Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:59:11 +0200 Tue, 14 Oct 25 08:00:00 +0200 Who tells the story of the past? “Digitisation helps recover forgotten voices” /en/news/who-tells-the-story-of-the-past-digitisation-helps-recover-forgotten-voices Literary scholar and cultural historian Dirk van Miert has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment in the History of Knowledge from a Digital Perspective at Utrecht ľϸӰ. 152858 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for proposals: Fellowship History of Utrecht ľϸӰ /en/news/call-for-proposals-fellowship-history-of-utrecht-university Een fellowship en zaaigeld is beschikbaar voor de bestudering van de Utrechtse universiteitsgeschiedenis. 148550 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:25:00 +0200 Nieuws “Colonial heritage cannot be studied from a European perspective alone” /en/news/colonial-heritage-cannot-be-studied-from-a-european-perspective-alone Gertjan Plets leads the new international project Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations, which examines the colonial heritage of universities. 145709 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0100 Nieuws A Glimpse into Brussels: Where Migration Stories Come Alive /en/news/a-glimpse-into-brussels-where-migration-stories-come-alive A group of scholars from the Multidisciplinary PhD group from the focus area Migration and Societal Change went for a short city trip to explore Brussels. 143761 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:26:00 +0200 Nieuws Politics of Feeling in Songs of the Dutch Revolutionary Period /en/publication/politics-of-feeling-in-songs-of-the-dutch-revolutionary-period Renée Vulto sheds new light on the history of Dutch political songs through her book Politics of Feeling in Songs of the Dutch Revolutionary Period. 143200 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers: Migration and Societal Change Conference June 2025 /en/news/call-for-papers-migration-and-societal-change-conference-june-2025 The Utrecht ľϸӰ focus area Migration and Societal Change invites you to submit a proposal for a panel or an individual paper for our conference in June 2025. 143238 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:44:00 +0200 Nieuws Sjors Nab and Sadie Nyman McKnight win Humanities thesis prizes /en/news/sjors-nab-and-sadie-nyman-mcknight-win-humanities-thesis-prizes Two young researchers received the thesis award: Sadie Nyman McKnight wrote about museums and the climate crisis, Sjors Nab about a lost painter from Bruges. 152062 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws SAVE THE DATE: Migration and Societal Change Conference 2025 /en/news/save-the-date-migration-and-societal-change-conference-2025 We are thrilled to announce our upcoming conference for the 19th and 20th of June 2025 141403 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:14:00 +0200 Nieuws Megafoon tijdens een protest-actie. Celine Oldenhage wins tenth Verloren Publishers/Johan de Witt thesis prize /en/news/celine-oldenhage-wins-tenth-verloren-publishersjohan-de-witt-thesis-prize Oldenhage wins the Master’s prize for her thesis Uit de zekerheid des doods en onzeker uure vandien, on graves and burials in Amsterdam’s churches after 1578. 137531 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:24:00 +0100 Nieuws Together making Bonairean heritage belong to the people of Bonaire again /en/news/together-making-bonairean-heritage-belong-to-the-people-of-bonaire-again Samenwerking tussen Terramar Museum op Bonaire en Universiteit Utrecht. Het doel: geen tentoonstelling voor cruisetoeristen, maar een postkoloniale expositie voor en door Bonairianen. 136464 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:30:00 +0100 Nieuws New project anchors gas extraction history in Groningen landscape /en/news/new-project-anchors-gas-extraction-history-in-groningen-landscape In the Groningen landscape, you will find few signs that directly refer to gas extraction. Utrecht ľϸӰ scholars Gertjan Plets and Nikkie Wiegink aim to change this. 135774 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Dissertating Geography: An Inquiry into the Making of Student Geographical Knowledge, 1950-2020 /en/publicatie/dissertating-geography-an-inquiry-into-the-making-of-student-geographical-knowledge-1950-2020 In Dissertating Geography, Assistant Professor of Cultural History Mette Bruinsma examines the history of geography from a bottom-up perspective. 135368 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:52:00 +0100 Nieuws Forensic Cultures in Modern Europe /en/publicatie/forensic-cultures-in-modern-europe The influence of expert witnesses in the courtroom does not only depend on the available scientific knowledge or technology, international, comparative research shows. 132611 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:21:00 +0200 Nieuws Refugees Share Their Stories in UU Podcasts /en/news/refugees-share-their-stories-in-uu-podcasts An intimate look at the experience of seeking asylum in the Netherlands is given in three podcasts. In this powerful set of personal interviews, we learn about the asylum procedure and building a new life in the Netherlands. 131602 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:30:00 +0200 Nieuws The recovered music that tells the 200 year old story of Dutch revolutionaries /en/news/the-recovered-music-that-tells-the-200-year-old-story-of-dutch-revolutionaries The music of the Dutch revolutionary years around 1800 has been brought back to life. What it sounded like? Listen for yourself and let Renée Vulto tell you more. 131172 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:40:00 +0200 Nieuws Students advise new museum and documentation centre on Groningen earthquakes /en/news/students-advise-new-museum-and-documentation-centre-on-groningen-earthquakes EPIQ had asked the students to identify the needs that Groningen youths have regarding the new centre. 129334 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:28:00 +0200 Nieuws Research into Dutch queer history, which is constantly evolving /en/news/research-into-dutch-queer-history-which-is-constantly-evolving Marijke Huisman has received a grant from the Lira Fund Foundation to conduct research for her forthcoming book ‘Queer History of the Netherlands’. 128425 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:07:00 +0100 Nieuws “We want to internationalise and diversify European historiography” /en/news/we-want-to-internationalise-and-diversify-european-historiography With ‘The European Experience’, European historians contribute to a ‘multi-perspective’ study of European history. Assistant Professor Jochen Hung is one of them. 128311 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws One year of war in Ukraine: is there a way out? /en/news/one-year-of-war-in-ukraine-is-there-a-way-out With four humanities scholars from different disciplines, we analyse the current state of affairs and look ahead: what are possible outcomes of this war? 128045 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:27:00 +0100 Nieuws “Recent advice on the history of the former Dutch East Indies should be more broadly applied” /en/news/recent-advice-on-the-history-of-the-former-dutch-east-indies-should-be-more-broadly-applied Dr Hanneke Tuithof was on the committee Strengthening Knowledge of History of the Former Dutch East Indies, which carried out research on behalf of the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport. 127884 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws