Prince Claus Chairholder Dr Helena Varkkey participated in a three-day workshop on water governance and lived experiences, held in Izmir, Türkiye, from 1 to 3 July 2026. Organised by colleagues from the Water, Securitisation Anxieties and Border Imaginaries (WASABI) project, the workshop explored everyday experiences of water governance in interconnected cross-border regions. Discussions addressed topics…

The Rector of the International Institute of Social Studies has the pleasure of inviting you to a special ceremony in which Professor Helena Varkkey will formally accept her appointment to the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development 2025-2027 ‘Fire, Water and Haze:Chasing blue skies in Southeast Asia’ Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026Time: 16:00-17:00 CESTWhere: ISS, Aula BAddress: Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague …

What would a 21st-century global constitution look like—one that embraces equity, sustainability, and justice for all life on Earth? As part of a new initiative led by Professor Joyeeta Gupta, Vice-Chair of the Prince Claus Chair Curatorium and recipient of the 2023 Spinoza Prize, we warmly invite all (alumni) Chairholders to participate in a unique…

The Executive Board of Utrecht University has the pleasure of inviting you to a special ceremony in which Professor Shazly Savahl will formally accept the appointment to the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development 2024-2026 at Utrecht University on:  Monday, May 26, 2025 from 4:15-5:00 PM Location: Auditorium, University Hall (Domplein 29, Utrecht)Livestream via this link.  If you…

📅 Dates: Thursday 3 & Friday 4 April 2025📍 Location: International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague What can researchers, citizens, and other stakeholders in citizen science in Latin America and the Netherlands learn from each other? How can they collaborate to ensure citizen science and technologies facilitate participatory, inclusive, and sustainable ways of measuring and addressing local manifestations of…

On 6 December, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Prince Claus Chair (PCC) with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. The PCC anniversary event honours the life and legacy of Prince Claus (1926-2002), who, in his time, challenged thinking on North-South relations and equity. The event focused on climate transition, exploring where we…

The Rector Magnificus of Utrecht University, Professor Henk Kummeling, has the pleasure of inviting you to a special ceremony on July 5 in which Dr. Fatima Denton will formally accept the appointment to the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development 2022-2024 at Utrecht University. Her lecture is titled: Power and powerlessness in climate diplomacy: looking…

Dr Seye Abimbola is one of the members of the interactive session and Q and A titled Creating Shared Priorities for Prevention & Healthcare on May 4. The Forum for Global Challenges is a major international meeting that will showcase and generate solutions to some of the most pressing challenges faced by our planet and…

Useful fictions in the knowledge practices of global health, lecture by Dr Seye Abimbola

22 March 2022 at 3-4.30 PM CET With Khayaat Fakier and Agustina Solera.