Lisanne Hummel defends her dissertation on how European competition law can best deal with innovation as a counterforce to curb the market power of big tech companies.
What opportunities and challengers do competition authorities face on island nations? Join us for an interactive discussion with the leadership of the Aruba Fair Trade Authority (AFTA) at Utrecht University School of Law.
During this symposium, researchers will offer short presentations to reflect on the dilemmas that emerge at the intersection of Big Tech, AI, and energy.
Organised by ÀÖÓãºǫ́CePP and IOS platform The Transactional State, Ron Nulkes will discuss how the ABRO will contribute to national security and strategic autonomy.
Prof. Dr. Nadya Purtova has been appointed professor at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, holding the Chair in Law, Innovation and Technology.
The platform will host the Capacity to Act event "How to Design Rules and Institutions that Account for People’s Capacity to Act?" on May 13th, 2025 in Utrecht.
On the first evening of the USG film series Science & Fiction, we will show 'Fahrenheit 451' (François Truffaut, 1966) with an introduction by Merijn Bruijnes.
Isabelle Donatz-Fest will defend her PhD thesis 'Cop, Code, and Conduct. A practice-based understanding of responsible policing in the algorithmic age'.

Oussama El Moujahid will defend his PhD thesis 'Beneath the Surface of the Corporation: Board Diversity, Firm Ownership, Firm Technology, and Corporate Risk Management'.
Robert van Kleeff will defend his PhD thesis 'Calibrating Lean: beyond the silver bullet and untrue panacea. Examining the effects of Lean on hospital performance and hospital workers’ wellbeing, and exploring how these effects can be explained.'
Prof Shazly Savahl's (Prince Claus Chair) inaugural lecture will take place on 26 May. Title: ‘The 10th Shift in Child and Youth Well-Being Research: A Global Social Justice Perspective’.
This seminar marks the launch of a series of meetings organized by a group of (relatively) young members of the Utrecht University platform Behavior & Institutions, on the theme of 'Civil (Servant) Disobedience: Activism and Personal Beliefs in a Divided World.'
