Quiet your mind by listening to this meditation wherein we visualise a beautiful space, fly to the stars in the sky.

Take a walk and calm your mind with this calming meditation.

In this episode, Donya speaks with Veni-laureate Christel van Eck (UvA), about her research on how academics can best combine their roles as scientists and activists. Should they even do this? And why (not)? The challenges around being an activist academic are becoming ever more pressing when it comes to the theme of climate change as the demands of science, policy, civil disobedience, and media attention are coming together new ways and raising urgent questions for how academics should navigate their roles in relation to the public. We talk about:

- What the communication research tells us about the circumstances under which academics should become more involved in activism.

- What the responsibility of academics is when it comes to engaging with the public on the issue of climate change.

- How to respond to the problem of science disinformation on this topic.

- What the role of academic institutions is in addressing today’s challenges for academics who are publicly engaged as activists on this issue.

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Going Public is a podcast series about how scientists/scholars can best communicate their knowledge about contested issues like climate change and sustainability with the public in today’s changing media landscape. In each episode, we have a conversation with someone with expertise in science communication and media matters to hear their advice.

Global crises like climate change raise important challenges for academics from across disciplines who are doing research that is relevant for public debates. Such academics not only produce scientific knowledge but also have to be able to communicate it convincingly to different audiences. By highlighting important conversations, Going Public seeks to help researchers reflect on how best to navigate public engagement and science communication, today. What helps when it comes to gaining public understanding, credibility, and trust? Which approaches are the most effective? And what should we keep in mind as we venture into public outreach activities within a media landscape that is increasingly dominated by social media platforms?

This podcast series functions as a practical guide for academics from all fields, as well as a resource for students of science communication.

In this episode, TPV associate editor Michele Grossman interviews Paul Thomas about his earlier work Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism: Failing to Prevent (Bloomsbury, 2012). Paul Thomas is Professor of Youth and Policy at the University of Huddersfield in the UK, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange in the School of Business and Education. Paul Thomas’s analyses of the British government’s policy towards multiculturalism in Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism remain relevant in current political debates. Together with Grossman, they discuss how his work can help us understand the current political situation in the United Kingdom.

Terrorism and Political Violence is a podcast series produced by the Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence (TPV) in collaboration with Utrecht University. This podcast is comprised of two types of episodes. In Issues up close, editors of the TPV journal will discuss a range of subjects from prominent issues covered by the journal such as the history of terrorism, its causes and consequences, questions concerning political violence and major global trends and threats. In our Book Talks episodes, editors will host conversations with experts from across the field to discuss their current work. More information about this series, and other episodes, can be found on www.uu.nl/tpv. With special thanks to Pieter Veen for the soundtrack.

In this episode of ‘SHN: The Podcast’, Assistant Professor Erik de Lange interviews Professor Maurizio Isabella about Southern European revolutions in the 1820s. Together they discuss how these revolutions were connected, which complicated role the British Empire played and what the role was of the Mediterranean Sea. Many of the revolutionaries in the 1820s were in favour of the monarchy, but the monarchy was not in favour of them…

‘Security History Network: The Podcast,’ a series of podcast episodes produced by the Security History Network in collaboration with Utrecht University. The series exists of conversations between experts in the field of Security History from the nineteenth century and beyond. Security analysts, historians and social scientists from around the world are interviewed by the core members of the network with the aim of exploring connections across disciplines from area studies tot social psychology, and from medicine to digital humanities. More episodes can be found on securityhistorynetwork.com/podcasts/ . With special thanks to our guests and Annegreet Silvius for the creation of the jingle.

Take a gentle pause from your busy day with our soothing interlude. In this meditation, we invite you to find tranquility and embrace the present moment. Through mindful breathing, let go of stress and immerse yourself in serenity. Join us as we guide you toward a peaceful state of mind.

Join us in this episode for a brief body scan meditation. The beauty of this practice lies in its focus on the body, simplifying the meditation process and making it more accessible. Body scans serve as an excellent tool to reconnect with your physical self, understand your emotional state, and identify areas of tension within your body.

In this episode, Dr. Rachel Gillett is joined by Dr. Agnes Andeweg and students Maren Smith and Amanda Annemans to discuss the annual reading event 'One Book, One Campus'. A large focus in this conversation is this year’s selection: We Slaves of Suriname, the 1934 book by Anton de Kom, providing a scathing history of three centuries of Dutch colonial rule. This episode is part of our series of Microcasts, where we revisit the key points of an episode in a conversation in another language. To listen to the full episode about One Book, One Campus, check out Episode #21.

If you want to continue learning more about topics covered in today’s conversation, we’d recommend checking out:

- The official One Book, One Campus resource guide: https://www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/Resource%20Guide%20-%20We%20Slaves%20of%20Suriname%20-%20DEF.pdf

- “Anton de Kom and the Formative Phase of Surinamese Decolonization” (2009) by Peter Meel https://brill.com/view/journals/nwig/83/3-4/article-p249_3.xml

- “Citizenship Violence and the Afterlives of Dutch Colonialism: Rereading Anton de Kom” (2023) by Guno Jones https://read.dukeupress.edu/small-axe/article-abstract/27/1%20(70)/100/355161/Citizenship-Violence-and-the-Afterlives-of-Dutch

- “Appropriating Anton de Kom Today: Canonization, Translation, Celebration” (2023) by Karwan Fatah-Black https://read.dukeupress.edu/small-axe/article-abstract/27/1%20(70)/78/355159/Appropriating-Anton-de-Kom-TodayCanonization

Get your own copy of We Slaves of Suriname here: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/equality-diversity-inclusion/edi-for-you/activities/one-book-one-campus

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Brought to you by the UGlobe Decolonisation Group

Hosted by Dr. Rachel Gillett, Maren Smith and Amanda Annemans

Sound by Maren Smith

Music by CarlosCarty (CC-BY-3.0)

Special thanks to our guest Dr. Agnes Andeweg

In this episode of Unsettling Knowledge, Amanda Annemans speaks with filmmakers Alexine Gabriels and Emma-Lee Amponsah about their work with the grass-roots media collective 'Black Speaks Back' and its recent project: the poetic short film 'Zwarte Ibis'. Zwarte Ibis explores black intimacy, navigating the blurred boundaries between sexuality and intimacy. Join us in a conversation about the vulnerability and community-engagement involved in filmmaking. We ask Emma-Lee and Alexine about their quest to challenge stereotypical depictions of 'blackness', and reveal the intimacy of not always understanding.

Find more information about Black Speaks Back on their website: www. Blackspeaksback.com

and follow their instagram at @blackspeaksback

De Bermuda Driehoek, ook wel bekend als de duivelsdriehoek. Oceanograaf Miriam Sterl ging met een schip het water op voor onderzoek naar zee wervels. Ook wel 'swirls' of 'eddies' genoemd. Hoe is het onderzoek verlopen?