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As of 15 October 2025, Kees van den Bos has been appointed professor at the new chair ‘Organisational Development and Leadership for Societal Transitions’.

An exploratory study shows how cities like Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam deals with disinformation. Citizens expect action from the municipalities.

Esther Nieuwenhuizen investigated how transparency actually influences citizens' trust in algorithm use by public organisations, such as the police.

'Diplomademocratie' (Diploma Democracy) by Mark Bovens & Anchrit Wille is the completely revised edition of the Dutch of this ground breaking book from 2011.

What if we see our vulnerability and neediness not as problems, but as conditions for solidarity and coexistence?

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.

A new round of financial support is offered by the Dynamics of Youth community Youth Education & Life Skills (YELS) to promote and support research activities. Submit your proposals by June 13, 2025.

Isabelle Donatz-Fest spent 350 hours with the police to see how algorithms are given a role in daily operations.

Christian Lange delves into the role of the senses in Islam. “Smell plays a surprisingly significant role in religious and non-religious areas of Islamic culture.”

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.

Students researched the stories of students and a professor who died during the Second World War. Memorial stones have now been placed in their honour.

These are Marianne Helena Blazer, Jacob Johannes Bol, Jacob van Gelderen, Cornelis van Lier, and Henny Mimi de Vries, for whom a Stolperstein has been placed today.

Last Thursday Adapt! was launched. “By linking research with practice, we are developing practical solutions,” says key initiator and Director Beatrice de Graaf.

How did fame operate in the past? Arnoud Visser and others explore fame and celebrity in the period from 1450 to 1650.

This issue of Junctions: Graduate Journal of the Humanities invites critical reflections on relationships, resistance, and solidarity that challenge and inspire.

Kári Driscoll translates Teresa Präauer's ‘Tier werden’ into ‘Becoming Animal’, which explores cultural zoology and the evolution of words, images and identity.

Assistant Professor of History of International Relations Peter Malcontent explains the situation in the Middle East in various media. An overview of developments.

How can brands design their chatbot effectively? In Conversational AI, Charlotte van Hooijdonk and others offer practical guidance.

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.

In her book From Pessimism to Promise, Payal Arora argues that it is not naïve to be optimistic about our digital future.

Van Dijck was awarded this honorary doctorate on the recommendation of the Faculty of Humanities for her work in the fields of media studies and digital society.

Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��’s long history. This time: the singing culture of students.

This summer, Kathrin Thiele, Danielle van den Heuvel, Birgit M. Kaiser, and Cadence Kinsey have been appointed as Professors at Utrecht’s Faculty of Humanities.

Sanne Frequin and Daantje Meuwissen discuss their research on the ceiling paintings of the Grote Kerk Naarden with the use of a 3D model.

Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society: Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention is the new publication by Mirko Schäfer and Karin van Es.