/en en Sun, 04 May 2025 15:49:13 +0200 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:18:00 +0100 /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/marlies-honingh-appointed-as-endowed-professor-of-enacted-democracy As of 1 March 2025, Marlies Honingh has been appointed as Endowed Professor at the Enacted Democracy chair in Public Administration. 147228 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/young-people-and-europe-how-theatre-changes-their-view-of-politics Theatre productions and shows in schools to make politics more appealing to young people: a fine goal of the Kiesmannen (Electors), but how effective is this creative approach? Researchers from Utrecht University examined it. 145540 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:06:00 +0100 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/talk-show-democracy-through-a-new-lens In this first episode of the Science and Society talk show, Liesbeth Sterck, Marcel Boogers and Jacqueline Tellinga reflect on the functioning of democracy in different contexts and explore new ways of governance. 143141 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/freedom-to-refuse-vaccination-is-not-unlimited How can and should the government respond to the current low participation in the vaccination programme? Ethicists Marcel Verweij and Roland Pierik (Maastricht) offer advice in their new book. 139550 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/in-de-media/daan-van-uhm-on-ecocide-we-increasingly-see-discussion-about-the-question-how-can-we-protect-the Present at the signing of the Stop Ecocide NL Manifesto by the municipality of Utrecht on 6 March was Daan van Uhm (criminological and legal researcher on ecocide) 139232 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:11:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/dies-natalis-2024-the-future-of-democracy On Tuesday 26 March, Utrecht University celebrated its 388th Dies Natalis. 139116 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/the-future-of-democracys-unwritten-rules Mark Bovens elaborates the importance of the unwritten rules to uphold democracy. He gives this speech at the 388th anniversary of Utrecht University on the future of democracy on March 26th 2024. 139035 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/confronting-global-health-inequities Utrecht University Centre for Global Challenges and UMC Utrecht Global Health have joined forces at confronting global health inequities. 139023 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:11:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/achtergrond/environmental-movements-dont-resonate-with-the-problems-of-ordinary-citizens An interview with Robyn Eckersley about her vision of a green democracy in the context of climate emergency. 138645 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:21:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/achtergrond/universities-as-anchor-institutions-for-democracy Honorary Doctorate Matthew Flinders, a professor of politics at the University of Sheffield, on the future of democracy and on his connection to Utrecht University. 138158 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:34:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/we-want-to-take-part-in-shaping-the-digital-society The Data School is making an impact on an international scale, raising awareness among scientist and government officials on the ethical impacts of big data projects. 135306 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/honorary-doctorates-for-global-thinkers-matthew-flinders-and-robyn-eckersley The awards will be presented during the university’s 388th Dies Natalis, or birthday, on Tuesday, 26 March 2024. 137170 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/human-rights-are-for-everyone-everywhere Researchers, students and societal partners from Utrecht University reflect on 75 years of human rights. 136463 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:54:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/data-research-shows-interaction-between-debates-in-the-dutch-house-of-representatives-and-social Academics of the Utrecht University Faculty of Humanities and Data School investigated the dynamic between political debate in the Dutch House of Representatives and reactions, commentary and framing on social media. 134433 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publicatie/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-peoples-parties Associate Professor in Political History Pepijn Corduwener presents a synthetic history of democracy in Western Europe since 1918. 134117 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:09:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/a-monument-to-the-constitution-strengthening-democracy The Societal Impact Award is awarded annually to students and staff of Utrecht University's Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance 131806 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/even-in-an-extremely-hierarchical-monkey-society-individuals-help-each-other Insights from a new study by Debottam Bhattacharjee, Jorg Massen and colleagues have consequences for the understanding of the evolution of cooperative behaviours. 129920 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws