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Research Institute FFTR

The Research Institute for Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies (FFTR) combines three disciplines in a single Research Institute. These disciplines cover an interconnected range of fundamental questions related to convictions, beliefs and world- views past and present as well as to society, humanity, and our place in today’s world.

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Five research projects receive NWO funding

01 July 2026 News item

NWO has awarded funding of up to €800,000 to five research projects through the SGW Open Competition L. This funding enables experienced researchers to pursue a promising research idea or innovative initiative of their own choosing.

COMET 2026

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 9 am - Thursday 15 October 2026, 5:15 pm Meet-up

COMET is a three-day expert meeting on metaphysics in contemporary continental philosophy.

Inaugural lecture professor Bert van den Brink

Friday 18 September 2026, 4 pm Inaugural lecture

Professor of Political Philosophy of Radboud University, Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Sciences, will give a valedictory lecture (in Dutch) on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 04.00 p.m.