Scholars have rarely considered academic educational contexts when writing the history of peer evaluation. This article highlights the significance of these contexts by examining the philological semi...

Rezension zu / Review of: Musil-Gutsch, Josephine: : Vergangenheit unter dem Mikroskop. Kooperative Forschungspraxis von Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften, 1880–1930

A workshop organised by Leuven, Ghent, and Utrecht. Co-funded by HSHH and the ERC project Global Academies.

Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, ...

A new study explores how narrative CVs are reshaping research evaluation and academic representation

ASML, marktleider in geavanceerde chipmachines, initieerde in 2014 samen met NWO, AMOLF, de Universiteit van Amsterdam en de Vrije Universiteit een nieuw onderzoeksinstituut: het Advanced Research Cen...

Is there a limit to how much wealth one person should be allowed to accumulate? Ingrid Robeyns believes there should be. She conducts research into inequality and is the founder of ‘limitarianism’. This is particularly relevant at a time when the wealth of the super-rich continues to increase. Limitarianism is a scientifically based worldview. It is an example of how the political philosopher Robeyns challenges thinking about justice, democracy and climate issues. She is receiving this year’s Stevin Prize in recognition of her achievements in knowledge utilisation.

Volgens filosoof Henri Bergson is tijd niet hetzelfde als ruimte. Zijn biograaf Emily Herring beschrijft hoe hij tot dit inzicht kwam.