Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:32:01 +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 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 Lizard shampoo in a priest's book: Medieval medical texts in unexpected places /en/news/lizard-shampoo-in-a-priests-book-medieval-medical-texts-in-unexpected-places Carine van Rhijn researched medieval medical texts in unexpected places: “When you start looking at manuscripts, you never know what you are going to find". 150630 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +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 Roman army camp found beyond Roman Empire’s northern frontier /en/news/roman-army-camp-found-beyond-roman-empires-northern-frontier “What makes this find so remarkable is that the camp lies beyond the frontier of the Roman Empire,” says Saskia Stevens. That border was some 25 kilometres south. 149727 Mon, 26 May 2025 08:00:00 +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 Why remembering the Second World War also means looking ahead /en/background/why-remembering-the-second-world-war-also-means-looking-ahead Before we look back, Professor Ismee Tames invites us to engage in a thought-experiment. How will people remember ús, at the dawn of the 22nd century? 149090 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Bringing the literary works of Suster Bertken to life /en/in-the-media/bringing-the-literary-works-of-suster-bertken-to-life In BBC Sounds, Dieuwke van der Poel talks about Suster Bertken (1426-1514) and her discovery that some of her poems were likely sung. Now, they can be heard once again. 148066 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Team Summer School Digital Art History wins UU Team Award Education 2025 /en/news/team-summer-school-digital-art-history-wins-uu-team-award-education-2025 During the OnderwijsFestival on Thursday 6 March, the winning team of the UU Team Award Education was announced. 147606 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:21:00 +0100 Nieuws Does AI really reduce casualties in war? “That’s highly questionable,” says Lauren Gould /en/news/does-ai-really-reduce-casualties-in-war-thats-highly-questionable-says-lauren-gould Lauren Gould recently received an FWO grant for research into algorithmic warfare and the role of AI in military conflicts. She explains the current state of affairs. 146455 Mon, 27 Jan 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 New digital escape room MedievalMe brings the Middle Ages to life /en/news/new-digital-escape-room-medievalme-brings-the-middle-ages-to-life Sanne Frequin developed MedievalMe, an innovative Dutch serious game that immerses students in the medieval worldview. 145768 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Roman landmarks connected: “We’re building a shared Roman narrative” /en/news/roman-landmarks-connected-were-building-a-shared-roman-narrative From 2025 to 2027, a new project will bring Roman history to life across nine locations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Saskia Stevens reveals more. 145740 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100 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 The Globalization of Netherlandish Art /en/publication/the-globalization-of-netherlandish-art Is there a special place for the Low Countries in art history’s debates on global mobility? Thijs Weststeijn seeks to find answers. 145531 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:17:00 +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 Women: Female Roles in Art and Society of the Netherlands /en/publication/women-female-roles-in-art-and-society-of-the-netherlands This book, edited by Thijs Weststeijn, among others, foregrounds women as creators, patrons, buyers, and agents of change in the arts of the Low Countries. 144683 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:39:00 +0100 Nieuws Israel is at war with Hamas: what happened and what will happen next? /en/in-the-media/israel-is-at-war-with-hamas-what-happened-and-what-will-happen-next Assistant Professor of History of International Relations Peter Malcontent explains the situation in the Middle East in various media. An overview of developments. 136386 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0200 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 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