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The Hoogewerff-Hendrix Fund for Italy Studies promotes research on Italian culture.

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?

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

During the OnderwijsFestival on Thursday 6 March, the winning team of the UU Team Award Education was announced.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vici grants to nine Utrecht researchers.

Budget cuts make archives and museums increasingly vulnerable. Professors Helleke van den Braber and Giovanna Fossati on financial resilience in the cultural sector.

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.

As of September 2025, two new Senior Fellows will be appointed by the executive Board: dr. Sigrid Merx (Humanities) and dr. Patrick Witte (Geosciences).

Blockchain is said to be a revolutionary technology: transparent, objective, and free of human error. But is it really? Inte Gloerich conducted PhD research.

"I think it is very important to understand education through its history." Diederik Burgersdijk is Assistant Professor in Classics and Ancient History at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.