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The circumstances in which you grow up — even while still in the womb — have a profound impact on your health and well-being throughout life. 'It really does matter where your cradle stands.

Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk is Professor of History of Gender and Work in Comparative Perspective and Head of the Economic and Social History group.

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.

Dutch civil servants increasingly appear to be speaking out against the policies of the governments they work for. What does this mean for the freedom of citizens?

It seems so convenient: asking ChatGPT or another chatbot to summarise a text to quickly get a gist of it. But how accurate are they really?

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?

Youth researchers examined nearly 1,000 children. Infants and toddlers from COVID period were found not to notice the difference between a happy and a scared face.

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: Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� during World War II.

Personal experiences and academic insights alternated during the 'Palestine Futures' meeting on April 7, 2024.

From Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen and John de Wit are involved. One of the consortium's subprojects will be hosted by them.

This book by Asghar Seyed-Gohrab deals with nonconformist aspects of Sufism, and other antinomian movements in the Persianate cultural areas.

Professor Asghar Seyed-Gohrab published Of Piety and Heresy (volume 1) and researcher Ghajarjazi Remembering ʿUmar Khayyām (volume 3).

In the free Contemporary Palestinian History, you will deepen your understanding of Palestinian history and the development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Ingrid Robeyns has brought together a wide range of political philosophers to advance the debate on how to make analytical political philosophy more inclusive.

Due to the Ammodo Science Fellowship In 2025–2026, Sier plans to continue her research at The Hong Kong Polytechnic ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.

The ELSA Lab AI for Health Equity, is a national consortium which researches how AI can be developed fairly and inclusively, with special attention for underrepresented groups in healthcare.

The Diverse Minds research group fosters interdisciplinary collaborations with neurodiversity as the common subject.

The Contesting Governance Platform seeks a new student assistant to support its interdisciplinary team.

The Contesting Governance Platform seeks new core members to strengthen its interdisciplinary team.

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.”

Researchers have developed a new method using deep learning techniques to select and analyse high-quality ultrasound images of babies' brains.

Hiske Arts, campaign lead at Fossil Free NL, is the Alumnus of the Year 2024. She fights greenwashing and challenges the financial systems fuelling the climate emergency.

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.

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 rector magnificus.

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.