants-can-protect-the-freedom-of-citizens Dutch civil servants increasingly appear to be speaking out against the policies of the governments they work for. What does this mean for the freedom of citizens? 149120 Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/most-leading-chatbots-routinely-exaggerate-science-findings It seems so convenient: asking ChatGPT or another chatbot to summarise a text to quickly get a gist of it. But how accurate are they really? 149230 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:54:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-age-of-unpeace-revisiting-international-security Featuring a keynote address by NATO’s Chief Legal Advisor and two panels with excellent speakers from international law, international relations, and history. 149165 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:06:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/why-remembering-the-second-world-war-also-means-looking-ahead Before we look back, Professor Ismee Tames invites us to engage in a thought-experiment. How will people remember ús, at the dawn of the 22nd century? 149090 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/futures-of-palestine-imagining-justice Personal experiences and academic insights alternated during the 'Palestine Futures' meeting on April 7, 2024. 148961 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/million-grant-for-research-on-sexual-transgressive-behaviour-and-sexual-violence From Utrecht University, Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen and John de Wit are involved. One of the consortium's subprojects will be hosted by them. 149098 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:28:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/broad-prosperity-calls-for-solid-foundation What does broad prosperity mean at a time of profound social transitions? And: how can we use the various dimensions of broad prosperity to shape these changes? 148918 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/cheer-on-participants-during-breaking-science During the annual science communication competition Breaking Science starting researchers will have 3 minutes to pitch their research or a scientific concept from their field. 148886 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:27:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-papers-the-many-faces-and-facets-of-enforcement-of-european-union-law This a call for papers for the Second Annual Conference of the EULEN Network (Jean Monnet Network on enforcement of EU law) at Utrecht University. 148854 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:32:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/learn-about-the-history-of-palestinian-people-in-a-new-online-course In the free Contemporary Palestinian History, you will deepen your understanding of Palestinian history and the development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 148487 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publication/pluralizing-political-philosophy-ecological-and-economic-inequalities-in-global-perspective Ingrid Robeyns has brought together a wide range of political philosophers to advance the debate on how to make analytical political philosophy more inclusive. 148425 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/vacancy-student-assistant-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks a new student assistant to support its interdisciplinary team. 148246 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:18:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/vacancy-core-team-member-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks new core members to strengthen its interdisciplinary team. 148245 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:51:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/from-pushback-to-progress-lessons-from-backlash-to-climate-policy Researchers on the BACKLASH project, which aims to understand the drivers and mechanisms behind public pushback to climate policy, dive into their research. 148196 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:18:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/harmonization-of-services-in-the-internal-market Barend van Leeuwen is an Associate Professor at Durham Law School, specializing in EU law, particularly the interaction between free movement and national regulation in the internal market. In the session, he will explored the harmonization of services within the EU’s internal market, discussing key challenges and developments. 149169 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/opinion/open-letter-to-the-executive-university-board-calling-for-a-transformation-to-digital-autonomy In this open letter José van Dijck en Albert Meijer express their concern about Utrecht University’s increasing reliance on services from Big Tech companies. 148133 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:44:00 +0100 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/metamorworks /en/news/ethics-committee-for-the-smart-city Researchers of USG and Fontys University of Applied Science Eindhoven analysed the diversity in municipal ethical committees in the field of technological developments. 148061 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:31:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-university-commemorates-second-world-war-victims-with-stolpersteine-on-domplein Students researched the stories of students and a professor who died during the Second World War. Memorial stones have now been placed in their honour. 147983 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/background/commemorating-five-utrecht-victims-of-the-second-world-war-the-stories-behind-the-stolpersteine These are Marianne Helena Blazer, Jacob Johannes Bol, Jacob van Gelderen, Cornelis van Lier, and Henny Mimi de Vries, for whom a Stolperstein has been placed today. 147985 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/pop-up-college-wtf-is-going-on With the rapid changes in US politics, everything seems unpredictable. Dr. Brianne McGonigle Leyh (expert in human rights law, international criminal law, transitional justice and victims’ rights) and Prof. dr. Femke van Esch (expert in political leadership, crises and the European Union) provided insights into these rapid changes, offering a deeper understanding of what’s driving the current political shifts in the US. 149170 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws