#utrechtuniversity — Public Fediverse posts
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Cat paw prints found in 15th-century books
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/cat-paw-prints-found-in-15th-century-books
#UtrechtUniversity #UniversityLibrary #Utrecht #Science #Cats #Books #OldBooks #SpecialCollections
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Protest against University Utrecht normalising genocide
Bibliotheek Neude, Utrecht, zondag 26 juli om 19:30 CEST
UNIVERSITY UTRECHT NORMALISES GENOCIDE AND HOSTS PARTICIPANTS WITH TIES TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY
From July 26 to August 1, Utrecht University College (UCU) will host the 2026 European University Debate Championship (EUDC) organised by Utrecht University's Utrecht Debating Society. A significant number of participants represent Israeli universities and have ties to the Israeli military involved in war crimes and human rights violations.
ISRAELI UNIVERSITIES DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN WAR CRIMES
Even though Utrecht University's rector announced in September that the university would engage in a boycott of Israeli institutions, 68 of the 375 EUDC registered speakers that represent debating societies linked to Israeli universities. U fonds financially supports Utrecht Debating Society hosting and co- organising this championship.
While Israel continues its genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza and maintains its system of occupation and apartheid in the West Bank, Ucu has chosen to host teams including people with ties to the military involved in war crimes and grave human rights violations. They represent Israeli universities complicit in genocide, occupation and apartheid.
ISRAELI UNIVERSITIES' TIES WITH THE MILITARY
Israeli universities are part of a system of occupation, colonization, genocide, and oppression: They have long-standing ties with the military, they have campuses in occupied Palestinian territory, and function as central pillars to Israel's settler colonial project. From legal studies, to military research and training, the medical sciences, archeology, technology and beyond, Israeli universities service and legitimise israeli occupation and expansion.
Since October 2023, Israel wiped off all eleven universities in Gaza. 516 of the 563 schools were destroyed or damaged, and 6,830 students and 334 teachers and staff members were killed. There is no longer formal education for 625,000 students. Libraries and historical archives have been burned to the ground. Not a word of protest was heard from the Israeli universities - let alone any assistance offered.
ACADEMIC EXCHANGE THAT NORMALIZES OPPRESSION
By offering these institutions an international platform, Utrecht University, Utrecht University College and Utrecht Debating Society contribute to the normalization of genocide and apartheid.
Universities cannot claim to stand for justice while providing an international platform to institutions linked to military occupation, dispossession, and violence against Palestinians and Lebanese peoples.
Academic institutions have a choice: stand with the oppressed or normalize oppression. By proceeding with this event without addressing these concerns, UCU is choosing normalization.
We refuse to accept the whitewashing of Israeli state violence through academic exchange.
[by multiple organisers (source)]
https://acties.todon.nl/event/protest-against-university-utrecht-normalising-genocide
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Triassic Inferno: Fires raged across Europe for thousands of years during past global warming. Ferns acted as the fuel that fanned the flames.
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One Book One Campus returns next academic year to Utrecht University.
Participating students and staff will read the same book, meet other readers and share their experiences. Reading pleasure and encounters are key.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/one-book-one-campus-returns-next-academic-year
#UtrechtUniversity #UniversityLibrary #Utrecht #OnebookOneCampus #Reading #Books
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Will the exploitation of raw materials on planets irreversibly destroy unnoticed life ?
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Academic and intellectual life in Palestine has a long history of attacks, and in Gaza as many as twelve universities have been destroyed. This deliberate destruction of education systems and infrastructure is known as scholasticide.
The exhibition ‘Picturing Scholasticide’ uses photography and testimonies to show the impact of these attacks.
https://intranet.uu.nl/en/events/exhibition-opening-picturing-scholasticide
#UtrechtUniversity #UniversityLibrary #Palestine #Gaza #Scholasticide
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So I moved to a different position and now my old employer #UtrechtUniversity has a wonderful #AssistantProfessor position in the ODISSEI Social Data Science team. It's a really nice environment with interesting, diverse, and impactful research and teaching!
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I did a live debugging demonstration for the Programming Café at Utrecht University, last Thursday. I wrote a maze generation program from scratch before the session and then removed the bugs during the session. Slides, code and full change log via the link below. Comments welcome.
https://github.com/CentreForDigitalHumanities/programming-cafe-debugging-2026-03
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Liberate a building and end UU's complicity
Utrecht Science Park, woensdag 3 december om 11:00 CET
🚨 JOIN OUR UPCOMING OCCUPATION 🚨
🔻 There is no peace without justice. The so-called ceasefire - which “Israel” repeatedly breaks without consequences - changes nothing for us in the West: we have to end our complicity, and do so immediately.
