50 years of Academic Freedom 


 

NIAS is delighted to invite you for the Opening of the Academic Year 2021/22. During this special anniversary edition, we celebrate that for the past fifty years, scholars, journalists and artists at NIAS have been able to pursue curiosity-driven research. We also celebrate the importance of places like ours which safeguard academic freedom and the individuals behind institutions who make this possible. 

Speaking at the event,

NIAS TALK

In this NIAS Talk (in Dutch) on 14 September alumna Marika Keblusek explores historical and contemporary ways of collecting. She discusses how artistic and museum practices today try to capture the sense of wonder and curiosity which the early modern cabinets of curiosity reflected.

INSIGHTS

On Academic Freedom 

In April 2021, NIAS held a discussion on Islamo- leftism and French academia with Eric Fassin, Professor of sociology at the University of Paris 8 St-Denis and NIAS alumni, Jim House and Katell Lévant. 

WRITTEN AT NIAS

Down to Earth

Maarten G. Kleinhans Fellow 2019/20

In this open-access article subtitled History and Philosophy of Geoscience in Practice for Undergraduate Education, Maarten Kleinhans sketches arguments on how introducing the history and philosophy of science can enrich the curriculum of the first-year undergraduate earth science study. Kleinhans connects HPS themes to practical cases throughout the curriculum and argues for developing reflective learning activities thereby enabling the students to be more interdisciplinary in their approach. 

WRITTEN AT NIAS

Labour-market transitions

Ton Wilthagen Fellow 2019/20 and Marieke Stolp

In this white paper, Ton Wilthagen presents the results of his research project, 'the labour market transition: towards more value and more work.' He outlines systematic steps for including untapped labour talent who want to participate but are unable to find sustainable or paid work.