Nieuws /en en Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:22:04 +0200 Wed, 17 Sep 25 11:00:00 +0200 “At the opening of classes…”: old lessons for a new academic year /en/background/at-the-opening-of-classes-old-lessons-for-a-new-academic-year Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: timeless opening lectures. 152156 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Summer holidays: invented by the devil? /en/background/summer-holidays-invented-by-the-devil Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: holidays at university. 150559 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Science and poetry: in Utrecht, they go hand in hand /en/background/science-and-poetry-in-utrecht-they-go-hand-in-hand Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: poetic scholars. 149922 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:01:00 +0200 Nieuws The university during the war: never just history /en/background/the-university-during-the-war-never-just-history Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: Utrecht ľϸӰ during World War II. 149002 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Welcome new rector magnificus, once again welcome /en/achtergrond/welcome-new-rector-magnificus-once-again-welcome Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: the rector magnificus. 147899 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws ‘A decent meal’: eating culture at Utrecht ľϸӰ /en/background/a-decent-meal-eating-culture-at-utrecht-university Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: wining and dining at Utrecht ľϸӰ. 146180 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Disaster due to cuts at university /en/background/disaster-due-to-cuts-at-university Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about the long history of Utrecht ľϸӰ. This time: historical budget cuts. 144889 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Student Housing: from lodging hosts to student villages /en/background/student-housing-from-lodging-hosts-to-student-villages Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about the long history of Utrecht ľϸӰ. This time: student housing. 143965 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Utrecht sings: from Crambambuli to inimitable university song /en/background/utrecht-sings-from-crambambuli-to-inimitable-university-song Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: the singing culture of students. 142998 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws "How is the ľϸӰ Community doing?" /en/background/how-is-the-university-community-doing Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about the long history of Utrecht ľϸӰ. This time: the university community. 141837 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Dead and buried: funeral rituals at the university /en/background/dead-and-buried-funeral-rituals-at-the-university Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: rituals surrounding bereavement. 141044 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Rumble in the joint: uproar in casa academica /en/background/rumble-in-the-joint-uproar-in-casa-academica Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: fights and feuds. 139451 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Money talks /en/background/money-talks Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: professors’ salaries. 138087 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:39:00 +0100 Nieuws Foreign students: they have always been here /en/background/foreign-students-they-have-always-been-here Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: the international students. 136714 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:43:00 +0100 Nieuws Anna Maria van Schurman: an academic multitalent /en/background/anna-maria-van-schurman-an-academic-multitalent Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: the first female student. 137035 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:14:00 +0100 Nieuws Centuries of academic activism: “To arms!” /en/background/centuries-of-academic-activism-to-arms Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: activism in academics. 135888 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:13:00 +0100 Nieuws Donders: the legend of a vain man /en/background/donders-the-legend-of-a-vain-man Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: the legendary Professor Donders. 134941 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws The ľϸӰ Library: not always warm and accessible /en/background/the-university-library-not-always-warm-and-accessible Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ’s long history. This time: the ľϸӰ Library. 133949 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Hazing: from beast to man or vice versa /en/background/hazing-from-beast-to-man-or-vice-versa Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľϸӰ History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľϸӰ's long history. This time: the hazing. 133235 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws