This is the second meetup of the Verse It! poetry club, with the theme “Fear of the Unknown“. The featured poet for the month is Vincent Cellucci, followed by an open mic. Everyone can join!

The year 2020 was a trying year for all of us due to the COVID-pandemic. What does it mean to be an academic in these difficult times and what can we learn from what we have experienced?

For better or worse, Western European culture has managed to impact and dominate much of the world for centuries. In this introductory lecture, learn about the decolonisation movement and the peoples and cultures it seeks to empower.

Als het over de effecten van klimaatverandering gaat klinkt vaak de roep om veerkracht. Op het eerste gehoor klinkt dat plausibel – wie wil er nu niet veerkrachtig zijn – maar is het wel altijd zo wenselijk?

Can humans really be understood as algorithms? What happens to the things that cannot be captured in data? And why is the dataist future presented as inevitable?

What is or should a university be in the 21st century? Is it just a factory of knowledge, delivering professionals to the market? Or is it an institution of social and cultural value with a responsibility towards its students and society?

Inmiddels zitten we in de vierde feministische golf. De vierde? Is het nog nodig dan? Vrouwen studeren en werken, er is een minimumquotum voor vrouwen aan de top, zorg- en huishoudelijke taken zijn geen enig recht meer en mannen hebben uitgebreider vaderschapsverlof.

Dutch-Congolese author Alphonse Muambi provides first-hand knowledge and experience of the past and present conflicts in resource rich countries like Congo, Niger, and Mali.