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More rules do not make sports automatically safer
In conversation with philosopher Aldo Houterman about top-level sport, violence and why safety cannot be enforced from above.
- Tuesday 27 Jan 2026
- Interview
Julien Kloeg joins the Young Erasmus Academy
As of 26 January 2026 Julien Kloeg will join the Young Erasmus Academy (YEA) of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
- Tuesday 27 Jan 2026
- General
In our country, ideas came together: Ronald van Raak on philosophy in the Netherlands
Van Raak questions a Dutch philosophy, yet traces ten centuries of thinking shaped in the Netherlands, revealing past and present limits of tolerance.
- Friday 23 Jan 2026
- Publication

Farewell Lecture Gijs van Oenen
Gijs van Oenen will retire in 2026. On the occasion of his retirement, he will deliver his farewell lecture on Thursday, 12 February 2026.
- Thursday 12 Feb 2026, 16:00 - 18:30
- Valedictory lecture
PhD defence S.E. (Sara) Madera Gomez
The Animal-Machine: New ideas on animals in early modern philosophy and science
- Friday 13 Feb 2026, 13:00 - 14:30
- PhD defence
Master Open Day
Visit the Master Open Day at Erasmus University Rotterdam on Saturday 21 March 2026 and find the programme that suits you!
- Saturday 21 Mar 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
- Open day