RUG Science Space at Liberation Day Festival Groningen
During Liberation Day Festival on the 5th of May, the University of Groningen (RUG) will be at the Stadspark with its own spot on the festival grounds: the RUG Science Space. In this unique area – built from two shipping containers and the mobile RUG Speech Lab – visitors can experience science in a surprisingly accessible way.
From ten-minute flash lectures to art installations, mini-workshops, live demonstrations, and short films – RUG researchers bring the theme of Freedom to life from a variety of perspectives: political, cultural, philosophical, economic, and more. All in a relaxed festival atmosphere, with seating areas, picnic tables, and space for interaction around the central theme: Freedom.
The RUG Science Space is an initiative of the Young Academy Groningen (YAG) and the Faculty of Arts.
Stop by, be surprised, and discover science in festival form!
Entrance is free.
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Time
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Mini Lecture
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Speaker
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13:00 – 13:15
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Het recht op een vrij Palestina [NL]
Palestijnen leven sinds 1967 onder bezetting door Israël. Dat deze bezetting in strijd is met het Internationaal recht is vastgesteld door het Internationaal Gerechtshof in Den Haag. Hoe zit het precies met de rechten van Palestijnen op een vrij land? Professor Marcel Brus, hoogleraar Internationaal Recht, legt het uit. |
-Professor hoogleraar internationaal recht |
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13:30 – 13:45 |
“Should I stay or should I go?” — The freedom to leave [ENG]
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-Assistant Professor in Political Philosophy |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
Slavernij in Groningen: wat je nooit leerde op school [NL]
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-Onderzoeker Eigentijdse Geschiedenis |
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14:30 – 14:45 |
Are we free to change the world? [ENG]
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-Assistant Professor in Political Theory |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Vrijheden in nood [NL]
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- Promovendus en docent Rechten
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15:30 – 15:45 |
F*UWhatsApp! Save #freedom, ditch #techbros...wait…where are we going from here?![ENG] |
-Associate Professor Human Dignity in the Digital Age |
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16:00 – 16:15 |
Is vrijheid mogelijk zonder democratie? [NL] |
- Universitair Hoofddocent in Sociale en Politieke Filosofie |
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16:30 – 16:45
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‘Stop the hate!’ Defending media freedom today [ENG]
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David Cheruiyot -Assistant Professor in Media and Journalism |

