Three researchers to receive Research Talent funding
The board of the NWO domain Social Sciences and Humanities decided last week which proposals will receive funding under the Research Talent programme. Research Talent offers excellent students in the social and behavioural sciences the opportunity to do PhD research. Three up-and-coming researchers are to conduct PhD research at NSCR with NWO funding, namely Gabriele […]
In May 2017 former director Gerben Bruinsma retired from the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR). To mark this occasion, NSCR organised a symposium on Friday, May 12th 2017, focusing on his contribution to criminology. Gerben Bruinsma obtained his PhD at the University of Nijmegen in 1985. His dissertation examined […]
Prestigious Sellin-Glueck award for Gerben Bruinsma
Gerben Bruinsma, Professor of Environmental Criminology at VU University Amsterdam, is this year’s recipient of the Sellin-Glueck award in criminology, the highest award given by The American Society of Criminology to scholars from outside the USA. Now in its 43th year, the Thorsten Sellin & Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck Award aims to draw attention to […]
Routledge International Handbook of Life-Course Criminology
We are proud to announce that the Routledge International Handbook of Life-Course Criminology, edited by Arjan Blokland (Senior Researcher) and Victor van der Geest (A-Lab Fellow), will be in print as of March 2017. What started out as a European project grew into an international volume featuring studies from the US, Canada, the UK, Denmark, […]
Barbora Hola has been given a WISE-position at NSCR
Barbora Hola has been given a position at NSCR in the first round of the NWO Women In Science Excel (WISE) programme . This tenure track programme provides talented female scientists with the opportunity to continue or develop their own research group and ultimately advance to a top position at the institute in question. Four […]
Globalisation of Fisheries Conference | February 3‐5 | Texel
The prevalence, actors, ecological impact and regulation of illegal fishing NIOZ and NSCR organised this 3-day international conference to discuss current issues regarding the globalisation of fishing fleets and their impact on rich marine ecosystems. The aim was to bring the best possible information together, identify current gaps in knowledge, discuss opportunities to improve knowledge, […]
30 January 2017 | Symposium Cycle of Violence in Post-Conflict Settings
Theory, Facts and Policy Responses Date: 30 January 2017 Time: 9.00 – 17.00 (including lunch) followed by drinks Location: NSCR (Colloquiumzaal) Registration: secretariaat@nscr.nl before January 24 A cycle of violence model offers a framework for examining the impact of mass violence and its aftermath on family functioning, parenting and child development. It lays bare how violence transfers from one generation […]
15 and 16 December 2016 | Symposium Sex Offenders: A Criminal Career Approach
Organizer: NSCR | Date: 15 and 16 December 2016 | Location: VU Amsterdam On the occasion of publishing the volume Sex Offenders: A Criminal Career Approach, edited by Arjan Blokland and Patrick Lussier, the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Science (KNAW), is […]
Friday, December 9 at 16:15 holds Stijn Ruiter his inaugural lecture in the Aula of the Academy Building, Utrecht, on taking up his post as professor. Stijn Ruiter was appointed by decision of the Executive Board by September 1, 2014 as professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Utrecht University to work in the […]
