Fun and academia
Universities are special tradition heavy knowledge producing institutions, with an immense amount of expertise in them. But the very specific characteristics of universities and academic research could...
View ArticleDebate: Thinking about Christmas
From an academic perspective, what better way to celebrate Christmas than analyze its practice? Celebration of Christmas is a social institution in the Western World, and one that a significant amount...
View ArticleGender Summit Manifesto for Research and Innovation
We would hereby like to distribute a call for action in relation to the role of gender in research and innovation. The FP7 project, Gender in Science (genSET) has initiated the policy Manifesto for...
View ArticleHoliday greetings from the Hedda team
2013 has reached its final days and another year has passed. We would want to wish happy holidays to the whole Hedda family – our previous, current and future students and staff, the numerous...
View ArticleHoliday greetings from Hedda!
Dear Hedda friends across the globe! We are incredibly thankful that you have taken the time to stop by to read some of the guest posts, listen to podcasts, consider some of the opportunities in the...
View ArticleIn memoriam: the 147 victims at Garissa University College
The recent attack at Garissa University College in Kenya cannot be characterised as anything than a vicious terror attack on the young generation of learners in Kenya. Garissa University College was an...
View ArticleOne minute silence against violence
The European University Association (EUA), with support from the European Student Union (ESU) have called higher education institutions, student unions and other organisations across Europe to stand...
View ArticleIn memoriam: Professor Rui Santiago
Last month, we were saddened to hear that one of the professors of the HEEM programme, Professor Rui Santiago passed away. In this post, we commemorate his legacy as a colleague and mentor in the HEEM...
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