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From music to societal change: ESPhil at the Opening of the Academic Year
Students, education and societal questions came together during a festive start to the new academic year.
- Wednesday 2 Sep 2026
- General
Residents, policymakers and academics are working together to build a safer Rotterdam: can AI act as a bridge between residents and policymakers?
Can technology help foster a sense of community and a positive sense of safety? Majsa Storbeck talks about the ‘Cleaning & Greening the City’ research project
- Tuesday 11 Aug 2026
- Publication
From refuge to divided country: how tolerant is the Netherlands still?
In the 17th century, the Netherlands was a refuge for people who were persecuted for their faith or opinions. But what remains of this?
- Monday 3 Aug 2026
- Podcast

Student for a Day events Philosophy of a Specific Discipline
Become a Student for a Day at Erasmus University Rotterdam!
- Tuesday 1 Sep 2026, 09:00 - Monday 31 May 2027, 17:00
- Student for a day
Desire and Capital presents: Ray Brassier, with respondent-interlocutor Ties van Gemert
This talk explores Deleuze and Guattari’s view of capital in Anti-Oedipus, linking desire, social production, and “speculative leftism.”
- Thursday 24 Sep 2026, 17:00 - 19:00
- Lecture
PhD defence A.B. (Ana) Barbosa Mendes
Philosophical Foundations of Citizen Science
- Monday 28 Sep 2026, 15:30 - 17:00
- PhD defence