Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:01:53 +0200 Mon, 20 Oct 25 10:39:00 +0200 Inspiration and sharing experiences during the national XR Community event at UU /en/news/inspiration-and-sharing-experiences-during-the-national-xr-community-event-at-uu Woensdag 8 oktober vond het landelijke XR Community event, in samenwerking met Npuls, plaats aan de UU. Het was een drukbezochte en inspirerende dag, gericht op (kennis)uitwisseling tussen hoger onderwijsinstellingen over de inzet van deze immersieve technologie in het onderwijs. 153027 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:39:00 +0200 Nieuws Play the Illuminate escape room now in the city centre and discover Brightspace /en/news/play-the-illuminate-escape-room-now-in-the-city-centre-and-discover-brightspace Would you like to gain more experience with Brightspace? Then play the Illuminate escape room. You can now also play this game in the city centre. 152954 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:42:00 +0200 Nieuws Keep developing yourself as a teacher /en/news/keep-developing-yourself-as-a-teacher-2 As a teacher, you can take advantage of all kinds of professional development opportunities in the field of education, organised by the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning. 152727 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:23:00 +0200 Nieuws Discover the power of Extended Reality: come to the XR community day hosted by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ /en/news/discover-the-power-of-extended-reality-come-to-the-xr-community-day-hosted-by-utrecht-university On Wednesday 8 October, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is organising the ‘XR Community Day’. This event offers you the opportunity to talk to (national) XR colleagues and experts about this promising technology. 152331 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:18:00 +0200 Nieuws Would you like to host a session at the OnderwijsFestival? Submit your proposal /en/news/would-you-like-to-host-a-session-at-the-onderwijsfestival-submit-your-proposal The annual OnderwijsFestival external link will take place on Thursday 5 March 2025. During this day filled with workshops, panels, discussions, and network opportunities, you will have the chance to contribute to this celebration of education at UU. 152576 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:27:00 +0200 Nieuws How to conduct practice-oriented research into your own teaching /en/news/how-to-conduct-practice-oriented-research-into-your-own-teaching What are the challenges of conducting research into your own teaching? Educational developer Jennifer Casey shares her experiences and offers tips. 152069 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:25:00 +0200 Nieuws Professorship with a focus on education: why is that so important? /en/news/professorship-with-a-focus-on-education-why-is-that-so-important This month, no fewer than three professors with a focus on education will deliver their inaugural lectures. They will share the contribution they make to education at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. 151880 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:03:00 +0200 Nieuws Enrich your teaching practice with the Peer Observation Programme for lecturers /en/news/enrich-your-teaching-practice-with-the-peer-observation-programme-for-lecturers Teaching is often done as an individual: what happens in the classroom stays in the classroom. Are you curious about how other lecturers teach? The Peer Observation Programme offers the chance to take a look at someone else's teaching practice! 151555 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:12:00 +0200 Nieuws Keep developing yourself as a teacher: new teacher development offer /en/news/keep-developing-yourself-as-a-teacher-new-teacher-development-offer The new academic year is about to start again. In 2025-2026, the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning (CAT) will again be organising an interesting and varied range of teacher development opportunities throughout the year. 151502 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:46:00 +0200 Nieuws Felienne Hermans speaks at symposium on alternative forms of assessment in the age of AI /en/news/felienne-hermans-speaks-at-symposium-on-alternative-forms-of-assessment-in-the-age-of-ai Join us on Thursday, 18 September 2025, from 12:30 to 18:30, for a research-focused symposium on alternative forms of assessment in the age of AI. 150865 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:26:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for proposals: USO Education Innovation 2026 /en/news/call-for-proposals-uso-education-innovation-2026 Interfaculty projects that innovate and improve education are made possible annually by the Utrecht Education Incentive Fund (USO). 150988 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:12:00 +0200 Nieuws Studenten krijgen les door middel van blended learning Register now for the Brightspace Student Experience for Teachers /en/news/register-now-for-the-brightspace-student-experience-for-teachers When designing your course in Brightspace, it helps to see it from the eyes of your students. That is why we developed the Brightspace Student Experience for Teachers. 150927 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:12:00 +0200 Nieuws Request a Future Learning Space for semester 2 (2025-2026) at latest Monday 8 September /en/news/request-a-future-learning-space-for-semester-2-2025-2026-at-latest-monday-8-september Do you want to use a Future Learning Space in semester 2 (2025-2026) or are you looking for a special location for learning activities in your class? Please contact fls@uu.nl or inform your faculty scheduling office which FLS you would like to use. 150892 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:29:00 +0200 Nieuws Discover Brightspace with the Illuminate escape room /en/news/discover-brightspace-with-the-illuminate-escape-room Would you also like to learn how Brightspace works in a surprising way? You can do so with Illuminate, the escape room for all UU lecturers who want to discover this new Learning Management System. From today, you can join in. Register quickly! 150646 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:47:00 +0200 Nieuws The updated UU education model in the rapidly changing world /en/news/the-updated-uu-education-model-in-the-rapidly-changing-world 24UUrs conference report on the updated education model in the fast-changing world 150451 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:06:00 +0200 Nieuws Brianne McGonigle Leyh appointed Professor of Global Justice Studies /en/news/brianne-mcgonigle-leyh-appointed-professor-of-global-justice-studies As of 1 July 2025, Brianne McGonigle Leyh has been appointed Professor of Global Justice Studies at the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Law. 150280 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:59:00 +0200 Nieuws "To teach better, we must first understand the act of teaching" /en/news/to-teach-better-we-must-first-understand-the-act-of-teaching Continuous development and improvement of your own teaching practice is more important and more accessible than you might think. That is what Despoina Georgiou, university teacher and researcher in educational sciences, demonstrates in her work. 149755 Mon, 26 May 2025 10:11:00 +0200 Nieuws Students and lecturers: test our AI e-learning befor May 25 /en/news/students-and-lecturers-test-our-ai-e-learning-befor-may-25 Test the pilot Navigating Generative AI before the 25th of May and help us improve the e-learning. 149246 Fri, 02 May 2025 11:23:00 +0200 Nieuws Utrecht educational innovation gets a boost from four NRO grants /en/news/utrecht-educational-innovation-gets-a-boost-from-four-nro-grants Two lecturers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and two from the UMCU receive a grant from the National Educational Research Organisation (NRO) to conduct research on their own teaching. 149036 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:11:00 +0200 Nieuws High ratings for use of Brightspace /en/news/high-ratings-for-use-of-brightspace Brightspace, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's (UU) new online learning environment, was used for the first time by a select group of lecturers and students during periods 1 and 2 of this academic year. To great satisfaction. 148835 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:40:00 +0200 Nieuws