Nieuws /en en Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:32:32 +0200 Mon, 15 Sep 25 10:59:00 +0200 Call for Papers: Positive Obligations and Discrimination in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights /en/news/call-for-papers-positive-obligations-and-discrimination-in-the-case-law-of-the-european-court-of Papers are welcome for the workshop at Lund ľϸӰ (4-5 June, 2026) about the potential and limitations of the European Court of Human Rights’ case law. 152108 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:59:00 +0200 Nieuws Reflections on the 2nd Migration and Societal Change Conference /en/news/reflections-on-the-2nd-migration-and-societal-change-conference On the 19th and 20th of June we hosted a wonderful conference with speakers and attendees from all around the globe discussing migration from many perspectives. 150781 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:33:00 +0200 Nieuws EQUALS Platform Member Prof. Wendy Schrama Receives Golden Pear award for Family Law /en/news/equals-platform-member-prof-wendy-schrama-receives-golden-pear-award-for-family-law Wendy Schrama has been awarded the Golden Pear Prize from the legal platform Mr. for her contributions to family law. 150455 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:06:00 +0200 Nieuws EQUALS Platform Member Laureen Hu has defended her PhD /en/news/equals-platform-member-laureen-hu-has-defended-her-phd Laureen Hu defended her dissertation titled "Family by being, wanting or doing: a legal and moral reconsideration of parentage law." 150456 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:11:00 +0200 Nieuws Advice on the responsibility of the public sector to prevent discrimination /en/news/advice-on-the-responsibility-of-the-public-sector-to-prevent-discrimination Alexandra Timmer, member of the State Commission against Discrimination, shares the Commission's advice to the House of Representatives and the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK), 150457 Tue, 27 May 2025 12:16:00 +0200 Nieuws Quality of life, and wellbeing of children and youth: a top priority /en/news/quality-of-life-and-wellbeing-of-children-and-youth-a-top-priority Shazly Savahl is a social and research psychology professor and the current Prince Claus Research Chair in Equity and Development. Savahl coordinates the two largest multinational studies on children’s well-being conducted across more than 40 countries. 149667 Wed, 21 May 2025 12:33:00 +0200 Nieuws Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk new Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences member /en/news/elise-van-nederveen-meerkerk-new-royal-netherlands-academy-of-arts-and-sciences-member Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk is Professor of History of Gender and Work in Comparative Perspective and Head of the Economic and Social History group. 149395 Tue, 13 May 2025 11:33:00 +0200 Nieuws The joyful, messy freedom of non-binary pronouns /en/achtergrond/the-joyful-messy-freedom-of-non-binary-pronouns It is hardly surprising that the theme of ‘freedom’ plays a role in history and philosophy – but what about in linguistics? We asked Hielke Vriesendorp. 149095 Mon, 12 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Summer School course on Gender (In)Equality: An Interdisciplinary Transformative Equality Approach /en/news/summer-school-course-on-gender-inequality-an-interdisciplinary-transformative-equality-approach Join this course for postgraduate students and young professionals from various fields interested in transformative gender-equality, part of the RE-WIRING Project. 149225 Thu, 01 May 2025 11:42:00 +0200 Nieuws Futures of Palestine: Imagining Justice /en/news/futures-of-palestine-imagining-justice Personal experiences and academic insights alternated during the 'Palestine Futures' meeting on April 7, 2024. 148961 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws When Evidence Isn’t Enough: Government Dismisses Report on anti-Muslim Discrimination /en/news/when-evidence-isnt-enough-government-dismisses-report-on-anti-muslim-discrimination On March 21st 2025, the National Research on anti-Muslim Discrimination, commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, was published. 148534 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:52:00 +0200 Nieuws Stop Fixing Girls—Start Fixing the System /en/news/stop-fixing-girls-start-fixing-the-system In the RE-WIRING project, we work on de-biasing career choices while taking the whole decision ecosystem into account - including schools, materials, teachers, and parents. 147648 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:27:00 +0100 Nieuws Harmful gender stereotypes in media and advertising: a significant gap in EU law! /en/news/harmful-gender-stereotypes-in-media-and-advertising-a-significant-gap-in-eu-law On International women’s day 2025, the European Equality Law Network with several Utrecht ľϸӰ researchers, published a report on harmful gender stereotypes 147647 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:35:00 +0100 Nieuws Karin de Vries appointed Professor of Fundamental Rights /en/news/karin-de-vries-appointed-professor-of-fundamental-rights As of March 1, 2025, Karin de Vries has been appointed Professor of Fundamental Rights at Utrecht ľϸӰ, at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance. 147467 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:08:00 +0100 Nieuws Call for papers: Re-Inventing Policies and Institutions for Inclusive Labour Markets in Europe and Beyond /en/news/call-for-papers-re-inventing-policies-and-institutions-for-inclusive-labour-markets-in-europe-and Papers are welcome for the International Working Party on Labour Market Segmentation (IWPLMS) conference organized by Utrecht ľϸӰ's School of Law, 8-9 September 2025. 146184 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:03:00 +0100 Nieuws Award Ceremony Master Thesis Competition 2024 /en/news/award-ceremony-master-thesis-competition-2024 On the 11th of December we celebrated the remarkable achievements of three master students and crowned the best migration-related thesis at Utrecht ľϸӰ. 146094 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:15:00 +0100 Nieuws Ann Rigney receives royal decoration for “groundbreaking insights that extend beyond academic walls” /en/news/ann-rigney-receives-royal-decoration-for-groundbreaking-insights-that-extend-beyond-academic-walls Rigney’s has showed that “cultural memory forms the foundation of our identity and social awareness, while also being a subject of debate and even conflict”. 145612 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Call for papers: International Conference on Culture, Crime, and Global Challenges /en/news/call-for-papers-international-conference-on-culture-crime-and-global-challenges The conference organizers at Utrecht ľϸӰ welcome papers on the subject of the role of culture, in developing global perspectives on contemporary crimes, harms, and social injustices. 145357 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:27:00 +0100 Nieuws “Research on secularisation in Iran is also inspiring for us in the Netherlands” /en/news/research-on-secularisation-in-iran-is-also-inspiring-for-us-in-the-netherlands Pooyan Tamimi Arab is awarded a Vidi grant for research on secularisation in Iran: how do Iranians truly feel about religion, atheism, and the separation of mosque and state? 145056 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Special Issue on Families, Individuals and Human Rights /en/news/special-issue-on-families-individuals-and-human-rights The Utrecht Law Review has a special issue out, ddited by UCERF researchers, on human rights, family law and people outside 'the norm'. 144367 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws