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Honorary Doctorate Matthew Flinders, a professor of politics at the ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of Sheffield, on the future of democracy and on his connection to Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.

Academic freedom is under threat around the world, including Europe. Rising trends in illiberalism and authoritarianism threaten universities as institutions of open societies.
Their autonomy as a condition to uphold academic freedom in teaching and research is weakened as a result of political, financial, and social pressures. How can universities resist these challenges?
This requires to advance our understanding of academic freedom, and the trends and mechanisms that put it at risk.
The Institutions for Open Societies (IOS) Platform Openness Challenged: ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� at Risk? launches a series of dialogues to tackle these burning questions.

By emphasizing a social vision in the recruitment procedure, startups miss out on valuable candidates, says researcher Timo van Balen.

Per 1 maart 2024 is Herman Kasper Gilissen benoemd tot hoogleraar Climate Change, Regulation and Deltas aan de Universiteit Utrecht en het Delta Climate Center in Vlissingen.

Announcement of the visit of Tonio Flores, Critical Pathways Fellow 2024, with a description of the activities he will organize.

Doing Digital Migration Studie, edited by Koen Leurs and Sandra Ponzanesi, offers a comprehensive entry into a variety of debates, interventions, and discussions.

Research of USG consultancy into development self-learning operational-management organisation of the National Police.

The Contesting Governance UGlobe Flagship seeks to hire new core team members

Oana Ciuraru (a former student of Dutch Literature and Culture) and Tara Tankink (Public Administration and Organisational Science) win a Jan Brouwer Thesis Award.

The Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research Community welcomes all ecosystem friends to join their series of monthly meetings.

LinkinOut Harassment will evaluate the effectiveness of anti- workplace harassment campaigns via LinkedIn, improving well-being of women in the workforce.

Over 30 Public Administration experts from Dutch universities call on politicians to tackle the climate crisis soundly and sustainably.

UCERF researcher Jet Tigchelaar spoke at the annual VSR conference, organised by the Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice

Using a complex climate model, researchers from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� have simulated the collapse of the large-scale ocean circulation in the Atlantic Ocean.

Grant for a research project by the School of Economics on stakeholder involvement for groundwater solutions to reduce the extreme effects of climate change.

As of February 1, 2024, Miriam Kullmann will hold the chair of Social Law at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��. She focuses, among other things, on technology and employment law.

Pension fund accountability bodies perform satisfactorily but should improve on diversity, the advisory role and agenda setting.

Researchers affiliated with Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s law faculty investigated the rise of child and family influencers on social media in the Netherlands

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and soccer club SVO De Dreef have formalised their collaboration in the Team and Community Building project (with FC Utrecht) in a agreement.

Would you like to practice and improve your pitch skills? We invite early career researchers to participate in pitch competition Breaking Science 2024.

Hanneke van Eijken is the first researcher to hold the new Alex Brenninkmeijer chair in Rule of Law & Democracy at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.

Conference organised by the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) and the Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (UCWOSL)

One Book One Campus 2024 is about Wij Slaven van Suriname.

Prof. dr. Bruce Mutsvairo talks about disinformation and propaganda on the African continent, and also about the role of Russia in the situation.

The Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement (RENFORCE) is hiring a student assistant to assist with organisational and research tasks