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Do billionaires drive innovation or deepen inequality? Does extreme wealth strengthen economies or weaken democracy? As global disparities grow, it is essential to bring these questions to the surface in an open dialogue.
During this gathering, Danny...
On December 8, from 9.30 to 13.30 we will have the annual workshop of our RCR theme at the House of Connections. There will be a guest speaker from Loughborough University, Dr. Monia Del Pinto, who will present her work on Disaster risk and Climate change...
The next Environmental Humanities Network Talk + Discussion is just around the corner! Make sure to attend!
Food before waste in premodern cities
Historian, arabist and mealworm farmer Willem Flinterman will be presenting his prospective research project:
"Ci...
Resonant Ecologies: Sound, Art, and Cultural Heritage explores how sounds shape cultural memory, urban life, and creative practice. Bringing together students, scholars, producers, and musicians, the symposium invites participants to listen more closely to...
At a time when the university is facing budget cuts, global challenges, and a rapidly changing future of work and education, it is essential that we, as academics, come together in critical conversation about our roles and responsibilities.
During this...
On Wednesday 22 October, we are excited to host another EHN lecture and discussion with Jackson Tamunosaki Jack at House of Connections!
Jackson Tamunosaki Jack is a postdoctoral fellow in the AFREXTRACT project. His research explores extractive lifeworlds...
With the Dutch general elections just around the corner, this event offers an essential overview of the key players, issues, and debates shaping the 2025 campaign.
For many internationals, understanding the Dutch political landscape can be challenging —...
While most of the event is closed to invited participants, we warmly welcome all interested to join the open session on 8 October from 13:30 onwards at the House of Connections!
Countries are not on track to meet the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for...
Make sure to join on Friday, 26 September 2025, at the House of Connections in Groningen for the launch of our new research group (Digital) Archives and Collections! The event runs from 9:30 to 11:30, and it promises to be a special occasion. Guest speaker...
The Environmental Humanities Network (the research group within RAS) warmly invites you to its first meeting of this academic year, featuring a talk by Prof. Dr. Ann-Sophie Lehmann on the new project JUST ART.
As the impacts of climate change accelerate, it...
On 30 June 2025, the University of Groningen’s Sub-Saharan Africa strategy team and the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development will organise a symposium entitled SDGs: geopolitical developments and the effect on education, research and...
Associate Professor Anitra Nelson
(University of Melbourne, Australia)
Dr. Ethemcan Turhan & Dr. Christian Lamker
(University of Groningen)
Anitra Nelson is activist-scholar affiliated with the Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-) at the University of...
This event offers a unique opportunity to reflect on how your research can drive meaningful impact beyond academia and how to collaborate with society to co-create solutions that address real-world challenges.
This half-day event will begin with a plenary...
For this final session of the academic year, you are invited to the book launch of "Ineffective Policies: Causes and Consequences of Bad Policy Choices", by Ian Roberge, Heather McKeen-Edwards, and Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn.
Bad policies have repercussions...
The Human Mobility & Migration Lab and the European Integration Research Group invite all RAS fellows to the Democracy & Governance Research Day ’40 Years of Schengen: Migration as a Driver of European (Dis)integration?’ taking place on June 5 at House of...