NWO Vidi grant awarded to Alexandra Timmer for research into anti-discrimination legislation
Dr Alexandra Timmer has received a Vidi grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). She is an associate professor of human rights at the School of Law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and also researcher affiliated with the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM). Alexandra received the grant for her project: ‘Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Structural Discrimination and Dutch Equality Legislation’.
In the Netherlands, discrimination often occurs not only openly, but also hidden in systems, rules and policies. This affects society as a whole. However, current anti-discrimination laws mainly focus on individual cases and do not sufficiently address underlying causes. This research examines how Dutch equality legislation can be reshaped to better combat structural discrimination. The researchers clarify legal concepts, study experiences from other countries, and explicitly involve communities that experience discrimination and policymakers. The result will be scientifically well-founded and, at the same time, concrete suggestions on how the legislation can be revised.
At Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Alexandra is also affiliated with the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE) and the interdisciplinary Research Platform Equality Legal Studies (EQUALS). In addition, she has been appointed as a member of the .
NWO Vidi grants
Alexandra Timmer is one of 22 researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (UU), the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht), and the Princess Máxima Center (PMC), who have been awarded a Vidi grant worth up to €850,000. The Vidi grants are awarded annually by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and enable talented, experienced researchers to develop their own innovative research lines and further expand their research groups over the next five years. This year, NWO awarded a total of 149 Vidi grants to researchers across the Netherlands.