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ESHCC researchers Lise Zurné, Jasmin Seijbel and Burak Fici are researching inclusivity within the Bachelor History and conclude that there is work to be done.

Student of the Master Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship they put theory it into practice by developing and delivering real-world projects.

This April, the Rotterdam Popular Music Studies (RPMS) research cluster organised the international science conference ‘We Want More: Music / Sociology!’.

Thursday 2 April 2026, we hosted our annual award ceremony at HAL4 aan de Maas. The event was hosted by our dean, prof. dr. Esther Rozendaal.

Education and research institutions must pay millions more for open-access publications

Researchers of Erasmus University Rotterdam, in collaboration with Erasmus MC and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, investigated the effects of live music.

The History Department launched the new History@Erasmus series, which aims to invite leading academics from across the world to discuss their work.

Dr Daniel Trottier was interviewed by NRC and RTL Nieuws about 'jumping', the new Snapchat trend of random teenagers being attacked and filmed.

Simone Driessen explains how the media shaped Ali B’s image. Her research will soon be published in the academic journal First Monday.

Anne Heslinga talks about her PhD research, in which she shows that digital platforms do not necessarily guarantee sustainable growth for tech companies.