In the media
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Caspar Jacobs, Marta Bielinska Winners of Du Châtelet Prize 2023The winners are Marta Bielinska and Caspar Jacobs for their paper “A Philosophical Introduction to Hidden Symmetries in Physics.” 08 November 2023
The Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics is awarded annually for previously unpublished work in philosophy of physics by a graduate student or j...
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Opinion: Global Safety Summit on AI avoids real issue08 November 2023
The first global safety summit on Artificial Intelligence is a fact. Prime Minister Sunak organised the conference because he believes that the issues...
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Bianca Boyer on why people with ADHD often experience overstimulation07 November 2023
What happens in the mind of someone with ADHD? GZ psychologist Bianca Boyer discusses this in a two-part episode of the Dutch 'Podcast Psycholoog'. Sh...
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Should judicial review be allowed in the Netherlands?02 November 2023
In the aftermath of the child care benefits scandal in the Netherlands, politicians in The Hague turned to self-reflection and, as a result, the call ...
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How accessible is information from Dutch public authorities to journalists?30 October 2023
Journalists in the Netherlands are unhappy about the handling of their requests under the Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo). They say...
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Opening of new DNA-GER research network27 October 2023
On October 26, the Dutch Embassy in Berlin celebrated the opening of a new research network for Dutch academics in Germany. Dutch minister of Educatio...
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Criticism from Dutch civil servants about the Government's stance on war in Middle East23 October 2023
Two open letters are currently circulating among civil servants in the Netherlands calling for the Dutch government to take a different stance towards...
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Adriaan van der Weel in multiple media on the Ljubljana Manifesto19 October 2023
Professor Emeritus by special appointment Adriaan van der Weel has co-authored a manifesto on the importance of higher-reading.
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Girl brings charges of child abuse by youth care facility18 October 2023
The 16-year-old girl was staying in a closed juvenile care institution where, among other things, she was administered 'pain stimuli'. The charges are...
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Is extraction of raw materials in space allowed?17 October 2023
Asteroids, pieces of matter orbiting round the sun, have turned out to be extremely valuable. Asteroid Psyche contains a quantity of metals that toget...
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Dutch shipbuilder seeking compensation for sanctions against Russia16 October 2023
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has sued the government. With the legal action, the company is seeking compensation for financial loss suffered as a...
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Christa Tobler speaks on the legal relationship between Switzerland and the EU06 October 2023
On 26 and 27 September 2023, the conference "External Relations of the EU in Times of Crisis" was held at the University of Augsburg, Germany.
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Ben Van Rompuy speaks at OECD-IDB Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum05 October 2023
Ben Van Rompuy, assistant professor of EU competition law, was an invited expert at the 23th Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum (LACCF) or...
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Translational data science: applications in health care05 October 2023
How can you tie together scientific research and practical applications? That is exactly what Professor of Translational Data Science Marco Spruit is ...
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First fine for space debris: A warning for space companies04 October 2023
The first fine for space debris has been issued. An American company that had failed to clean up its space junk has been fined $150.000.