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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has award a research prize (Forschungspreis) to Prof. Mayke de Jong, Professor of Medieval History.

The FIRES project (Financial and Institutional Reform for the Entrepreneurial Society) received a grant of 2.5 million euros from the European Union.

The new and improved EUscreen portal offers free online access to thousands of items from audiovisual archives.

People’s wellbeing has increased in the past 200 years. That is one of the conclusions of the report 'How Was Life? Global Well-Being since 1820'.

In his new book 'Penance in Medieval Europe, 600-1200', Rob Meens sets the rituals of penance and confession in their social and historical contexts.

'150 years of Heineken: Brewery, brand, and family' describes the national and international expansion of the Gerard Heineken's brewing company.

Prof. Leonard V. Rutgers has received a € 750,000 grant for the project 'Reconfiguring Diaspora: The Transformation of the Jewish Diaspora in Late Antiquity'.

A book by Ryad and Götzbruch about the transnational history of islamic intellectuals during the Interbellum.

Dr Umar Ryad has been awarded a ERC Starting Grant to investigate islamic intellectuals in the interwar period.

The brains of both speakers and listeners take language predictability into account, a team of neuroscientists has found.

Origin of 'medieval' sea charts disproven

On Friday 7 February the Faculty received the sad news that our colleague Jim Hurley has passed away at the age of 57.

Researchers from the Department of Economic and Social History of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have digitalised the Amsterdam premarriage records (1581-1811).

'Troy: City, Homer and Turkey' (edited by Floris van den Eijnde) presents the latest findings with regard to both the historical and the legendary Troy.