Derek van Zoonen winner Wieringa-Rengerink PhD prize 2022
This year's Wieringa-Rengerink PhD prize, which was officially announced at the Ceremony of Merits on Friday on 7 July, has been awarded by the jury, chaired by Rector Cisca Wijmenga, to Dr. Derek van Zoonen of the Faculty of Philosophy for his dissertation entitled: "Plato on pleasure and illusion". The faculty congratulates Derek on this impressive achievement.
Read more about about the Wieringa-Rengerink PhD Award for the best UG dissertation. A description and link to Derek's dissertation can be found in the link.
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