The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Professor Yuk Hui, Chair of Human Conditions at the Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil), a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros. Professor Hui will use this prestigious grant to develop a new philosophical and political framework for addressing the planetary challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

16:42 Press release - Europe risks a dangerous deterrence gap unless it urgently rethinks its nuclear posture, according to a major new report released today and to be presented at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) this weekend.

Dr Lasse Gerrits will hold his inaugural lecture as professor for the Governance of Complex Urban Transformations at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (Erasmus University Rotterdam) on 6 February 2026.

It is important to involve young people in developing effective drug prevention measures relevant to their lives. This is evident from "Niet zonder ons'!" (Not without us'!), a new report by Yara Toenders and Ilse van de Groep, EUR researchers affiliated with YoungXperts and Healthy Start, and researchers from the Trimbos Institute.

Festive opening of a new Convergence lab: celebrating a new MRI facility and collaboration between EUR and Erasmus MC. Although the new MRI scanner of Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC has been in full use for almost a year, the joint MRI facility was officially and festively opened last week.

On 9 December the new national Citizens Collective Monitor 2025 (Burgercollectieven-monitor 2025) will be published by CollectieveKracht. Drawing on data from 431 initiatives, the monitor shows how citizens collectives are increasingly developing into important actors in the public domain.

For decades, universities worldwide have been struggling with persistent gender inequalities in study choices, especially in engineering and social sciences. Despite numerous initiatives, progress towards gender equality remains limited, and the underrepresentation of women in engineering poses both an economic and social challenge.

16:27 Press release - HIER - the Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research - is a new collaborative initiative that brings together five leading knowledge institutions in South Holland: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center, Delft University of Technology, Leiden University, and Leiden University Medical Center.

In the pond at Erasmus University Rotterdam, something remarkable has been glowing since today: POND, a luminous installation that makes the health of the water visible. Powered by electricity from microbes and colours that respond to ecological change, this innovative water guardian literally shows how well-or poorly-the water is doing.

How are Dutch pop artists doing today? The Dutch pop music sector is vibrant and diverse, but for many artists, life as a musician is accompanied by uncertainty. This is the outcome of the recently published BAM! Artists Monitor, conducted by the Rotterdam Popular Music Studies research group (Erasmus University Rotterdam) in collaboration with BAM! Popauteurs.

Is it permissible to create human embryos specifically for scientific research? This question lies at the heart of the debate surrounding a private member's bill that seeks to remove the ban on creating embryos for research from the Embryo Act.

Although the new MRI scanner of Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC has already been in full use for almost a year, the joint MRI facility was officially and ceremonially opened last week. During a gathering at Erasmus MC, researchers, administrators and students came together to reflect on what the facility has already delivered, as well as on the promising research plans for the years ahead.

Dr Aviv Barnoy (assistant professor in Digitalisation and Business at Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication) and his fellow researchers have discovered that clear agreements on how people should share information online can significantly reduce the spread of misinformation.

A new interdisciplinary study led by Dr Aviv Barnoy (Erasmus University Rotterdam), together with Dr. Ori Freiman, Prof. Arnon Keren, and Prof. Boaz Miller, introduces a fresh way to understand and moderate toxic content online.