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Research

From ‘one size fits all’ to design for social inclusion

UvA is partner in the TACIT research programme that aims to break down barriers for the 1 in 4 Dutch affected by disabilities. TACIT is a five-year, 3.2 million Euro NWO research programme focused on Inclusive ...
Fashion in funerary portraits: a window onto the Roman world

We can express ourselves through clothing, hairstyles and jewellery. And this has been the case for thousands of years. According to historian Anique Hamelink, this means that you can learn a lot about social and ...
‘Meaning-Seeker Test’: Nearly three-quarters of Dutch people are looking for meaning

What provides meaning in life and how do people define meaning? UvA professor of Digital Humanities Rens Bod, in collaboration with the newspaper Trouw and Ipsos I&O, designed the ‘Meaning-Seeker Test’ to discover ...
Michiel Vermaat wins Rijksmuseum Migelien Gerritzen thesis prize 2024

Michiel Vermaat has won the Rijksmuseum Migelien Gerritzen thesis prize 2024 with his master's thesis, entitled ‘Seeing Beyond the Surface: Investigating Methods of Visualising Consolidants in Wood Borer-Damaged ...