/en en Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:16:37 +0200 Thu, 16 Oct 25 12:52:00 +0200 /en/news/governance-of-fia-designed-for-concentration-of-power Arnout Geeraert finds that the institutional framework of FIA lacks the safeguards needed to prevent the concentration of power and ensure effective policies. 152987 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:52:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/kees-van-den-bos-appointed-professor-of-organisational-development-and-leadership-for-societal As of 15 October 2025, Kees van den Bos has been appointed professor at the new chair ‘Organisational Development and Leadership for Societal Transitions’. 152839 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/disinformation-do-something An exploratory study shows how cities like Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam deals with disinformation. Citizens expect action from the municipalities. 152880 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/algorithmic-transparency-in-government Esther Nieuwenhuizen investigated how transparency actually influences citizens' trust in algorithm use by public organisations, such as the police. 152312 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:29:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/maarten-schurink-new-academic-fellow-at-usg Secretary General Maarten Schurink at the Ministry of Defence is an academic fellow at the Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� School of Governance (USG) as of September 2025. 152882 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/diploma-democracy-the-fully-revised-edition 'Diplomademocratie' (Diploma Democracy) by Mark Bovens & Anchrit Wille is the completely revised edition of the Dutch of this ground breaking book from 2011. 152884 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-book-marguerite-van-den-berg-vulnerable-political-opportunities What if we see our vulnerability and neediness not as problems, but as conditions for solidarity and coexistence? 152886 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/33-utrecht-researchers-receive-veni-grant Over thirty promising, young Utrecht researchers will receive a Veni grant of up to 320,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 1 in 7 Venis went to Utrecht researchers this year. 150884 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/eleven-utrecht-researchers-receive-nwo-subsidies-from-ssh-open-competition-m-programme NWO has announced 59 allocations for the SSH Open Competition M programme; among them are eleven Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers. 150602 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/vision-and-strategy-needed-in-public-private-partnerships-with-the-police In the report ‘With combined forces?’ researchers describe the practice of public-private partnerships between the police and private partners. 150238 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/why-young-civil-servants-are-leaving-the-municipality-not-enough-career-development ‘Too little career development, use of competencies and inadequate financial growth are causing young civil servants to leave Dutch municipalities,’ according to research by Lars Tummers. 149934 Mon, 26 May 2025 10:12:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/increasing-government-use-of-generative-ai-requires-attention-for-sustainability Researchers at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� have developed scenarios with insight in the expected sustainability costs of the use of Generative AI and have come up with possible adaptation strategies. 149776 Thu, 22 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/how-the-dutch-police-aim-to-use-algorithms-responsibly Isabelle Donatz-Fest spent 350 hours with the police to see how algorithms are given a role in daily operations. 149590 Mon, 19 May 2025 09:46:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/film-series-science-fiction-back-to-the-future In the 15th year of the film series Science & Fiction, Louis Hartlooper Complex and USG will screen four special films, with an introduction by young researchers. 148814 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:56:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/leadership-and-sustainability-educational-programme-for-public-professionals Universiteit Utrecht has developed an educational programme for public professionals working on sustainability issues in the Utrecht region that want to strenghten their leadership in this area. 148076 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:03:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/ethics-committee-for-the-smart-city Researchers of USG and Fontys ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of Applied Science Eindhoven analysed the diversity in municipal ethical committees in the field of technological developments. 148061 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:31:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/the-municipal-hr-function-as-a-strategic-partner-and-change-manager The big challenges and transitions that municipalities face, require a future-focused Human Resource (HR) function, researchers at USG state. 147862 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:35:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/marlies-honingh-appointed-as-endowed-professor-of-enacted-democracy As of 1 March 2025, Marlies Honingh has been appointed as Endowed Professor at the Enacted Democracy chair in Public Administration. 147228 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/adapt-takes-off-beatrice-de-graaf-on-a-research-project-preparing-the-netherlands-for-crises Last Thursday Adapt! was launched. “By linking research with practice, we are developing practical solutions,” says key initiator and Director Beatrice de Graaf. 147043 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/try-reversing-the-norm-playing-sports-and-exercising-like-in-overvecht Kathrine van den Bogert investigated the societal impact of soccer association SVO De Dreef in Utrecht Overvecht - a living room for the neighbourhood. 147335 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws