Utrecht University has numerous strongly public-focussed research groups such as Erfgoed en Publieksgeschiedenis Lab [Heritage and Public History Lab], Utrecht Forum for Memory Studies and ArtLab. And has a wide variety of impact-generating research projects such as Re/Presenting Europe, Religious Matters in an Entangled World, Remembering Activism, Constructing the Limes and the Dynamics of the Durable. There are even more long and short-term collaborations on themes including policy and corporate history, patronage studies, game studies, film studies, museum studies, etc.
In this, Utrecht’s researches join forces with museums like the Centraal Museum, Teylersmuseum, Rijksmuseum Catharijneconvent and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, and funds such as Nederlands Letterenfonds, Filmfonds, Cultuurfonds, Voordekunst. But also with municipal, regional and national governments, for example the municipality of Utrecht and the minestry of Education, Culture and Sciences (OCW); media and game indsutry; festivals like ILFU and the Netherlands Film Festival; educational institutes like the HKU, ArtEZ; public broadcasters such as the VPRO; archival institutes including the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Meertens Institute, RKD, and many more.
An impression of research projects within the impact network
Inclusive AI Podcast
Prof. dr. Payal Arora is working on the Inclusive AI Podcast in which the future of creative in an AI-driven world is explored, with a focus on theGlobal South. Host Eduardo Briceño-Florez leads conversations with experts on AI’s impact on art, traditions and fair creative values. Discover how creative communities shape inclusive, durable AI systems. Read more…
“Xevieso, Bring Me Back Home”
Hoe kan theater bijdragen aan postkoloniale rechtvaardigheid? Dr. Marleen de Witte werkt aan Xevieso: Bring Me Back Home en brengt onderzoek, podiumkunsten en Afrikaanse diasporagemeenschappen samen om ontvreemd Afrikaans erfgoed in een nieuw licht te plaatsen. De participatieve voorstelling verkent herstel, herverbinding en de kracht van cultureel geheugen. Read more…
