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With effect from 1 April 2022, Professor Thomas Vaessens has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Humanities by the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.

In 2023, the research community Critical Pathways offers four residency stays, two in April and two in October.

In contemporary conversation, “myth” is commonly used to mean “misconception”. The usage stems from colonial times when anthropologists differentiated between primitive religions, replete with myths, and the scientific worldview. But in creating this dichotomy, the children of the Enlightenment have been doing themselves a disservice.

When it comes to environmental politics, everywhere we look, there’s a feeling of being stuck. UN summits take one step forwards and two steps back. Scientists are gluing their papers to buildings and their hands to the road because governments are failing to act. Most of us look on dejectedly, wondering what we’re supposed to do, or why we should do it if no one else does.

Many have long marvelled at humans’ capacity for technological innovation. Especially now, amid cascading environmental crises, technology seems to take on a magical quality. We acknowledge the many great things technological innovation has achieved. But holding faith with technological innovation alone is not only high risk: it ignores the exploitation of people and planet on which it depends.

DUB spoke to Liesbeth van de Grift, who was one of the professors who wore their official gown at the Extinction Rebellion climate protest on the A12.

Op woensdag 12 en donderdag 13 juni vond de jaarlijkse 24-UUrs Onderwijsconferentie plaats. Dit jaar stond de conferentie in het teken van de rol van ons als universiteit bij de socialisatie en communityvorming van lerenden.

Het boek van o.a. prof. Peter-Ben Smit is gebaseerd op het bezoek van de 'groene patriarch' aan Nederland in mei 2014.

The book by Prof. Peter-Ben Smit and Jan Jorrit Hasselaar is based on the 'green patriarch' 's visit to the Netherlands in May 2014.

Op dit wetenschapsfestival gaf UYA-lid Dan Hassler-Forest een lezing over sciencefiction, dystopieën en de crisis van onze verbeelding.

At the Betweter science festival, UYA member Dan Hassler-Forest gave a lecture about science fiction, dystopias, and the crisis of our imagination.

Three UYA members presented during the international 'Climaginaries' project: an informal evening with presentations and drinks.

Drie UYA-leden gaven een presentatie tijdens het 'Climaginaries' project.

Bioloog Kaisa Kajala doet onderzoek aan het ontstaan van de exodermis, een beschermend laagje in de wortels van bloemplanten zoals peulvruchten.

Biologist Kaisa Kajala conducts research on the evolution of the exodermis, a protective layer in the roots of flowering plants.

Een overzicht van 100 jaar Fytopathologie in Utrecht en haar bijdrage aan belangrijke maatschappelijke problemen zoals voedselzekerheid.

Two more grants are available for PhD research projects in the area of NCMR. Preperatory workshops will take place on 13 April and 9 May 2016.

Erik Kleyheeg promoveert 23 september aanstaande op de rol van watervogels op het behoud van biodiversiteit.

Jesse won the Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Science Battle that was held in May

In collaboration with Food Forestry Development, the Master's programme of Bio Inspired Innovation, and Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s Botanical Garden