🔻 The UU is still collaborating with those institutions if occupation and settler colonialism who play a key role in executing the genocide and apartheid of Palestinians. This is simply unacceptable.
🔻 To take action against this, we will be liberating one of UU’s buildings from its complicit owners, and turning it into a space where discussion and action for Palestine can flourish.
🔻 Join us in this act of reclamation and resistance: come follow our program, help with some chores, or simply come study there. What is most important is that we are there, and are so together: as long as we are united, we will never be defeated!
Are you interested? Check out the form in the link tree!
📅 Wednesday 3rd of December
⏰ 11:00 AM onwards
📍 Somewhere in Science Park 🤭👥 by Utrecht Student Encampment (source)
https://acties.todon.nl/event/liberate-a-building-and-end-uus-complicity
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#Fascism not welcome on our universities.
I decided to turn this post ....
https://social.edu.nl/@MishaVelthuis/115497002877191564
... in a proper blog post:
https://mishathings.org/posts/the-liberal-deal-has-been-broken/
The Dutch version just got published on @doorbraak
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At the beginning of this year, I had the privilege of photographing Peter de Voogd, professor emeritus of English Literature, in his study in Utrecht. He was about to donate a large part of his collection of and about Laurence Sterne to the Special Collections of the Utrecht University Library.
My colleague Conny van Bezu interviewed him:
#UtrechtUniversity #Utrecht #UniversityLibrary #SpecialCollections #English #Literature #Research
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LOCATION CHANGE Counter demo: Baudet at Utrecht University
Bestuursgebouw UU, Utrecht, woensdag 22 oktober om 19:00 CEST
LET OP! LOCATIEVERANDERING
WARNING! LOCATION CHANGE
(English below)
‼️ALERTA ALERTA‼️De Universiteit Utrecht organiseert een verkiezingsdebat en heeft Baudet uitgenodigd!
De universiteit faciliteert niet alleen #genocide, maar nu ook fascisme!
Wij zeggen NEE tegen het geven van een podium aan fascisten, daarom organiseren antifascisten een lawaaidemonstratie bij de ingang van de locatie.
Neem je potten, pannen en al je kameraden mee!
❗ LOCATIEVERANDERING 🔻De Universiteit Utrecht heeft het verkiezingsdebat met fascist Baudet verplaatst naar het Sciencepark.
🪧 We verzamelen nu op Heidelberglaan 8 (bestuursgebouw)
🔥 Laat de Universiteit Utrecht zien dat ze ons niet het zwijgen kunnen opleggen! Nodig al je vrienden, medestudenten en collega’s uit en laat zien dat we hun facilitering van fascistische ideeën niet accepteren.
⏰ 22 oktober – 19:00 uur
📍 Heidelberglaan 8
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‼️ALERTA ALERTA‼️
Utrecht university is organising an election debate and invited Baudet!
The university does not only facilitate genocide, but now also fascism!
We are saying NO to giving a podium to fascists, thats why antifascists are
organising a noise demonstration at the entrance of the venue.
Bring your pots, pans, and all your comrades!❗ LOCATION CHANGE 🔻
Utrecht university relocated the election debate with fascist Baudet to sciencepark.
🪧 We will now gather at Heidelberglaan 8 (bestuursgebouw)
🔥 Show Utrecht university that they cannot silence us! invite all your friends, peers and colleagues and show them we will not accept their facilitation of fascist ideas.
⏰ 22 October – 19:00
📍 Heidelberglaan 8
🔻TOEN NIET, NU NIET, NOOIT MEER FASCISME!🔻👥 by local antifascists (source)
https://acties.todon.nl/event/location-change-counter-demo-baudet-at-utrecht-university
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❗ LOCATION CHANGE 🔻
#Utrecht university relocated the election debate with fascist #Baudet to sciencepark.
🪧 We will now gather at Heidelberglaan 8 (bestuursgebouw)
🔥 Show Utrecht university that they cannot silence us! invite all your friends, peers and colleagues and show them we will not accept their facilitation of fascist ideas.
⏰ 22 October – 19:00
📍 Heidelberglaan 8
:antifa: https://afanederland.org/2025/10/21/tegendemonstratie-geen-baudet-bij-universiteit-utrecht (ook in Nederlands)
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⚠️ LOCATION CHANGE. See https://todon.nl/@AFA/115412233646591747. Voor Nederlands zie https://afanederland.org/2025/10/21/tegendemonstratie-geen-baudet-bij-universiteit-utrecht.
