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Martinus Hortensius (1634): how the ambitious astronomer fell into obscurity (Dutch spoken)

18 november 2025 - 08:30
Folia is launching a new podcast series on the history of the University of Amsterdam.
actueel

Prominent Amsterdammers make way for colonial past in revised canon

13 november 2025 - 12:39
View of the courtyard of the East India House on Kloveniersburgwal around 1800.
How did Amsterdam become the city it is today? The Canon of Amsterdam explains this through stories and events. To mark Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary, the canon was revamped. Which stories remained, which were added and why? A committee of experts led by UvA historian Paul Knevel was involved ...
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Colonial past UvA | Preliminary research outlines involvement in slavery

7 november 2025 - 18:00
The former VOC room in the Bushuis/Oost-Indisch huis, now known as the Kartini room.
The UvA was involved in colonialism and slavery in its research and education. This is evident from preliminary research into the UvA’s colonial and slavery past, conducted by the NIOD. The report was presented to the Executive Board on 7 November.
podcast

Vossius and Barlaeus (1632): how Amsterdam challenged Leiden‘s academic monopoly (Dutch spoken)

4 november 2025 - 08:00
Folia is launching a new podcast series on the history of the University of Amsterdam.
In the new Folia podcast De Illustere Universiteit, we delve into the history of the University of Amsterdam. In this first episode, two scholars from Leiden, Vossius and Barlaeus, are approached about a small school in Amsterdam, the Athenaeum Illustre. Leiden tried to block the foundation of the a...
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Folia launches new podcast series about the “illustrious university”

31 oktober 2025 - 10:00
Folia starts a new podcast series about the history of the UvA.
Following our podcast series ‘The time of your life’, ‘Vraag 2’ and ‘Smoor’, a new Folia podcast series (in Dutch) is scheduled fas of next week. This time, it will be about the illustrious university, a series about the history of the UvA. Five questions for Folia’s podcast maker Jip ...
actueel

UvA to investigate its own colonial past

9 maart 2023 - 16:15
The Agnieten Chapel on Oudezijds Voorburgwal. This was the location of the Athenaeum Illustre, the predecessor of the University of Amsterdam.
Next spring, the UvA will launch a major research project investigating its own involvement in the Dutch colonial and slavery history. According to a statement by the UvA, the research will be conducted by an “independent and renowned institute” with expertise in this field, which is yet to be d...
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