Fatima Denton

Prince Claus Chair: 20 Years of Excellence in Equity and Development

The Prince Claus Chair is proud to present its 2023-2024 Highlights Report, marking two decades of fostering academic excellence and international collaboration in equity and development. This year, we celebrate the impactful work of our Chairholders: Key achievements include: As we reflect on 20 years of impact, we remain committed to challenging current thinking on…

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Inaugural lecture Dr Fatima Denton: ‘It’s time we owned the future’

Dr. Fatima Denton has been appointed to the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development 2022-2024 at Utrecht University. On July 5, she gave her inaugural lecture in which she explored the dynamics of power and powerlessness in climate diplomacy beyond the surface of just transitions. During her lecture, Fatima Denton took her audience on…

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5 July: Inaugural lecture Dr Fatima Denton

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…

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Fatima Denton appointed to Prince Claus Chair

As of 1 September 2022, Dr. Fatima Denton will formally start the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development at Utrecht University on ‘Just Transitions’. As the world seeks to address climate change and transition to new ways of life, there is an increasing demand for what is called a ‘just transition’; the need to…

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