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Henkjan Honing appointed professor of Cognitive and Computational Musicology

Henkjan Honing has been appointed professor of Cognitive and Computational Musicology at the Faculty of Humanities.

K.H. van Dalen-Oskam appointed professor of Computational Comparative Literature

Karina van Dalen-Oskam has been appointed professor of Computational Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Humanities

UvA art historian identifies new work by Flemish painter Jan van Eyck

Technical analysis by Dr Claudine Chavannes-Maze possibly confirms van Eyck drawing

Major NWO grant for researching paints used in fine arts

Within the framework of Science4Arts programme, The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has provided funding for the project titled ‘How paint changes: consequences for conservation, presentation and preservation of paintings from Van Eyck to Mondriaan'. The UvA (Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science) will coordinate the research.

Marita Mathijsen named supervisor of the year

Marita Mathijsen, professor of Modern Dutch Literature at the Faculty of Humanities, was named ICH Supervisor of the Year during an awards ceremony held on 19 December 2011

Perspectives on Humanities

In this month’s edition of Perspectives on Humanities, we speak to Dr Jeroen de Kloet about his role as managing coordinator of the research priority area 'Cultural Transformations and Globalisation'.

Activities for and by the Faculty of Humanities: readings, lectures, symposiums, debates, congresses etc.

FGw Annual Report 2011

News, professorial appointments, PhD conferrals, prizes, grants, publications and key data of the Faculty of Humanities.

UvA website for current and prospective international staff.