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The Contesting Governance Platform statement on police violence against protesting students

Given the developments in the conflict between Hamas and Israel since the Hamas attack on October seventh, the rulings of the International Court of Justice, signals that colleagues and students no longer feel safe, and protests at universities, we feel that an update of the Executive Board’s statement of October 24th 2023 is needed.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has seen various forms of protest in recent months. In the Netherlands and also at UU, tensions are rising. The Executive Board receives many e-mails and questions every day about how the board deals with this. Anton Pijpers explains.

On 14 May, a joint guideline (pdf) of Universities of the Netherlands and Universities of Applied Sciences Netherlands for protests was published. With this, the same arrangements for protests apply at all universities and universities of applied sciences, although each university may articulate the arrangements differently in its own house and code of conduct rules.

A ‘national walk-out’ has been announced for tomorrow, Monday, May 13. This action is in support of the pro-Palestinian protests and against police brutality. The action will involve students and staff walking out of the lecture hall at 11:00 a.m. and gathering in front of the Administration Building at noon.

A UU building on the Drift occupied by pro-Palestine protesters has been evacuated under police direction. As a precautionary measure, university buildings in the city centre will remain closed until Monday morning.

The pro-Palestine demonstration of Tuesday 7 May at the courtyard of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Library was terminated by the police around 00:30 because of growing security risks.

Call for seed money proposals Migration and Societal Change, Spring 2024

Researchers will train AI-models to identify publications relevant to the IMPROVE project, which seeks to improve how healthcare utilizes patient-generated health data.

The Institute for a Circular Society (i4CS) is excited to introduce a new round of seed funding for researchers at TU/e, WUR, UU or UMCU who are passionate about advancing circular solutions through inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration and innovative research. This seed funding is a co-production between i4CS’s new theme Urban-Rural circularity (URC) and the province and city of Utrecht.

Begin dit jaar zijn er meerdere aanvragen ingediend voor het Public Engagement Seed Fund. Twee daarvan zijn nu gehonoreerd.

If you are starting a new research project and want to read specific scholarship, we invite you to suggest a reading circle within our Open Cities events.

On Tuesday 26 March, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ celebrated its 388th Dies Natalis.

With the election of Tim Schuring as Alumnus of the Year 2023, the university emphasises the importance of good and inspiring education. He received this honorary title on Tuesday 26 March 2024 in the Dom Church during the celebration of the university's 388th anniversary, the Dies Natalis.

Mark Bovens elaborates the importance of the unwritten rules to uphold democracy. He gives this speech at the 388th anniversary of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ on the future of democracy on March 26th 2024.

An interview with Kei Otsuki and Daan van Uhm about the Critical Pathways community of Pathways to Sustainability.

On 20 March, 106 professors introduced over 2,300 pupils from groups 6, 7 and 8 to research and science.

An experience festival inspired by the inability or inability to hear sound properly, that is Sencity. Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is also present. What can you expect?

Scientists inspire theater makers and contribute to educational programs around performances. This way, we make schoolchildren more familiar with science.

A consortium of organisations aims to find ways to get part-timers to work more hours. The National Growth Fund has already promised 30 million euros

At the OnderwijsFestival on Thursday 7 March, the winners of the prestigious Teacher Awards were announced.

Rens van de Schoot has received a Vici grant of one and a half million euros. This grant enables him to expand his research group over the next five years.

NWO has awarded Vici grants to six researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, the UMC Utrecht, Princess Máxima Centre and the Hubrecht Institute.

Honorary Doctorate Matthew Flinders, a professor of politics at the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Sheffield, on the future of democracy and on his connection to Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.

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: ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ at Risk? launches a series of dialogues to tackle these burning questions.