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Henk Barendregt is the Distinguished Lorentz Fellow 2012/13
Henk Barendregt, Professor of Foundations of Mathematics and Computer Science at Radboud University Nijmegen, wins the fourth Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship. At NIAS, Barendregt will explore the discrepancy between human perception, commonly perceived as continuous, versus the actual discrete underlying mechanisms. This will also be the topic of his interdisciplinary workshop at the Lorentz Center.
Seminar - The Digital Humanities Paradox
On Thursday 8 December 2011, at 16.30h Jan-Christoph Meister from Hamburg University will hold a seminar in which he will present a talk entitled ‘the DH paradox - A modest proposal concerning the relation between digital and analog conceptualizations of human artefacts’
Robbert Dijkgraaf new Director IAS
Robbert Dijkgraaf, President of the KNAW, has been appointed Director of the Institute for Advanced Study with effect from July 1, 2012.
Seminar - Creative Writing
On Thursday, 24 November 2011, Christiaan Weijts, Writer-in-Residence 2011/12, will lead an interactive seminar about ideas and experiences in dealing with writing.
Seminar - The EU Crisis, an Anthropologist and Macro View
On 17 November 2011 Marga Peeters and Erik Bähre, NIAS Fellows 2010/11, will hold a seminar in which they will talk about the current crisis in the European Union.
Seminar - Brain Mechanisms
On 27 October 2011, Dick Jennings and Michael Potegal will hold a seminar in which they will give an overview of Brain Mechanisms of Aggression and Emotion.
Ajobami Ojebode - African going Dutch
Starting this month, Ayobami Ojebode, NIAS fellow 2011/12, will post a weekly blog on the website of the RNW, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, called 'Africans going Dutch'.
HUGO Fellow Baragwanath President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
HUGO Fellow Sir David Baragwanath has been elected President of the Tribunal and Presiding Judge of the Appeals Chamber.
Book Presentation - Bulgarian Scholars at NIAS
On 3 October a meeting took place between 13 Bulgarian Scholars, the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Bulgaria and Aafke Hulk, Rector NIAS.
