Nieuws /en en Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:10:49 +0200 Fri, 21 Mar 25 13:00:00 +0100 Utrecht ľϸӰ commemorates Second World War victims with Stolpersteine on Domplein /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 Commemorating five Utrecht victims of the Second World War: the stories behind the Stolpersteine /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 “Order of Merit indirectly honours an endangered species: I am the surviving dodo” /en/news/order-of-merit-indirectly-honours-an-endangered-species-i-am-the-surviving-dodo Professor of German Ewout van der Knaap has been awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz: a high German distinction. An interview about his commitment to German language and culture. 143647 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Multilingualism in Academia and Educational Constellations /en/publicatie/multilingualism-in-academia-and-educational-constellations Multilingualism in Academia and Educational Constellations is a new book exploring multilingual policies, theoretical concepts, and academic writing in multilingual contexts. 140937 Thu, 30 May 2024 12:57:00 +0200 Nieuws Is a ‘TalenTjaar’ the solution to the teacher shortage? /en/news/is-a-talentjaar-the-solution-to-the-teacher-shortage Utrecht ľϸӰ's Faculty of Humanities is a partner in the new project TalenTjaar, which aims to recruit more language teachers. 135905 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Special ‘text + kritik’ on Robert Menasse /en/publicatie/special-text-kritik-on-robert-menasse Under the guesteditorship of Ewout van der Knaap, an entire 'text + kritik, Zeitschrift für Literatur' issue is published, dedicated to the work of Robert Menasse. 116168 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:13:00 +0200 Nieuws Schlüsselbegriffe der Public History /en/publicatie/schlusselbegriffe-der-public-history Schlüsselbegriffe der Public History, co-author Judith Keilbach 110047 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:48:00 +0200 Nieuws Ewout van der Knaap appointed professor of German literature and culture /en/news/ewout-van-der-knaap-appointed-professor-of-german-literature-and-culture Ewout van der Knaap has been appointed professor of German literature and culture at the Faculty of Humanities of the UU with effect from 1 September. 96939 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:02:00 +0200 Nieuws Ewout van der Knaap receives Austrian Cross of Honor /en/news/ewout-van-der-knaap-receives-austrian-cross-of-honor Ewout van der Knaap received the Austrian award for his many years of achievements in the field of Austrian literature in the Netherlands 76407 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 09:15:00 +0200 Nieuws The Grammatical Realization of Polarity Contrast /en/news/the-grammatical-realization-of-polarity-contrast Last month the book 'The Grammatical Realization of Polarity Contrast' by Dr Stefan Sudhoff has been published.  70005 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:07:00 +0100 Nieuws Literature is everywhere in the city /en/news/literature-is-everywhere-in-the-city Alumni magazine Illuster interviewed Geert Buelens together with Director of Het Literatuurhuis Michaël Stoker about the visibility of literature in the city. 52783 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:44:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/sekulicn Video EU-project on extensive reading /en/news/video-eu-project-on-extensive-reading An instruction video and website has been developed for the ERASMUS+ project 'Lehrkompetenzentwicklung für Extensiven Leseunterricht'. 47095 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:23:00 +0100 Nieuws LEELU European project on extensive reading in high-school education German as a Foreign Language /en/news/european-project-on-extensive-reading-in-high-school-education-german-as-a-foreign-language The project ‘Developing Teaching Competencies for Extensive Reading Programs’ has been awarded ERASMUS+ funding. 43011 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 12:16:00 +0200 Nieuws Beeldhouwwerk "Der moderne Buchdruck" op de Bebelplatz in Berlijn. Bron: Wikimedia Commons Marcelle Cole on BBC Radio's Word of Mouth /en/news/marcelle-cole-on-bbc-radios-word-of-mouth Marcelle Cole made an appearance on the BBC Radio programme Word of Mouth where she spoke about irregular verbs. 39631 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:02:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/kfb New book on the narrative structure of medieval romance 'Parzival' /en/news/new-book-on-the-narrative-structure-of-medieval-romance-parzival In 'Spiegelungen. Paradigmatisches Erzählen in Wolframs 'Parzival'', Julia Richter studies the narrative structure of Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. 34309 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 08:31:00 +0100 Nieuws Martin Mosebach’s ‘What Was Before’ translated by Kári Driscoll /en/news/martin-mosebachs-what-was-before-translated-by-kari-driscoll Martin Mosebach’s novel Was davor geschah (2010) has been translated as What Was Before by Dr Kári Driscoll, lecturer in Comparative Literature. 14343 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:26:00 +0100 Nieuws What was before - Kari Driscoll (vertaald) Thomas Mann’s ‘Joseph und seine Brüder’ translated in Dutch for first time by Thijs Pollmann /en/news/thomas-manns-joseph-und-seine-bruder-translated-in-dutch-for-first-time-by-thijs-pollmann Prof. Thijs Pollmann, professor emeritus of Linguistics at Utrecht ľϸӰ, worked on the translation since his retirement in 2004. 17103 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:15:00 +0200 Nieuws Rosi Braidotti’s ‘The Posthuman’ translated into German and Italian /en/news/rosi-braidottis-the-posthuman-translated-into-german-and-italian Prof. Rosi Braidotti's most recent book 'The Posthuman' is translated into German and Italian. 21627 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:07:00 +0200 Nieuws Vertalingen van The Posthuman, Rosi Braidotti New book on the relationship between Netherlands and Germany since mid-nineties /en/news/new-book-on-the-relationship-between-netherlands-and-germany-since-mid-nineties Historian Jacco Pekelder explains how both the Netherlands and Germany have been working on their relationship since the mid-nineties. 23463 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:49:00 +0100 Nieuws Nieuw nabuurschap. Door Jacco Pekelder