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Born and raised in Rotterdam, cum laude graduate, and leading researcher in the field of dementia: Prof. Dr. Arfan Ikram will speak at the Rotterdamlezing 2026.

A study by Casper de Vries finds that fluctuation in estimated tail behaviour may instead be driven by hidden influences such as common market factors.

Emeritus Professor Peter Wakker (Erasmus School of Economics) is the winner of the Van der Aa Lifetime Achievement Award 2026.

Half of all French employees are considering a career change, and those planning one often relate this to work related mental health, Anne Boring finds.

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

From 1 April 2026, the Resilient Delta initiative will be led by two professors from EUR: Professor Bregje van Eekelen and Professor Jurian Edelenbos.

PhD candidate Luuk van Maasakkers will defend his dissertation “Deep Learning Approaches for Customer Analytics” on Thursday 23 April 2026.

New research shows that social media amplifies the reach of criminal networks among young people, but rarely serves as their entry point into crime.

Two researchers from the ESSB, Rolf Zwaan and Robin Bouwman, contributed to research carried out within SCORE, the findings have been published in Nature.

How can educators use AI responsibly and effectively in their teaching? This article highlights initiatives at EUR to support them.