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- Ancient History and Classical Civilization
The research in the field of ancient culture focuses on social processes related to e.g. citizenship, social inclusion, and religion.
/en/research/ancient-history-and-classical-civilization - Art History
The art historians at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ study the art and architecture of the Netherlands, from the 14th century up until the present day.
/en/research/art-history The UMC Utrecht Brain Center provides state-of-the-art care for neurological and psychiatric diseases and develops (personalized) treatments by performing research in the full translational range, from fundamental research to values-driven healthcare. We also educate, stimulate, and train the next generation of researchers and caregivers.
The Strategic Program Cancer is UMC Utrecht’s world-leading platform for cancer research and innovation. We focus on improving the outcome of ​(ex-)cancer patients, and those at risk of getting cancer.
The Child Health Program is an integrated framework for child-centered interdisciplinary research, aligning patients, clinicians, researchers and resources in order to fill gaps to improve the lives of children with complex chronic diseases, during childhood and thereafter.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide for both men and women. To address this challenge, the strategic program Circulatory Health creates scientific and societal impact by bringing together cardiovascular researchers, clinicians, and educators.
- Cultural History
The Utrecht Cultural History research group focuses on the international dimensions of cultural modernity in historical perspective.
/en/research/cultural-history - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
An overview of the research, education, news, backgrounds, events, and collaborations in these dynamic fields at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.
/en/research/data-science-and-artificial-intelligence - Development & Education of Youth in Diverse Societies
At the department Development & Education of Youth in Diverse Societies we deal with issues of optimal development and participation of children and young people in diverse societies.
/en/organisation/development-education-of-youth-in-diverse-societies/research The Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) aims to empower all Faculty of Humanities staff and students by enriching their digital competencies, developing tailored research software, and fostering an ethical and critical approach to Digital Humanities (DH).
Research and education in the field of early modern studies at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is united in the Utrecht Centre for Early Modern Studies (UCEMS).
- Economic and Social History
The Economic and Social History group studies worldwide economic and social developments from the Middle Ages to the present.
/en/research/economic-and-social-history - Environmental Humanities
The Network for Environmental Humanities brings together scholars from different fields and disciplines with an interest in the relationship between humans and the natural world.
/en/research/network-for-environmental-humanities - Ethics
The Ethics Institute plays a central role in Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's research and education in the field of ethics.
/en/research/ethics-institute - Gender and Ethnicity
Gender Studies scholars focus on processes of inclusion and exclusion from a feminist and postcolonial perspective.
/en/research/gender-studies - History
History research at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ includes economic history, political history, cultural history and history of science.
/en/organisation/department-of-history-and-art-history The historians of international relations study the developments in the international political system from the early modern period until the present day.
- History of Philosophy
The History of Philosophy Research Group analyses philosophical texts within their social, religious and scientific contexts, at all levels, from antiquity to the present.
/en/research/research-group-history-of-philosophy The Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities is a joint collaboration of all seven Faculties at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.
The Strategic Program Infection & Immunity is a leading platform in the field of inflammatory and infectious diseases and immune-mediated therapy. We continuously focus on developing and improving the treatment of patients with difficult-to-manage infections, immune diseases or cancer.
- Institutions for open societies
Scholars from the fields of economics, history, public administration, culture, law, sociology, social psychology, ethics, innovation studies, and geography join forces to find answers to the following key questions: Why do societies develop so divergently? And how do institutions contribute to the formation of open and sustainable societies?
/en/research/institutions-for-open-societies - Islam and Arabic
The Islam and Arabic research group studies the rich cultural and linguistic diversity of the Islamic world.
/en/research/research-group-islam-and-arabic The Julius Center is a knowledge center for Health Sciences and Primary Care. Together with our colleagues of UMC Utrecht, we work hard to improve patient care. We conduct multidisciplinary scientific research into new diagnosis and treatment methods.
- Language and Speech
The Institute for Language Sciences is the home of linguistic and communication research.
/en/research/institute-for-language-sciences - Liberal Arts and Sciences
We study what integration of insights looks like in practice: in classrooms, in research teams, and in collaboration between scientists and societal partners. We explore what helps people think and learn across boundaries - creativity, curiosity, group dynamics, and the tools that support them.
/en/research/research-group-liberal-arts-and-sciences - Literature
The research group Literature covers a broad scope of themes concerning our literary past and present.
/en/research/literature - Media and Performance
The Media and Performance research group focuses on media and performative art in past and present.
/en/research/media-and-performance - Medieval Culture
Research and education in the field of medieval studies at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is united in the Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies (UCMS).
/en/research/utrecht-centre-for-medieval-studies - Medieval history
Through thorough research into texts, materials and mentalities, the Medieval History department seeks to bring the Middle Ages and its people back to life.
/en/research/medieval-history - Modern and Contemporary Literature
The research group Modern and Contemporary Literature offers a unique combination of expertise with respect to literature written in the modern and contemporary period.
/en/research/modern-and-contemporary-literature - Musicology
The Musicology research group studies music and its cultural meanings in any period or culture.
/en/research/musicology The Political History group studies political and social relations from the Early Modern period until the present day.
Utrecht is home to Regenerative Medicine Utrecht (RMU), a world-renowned collaboration of excellent knowledge institutes and start-ups. At RMU, we are continuously working on and developing cutting edge technologies and principles that can cure patients.
- Religious Studies
Religious Studies scholars study religion in all of its appearances and in relation to pressing societal concerns such as religious and non-religious freedom, gender equality, racism, discrimination, and decolonisation.
/en/research/research-group-religious-studies The research groups within the Faculty of Medicine are to be found on the website of UMC Utrecht.
- Theoretical Philosophy
Theoretical philosophers combine research on foundations in logic, metaphysics, and epistemology, with urgent contemporary challenges.
/en/research/theoretical-philosophy - Translation Studies
Utrecht is the centre for translation education and research in the Netherlands.
/en/research/translation-studies