Utrecht University

Tamar Aprahamian en Sonja El Yandouzi zijn de hosts van deze UU-podcast over inclusiviteit in het onderwijs. Ze brengen hun eigen ervaringen in als eerste generatiestudent met een migratieachtergrond, en vertellen over activiteiten in het onderwijs rondom Equity, Diversity en Inclusivity (gelijkheid, diversiteit en inclusie), vaak afgekort tot EDI. Tamar is beleidsadviseur onderwijs en Sonja is do...

Tamar Aprahamian en Sonja El Yandouzi zijn de hosts van deze UU-podcast over inclusiviteit in het onderwijs. Ze brengen hun eigen ervaringen in als eerstegeneratiestudent met een migratieachtergrond, en vertellen over activiteiten in het onderwijs rondom Equity, Diversity en Inclusivity (gelijkheid, diversiteit en inclusie), vaak afgekort tot EDI. Tamar is beleidsadviseur onderwijs en Sonja is doc...

In this episode, host Rachel Gillett from Utrecht University explores the fascinating intersection of sports, culture, and history with guests Lis Camelia and Jan Bant. This podcast delves into Jan’s PhD research ‘Baseball, Belonging and Identity Formation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands,” which explores baseball's cultural role and significance in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, revealing how t...

In this episode, host Rachel Gillett from Utrecht University explores the fascinating intersection of sports, culture, and history with guests Lis Camelia and Jan Bant. This podcast delves into Jan’s PhD research ‘Baseball, Belonging and Identity Formation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands,” which explores baseball's cultural role and significance in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, revealing how t...

In this episode, host Rachel Gillett from Utrecht University explores the fascinating intersection of sports, culture, and history with guests Lis Camelia and Jan Bant. This podcast delves into Jan’s PhD research ‘Baseball, Belonging and Identity Formation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands,” which explores baseball's cultural role and significance in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, revealing how t...

Tamara Mchedlidze tells us about algorithms, visualizations of data and the applicability of it, in a 15-minute nutshell.

What are you grateful for today? If you are aware of the good things that happened to you today it will help you to fall asleep in a peaceful mindset.

Fall asleep peacefully with a visualisation of a beautiful forest.

Quiet your mind by listening to this meditation wherein we visualise a beautiful space, fly to the stars in the sky.

Take a walk and calm your mind with this calming meditation.

In this episode, Donya speaks with Veni-laureate Christel van Eck (UvA), about her research on how academics can best combine their roles as scientists and activists. Should they even do this? And why (not)? The challenges around being an activist academic are becoming ever more pressing when it comes to the theme of climate change as the demands of science, policy, civil disobedience, and media a...

In this episode, TPV associate editor Michele Grossman interviews Paul Thomas about his earlier work Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism: Failing to Prevent (Bloomsbury, 2012). Paul Thomas is Professor of Youth and Policy at the University of Huddersfield in the UK, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange in the School of Business and Educat...

In this episode of ‘SHN: The Podcast’, Assistant Professor Erik de Lange interviews Professor Maurizio Isabella about Southern European revolutions in the 1820s. Together they discuss how these revolutions were connected, which complicated role the British Empire played and what the role was of the Mediterranean Sea. Many of the revolutionaries in the 1820s were in favour of the monarchy, but the...

Take a gentle pause from your busy day with our soothing interlude. In this meditation, we invite you to find tranquility and embrace the present moment. Through mindful breathing, let go of stress and immerse yourself in serenity. Join us as we guide you toward a peaceful state of mind.

Join us in this episode for a brief body scan meditation. The beauty of this practice lies in its focus on the body, simplifying the meditation process and making it more accessible. Body scans serve as an excellent tool to reconnect with your physical self, understand your emotional state, and identify areas of tension within your body.

In this episode, Dr. Rachel Gillett is joined by Dr. Agnes Andeweg and students Maren Smith and Amanda Annemans to discuss the annual reading event 'One Book, One Campus'. A large focus in this conversation is this year’s selection: We Slaves of Suriname, the 1934 book by Anton de Kom, providing a scathing history of three centuries of Dutch colonial rule. This episode is part of our series of Mic...

In this episode of Unsettling Knowledge, Amanda Annemans speaks with filmmakers Alexine Gabriels and Emma-Lee Amponsah about their work with the grass-roots media collective 'Black Speaks Back' and its recent project: the poetic short film 'Zwarte Ibis'. Zwarte Ibis explores black intimacy, navigating the blurred boundaries between sexuality and intimacy. Join us in a conversation about the vulner...

De Bermuda Driehoek, ook wel bekend als de duivelsdriehoek. Oceanograaf Miriam Sterl ging met een schip het water op voor onderzoek naar zee wervels. Ook wel 'swirls' of 'eddies' genoemd. Hoe is het onderzoek verlopen?

In this episode, TPV editor Beatrice de Graaf interviews Daniel Byman about his book Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism (Oxford University Press). Daniel Byman is a Director and Professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and a senior fellow at the C...

Fruitvliegen, ze zijn er weer. Overwinteren ze in je woonkamer of komen ze mee met de laatste tros bananen uit de supermarkt? Zijn ze te weren uit je huis en hoe dan? Bioloog Jelle Zandveld vertelt over zijn evolutieonderzoek en de testpopulatie die hij ervoor gebruikt, het merkwaardige beestje: de fruitvlieg.

In this Microcast, Dr. Grace Leksana and Elia Nurvista discuss the artwork of Elia Nurvista, which explores themes of food, gender, and artistic techniques, now on display at the Wereldmuseum in Amsterdam. This episode is part of our series of Microcasts, where we revisit the key points of the episode in another language. To listen to the full conversation about Elia's artwork, listen to Episode 2...

In this episode of ‘SHN: The Podcast’ Assistant Professor Ozan Ozavci discusses with Dr. Ilkay Yilmaz the security culture of the Ottoman Empire in the Hamidian Era (1876-1909). They discuss topics such as what anarchism meant in the Ottoman Empire, the function of the passport system in the empire and how the Ottoman government dealt with threats. ‘Security History Network: The Podcast,’ a series...

In this episode, Dr. Rachel Gillett is joined by Dr. Grace Leksana and artist Elia Nurvista. They discuss Elia Nurvista's artwork, now on display at the Wereldmuseum in Amsterdam, and ask how it shows the impact of colonialism. The conversation, like the artwork, explores themes of food, gender, and artistic techniques. Elia's work invites us to think about how and why certain things of colonial a...

In deze meditatie richten we ons op het herkennen en accepteren van emoties. We bereiken dit door ons te concentreren op ons lichaam en onze ademhaling. Deze oefening nodigt je uit om een dieper bewustzijn van je emotionele landschap te ontwikkelen, terwijl je tegelijkertijd leert om in het huidige moment te blijven door middel van lichaamsbewustzijn en ademhalingsfocus.

Ontdek de kracht van bewuste ontspanning met onze meditatiepodcast. Deze aflevering richt zich op het loslaten van spanningen die zich in je lichaam kunnen ophopen. We begeleiden je door een proces van bewuste focus op je hele lichaam, waarbij je leert hoe je kunt aanspannen en vervolgens bewust kunt ontspannen. Ga met ons mee op deze reis naar innerlijke rust en welzijn.