‼️ALERTA ALERTA‼️
#Utrecht university is organising an election debate and invited #Baudet!
The university does not only facilitate #genocide, but now also #fascism!We are saying NO to giving a podium to fascists, thats why antifascists are
organising a noise demonstration at the entrance of the venue.Bring your pots, pans, and all your comrades!
⏰ 22 october - 19:00
📍 Lange nieuwstraat 106
🔻TOEN NIET, NU NIET, NOOIT MEER FASCISME!🔻
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We are excited to share that #UtrechtUniversity in Utrecht, Netherlands is joining Knowledge Commons as a sustaining member! 🎉🎉🎉
Their participation will help us to continue supporting our community of researchers, educators, students, and creators as they discover open works, connect with their peers, and share their valuable contributions to our collective knowledge.
Read more on our blog: https://about.hcommons.org/2025/10/13/utrecht-university-joins-knowledge-commons-as-a-sustaining-member/
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Now that´s reflection...
Blogpost on taking time to reflect, build education community, and work toward better education in general. This is my second study-trip with my Educational Leadership cohort, and I take so much home from these. New ideas about co-creation, education models, and what goes right and very wrong with reflection.
https://rebeccanordquist.edublogs.org/2025/10/03/now-that-is-reflection/
#higherEd #reflection #UtrechtUniversity #education #ProfessionalDevelopment #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity @faculteit_diergeneeskunde
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Today we host Night at the Library at the Utrecht University Library City Centre. A festival featuring topics such as eco-sexuality, AI as an ally of the climate, activism within academia and the appetizers of the future.
#UtrechtUniversity #UniversityLibrary #Utrecht #Science #Festival
https://www.uu.nl/en/events/one-book-one-campus-presents-night-at-the-library
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Commitments turning into action
@utrechtuniversity will discontinue its Web of Science subscription on 1 January 2026, in line with the Barcelona Declaration and its open science strategy.
More: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026
#OpenResearchInformation #OpenScience #BarcelonaDeclaration #UtrechtUniversity
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The University Library has decided not to renew its licence for access to the Web of Science citation database (including Journal Citation Reports). Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on Open Science.
#OpenScience #UtrechtUniversity #WebOfScience #Science #UniversityLibrary #Utrecht
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026
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"After reading it, I really wanted to talk to someone"
Conny van Bezu and I interviewed our colleague Eline Gielen for the Utrecht University website about reading “Birnam Wood” and her participation in the One Book One Campus reading event. Afterwards, I took a few portraits of Eline in the Botanical Gardens.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/after-reading-it-i-really-wanted-to-talk-to-someone
#UtrechtUniversity #OneBookOneCampus #Reading #Books #BotanicalGarden #Utrecht #UniversityLibrary
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Was about time - and hopefully, more #Dutch institutions will follow suit
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More information and the full grant proposal here: https://tdcc-synthetic-data.nl
NB: ideally we are looking for someone already employed at #SURF, #UtrechtUniversity, #MaastrichtUniversity, or #DANS #KNAW in NL, but please still apply if you are not part of these, we will arrange a secondment agreement.
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Are you a data scientist interested in designing and implementing process-informed machine learning and uncertainties quantification methods? Join us as a postdoc and work on carbon turnover models and the fusion of data science forecasting methods with process-based models (hybrid modelling) to map soil and biomass carbon fluxes across Europe at high resolution.
#job #hiring #postdoc #UtrechtUniversity #Geosciences #PhysicalGeography #MachineLearning #carbon
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Join the faculty of #Geosciences as a postdoctoral researcher! You will work on carbon turnover models and the fusion of data science forecasting methods with process-based models (hybrid modelling) to map soil and biomass carbon fluxes across Europe at high resolution.
#job #hiring #postdoc #DataScience #modelling #carbon #UtrechtUniversity #PhysicalGeography
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A true thriller for students and staff 🙀 👻
This year, One Book One Campus reads ‘Birnam Wood’ by Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton. A page-turning eco-thriller about what happens when heartfelt principles meet obscene wealth. Read the novel this summer, join the conversation this autumn.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/a-true-thriller-for-students-and-staff
#UtrechtUniversity #UniversityLibrary #Utrecht #Books #Reading #BookClub #Science #OneBookOneCampus