IOS Longtermism and Institutional Change platform member Johan Schot responds to the question: "What does 'longtermism' mean to you?". Here, he discusses the how 'longtermism' can be understood from a historical lens, and how it will shape our future.
IOS Longtermism and Institutional Change platform member Elaine Mak responds to the question: "What does 'longtermism' mean to you?". From a legal perspective, she discusses what rule-of-law institutions need to do in order to be well-equipped for acting in the long-term.
We spend much of our lives sleeping. In fact, very young children sleep more than they are awake. Sleeping well is essential for our health and development. But little is known about it.
With this statement, Utrecht Young Academy raises several concerns about the so-called Language Act (Taalwet) and discusses its wider implications. Please read our statement here.
To recognize and promote excellence in student research as well as awareness in our field, the focus area Migration and Societal Change awards the best master’s thesis.
Thanks to efforts by the IT departments of both UMC Utrecht and UU (Information and Technology Services), the source systems of both parties are better connected.
Our lab member Laura Weiss was recently appointed as Extraordinary Professor at North-West ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.
Utrecht municipality has nominated a large amount of buildings to be a Young Monument. Eight buildings on this list belong to Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. Young monuments are built in the period after 1970 and are of great historical- or cultural value for the city of Utrecht.
Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will no longer use two separate categories to distinguish between two groups of employees: scientific staff (WP) and support and administrative staff (OBP). What will we call each other from now on? 'ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ staff', or simply 'colleagues' of course.
As of 1 September 2023, dr. Willem Janssen has been appointed professor by special appointment of Procurement Law at the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Groningen. The chair was established by the Dutch Association for Procurement Law
From September, the Taalmuseum’s exhibition ‘Een schip vol woorden’ (‘A Ship Full of Words’) will be on display at the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Library. This travelling exhibition chronicles history through the lens of Sranantongo, Suriname’s most commonly spoken language.
Scholars from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Law published a blog about dispute settlement concerning marine Biodiversity in areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Scholars from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Law guest-edited a special issue of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law about the Law of the Sea Convention
Alex Oude Elferink participated in the 2023 ITLOS workshop for Legal Advisers (2-7 July) at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg
Jeffrey Bajramovic, head of the 3Rs Centre Utrecht, talked about replacement, reduction and refinement of animal testing in NTR Science's Kennis & Co podcast.
