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  • Call for Bids: DEON 2027

    Deadline: Thursday 15 January 2026

    The DEON steering committee is currently soliciting bids to host the 2027 edition of DEON, the International Conference on Deontic Logic and Normative Systems. Originally focused on computer science, the series now brings together researchers from various fields, including computer science, philosophy, legal theory, and linguistics.

    The proposal should include the following:

    • A proposal for a DEON-related theme for the 2027 edition;
    • The names of the members of the organizing committee;
    • Possible or intended dates of the conference;
    • The intended venue, with a description of available rooms and facilities and a plan to make the conference hybrid (in-person and virtual), including recordings;
    • Plans for additional or co-located events, if any;
    • An initial rough budget, including the intended registration fees and funding sources.
    For more information, see https://sites.google.com/view/deon-2025/home or contact Agata Ciabattoni (information about previous editions) at , or Olivier Roy (proposal submission) at .
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    Henkjan Honing speaks at Palace Symposium ‘Music and mind, music as medicine’ hosted by His Majesty the King and Her Majesty Queen Máxima

    On Thursday evening, November 20, the Palace Symposium took place at the Royal Palace Amsterdam with the theme “Music and mind, music as medicine.”
    For more information, see https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/11/20/koninklijk-paar-aanwezig-bij-paleissymposium-music-and-mind-music-as-medicine or contact Henkjan Honing at .

  • TuneTwins: Test Your Musical Memory!

    How good are you in memorizing music? Can you still remember tunes when some information is hidden? Find out with TuneTwins, a science game from the University of Amsterdam. Match melodies, clear the board, and minimize mistakes!

    TuneTwins was created by members of the Music Cognition Group.

    For more information, see https://tunetwins.amsterdammusiclab.nl/.

  • ILLC MacGillavry fellows share their year

    The UvA MacGillavry Fellowship is a recruitment programme for female researchers with the potential to obtain a leadership position as an UvA associate or full professor. Ana Lucic and Martha Lewis and others talk about their research and experiences after their appointment last year.

    For more information, see https://www.uva.nl/en/shared-content/faculteiten/en/faculteit-der-natuurwetenschappen-wiskunde-en-informatica/news/2025/10/four-uva-macgillavry-fellows-share-their-year.html.

  • Call for Abstracts MoL Magazine "The Illogician" (issue 2026 i)

    Deadline: Wednesday 29 October 2025

    We’re putting out a call for abstracts for the nextissue of the MoL magazine, The Illogician! Whether you’ve got a thought-provoking essay, a compelling opinion piece, a review of something interesting, or a summary of a paper that caught your eye, we want to hear about it. Any logic-related topic is welcome, from deep and serious pieces to comical stories. Just keep your abstract to a maximum of 300 words and submit the following form by October 29th. All Master of Logic, Logic Year, and ILLC PhD students are welcome to submit an abstract. Looking forward to seeing your ideas!

    For more information, see https://resources.illc.uva.nl/TheIllogician/calls/2025-10-07-abstracts/.

  • Jan Willem Klop (19 December 1945 - 28 September 2025)

    It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of  Prof. dr. J.W. (Jan Willem) Klop at the age of 79 on 28 September 2025. 

    Jan Willem Klop was a distinguished scientist renowned for his foundational work in various aspects of the theory of computation. Thanks to his efforts in 2003 a multi-authored 900-page book, 'Term Rewriting Systems,' appeared, of which he was the main author. The book's review in the Journal of Functional Programming noted that it is 'a compulsory reference for anyone working in the area.'

    For more information, see https://www.cwi.nl/en/news/in-memoriam-jw-klop/ or contact .

  • The Unique Animal -- Het Unieke Dier

    What distinguishes us from other animals? What do we have in common with them? Do we really understand who we are? It was long thought that our capacity for reason, morality, self-awareness, language, and religion fundamentally distinguishes us from animals. But in recent decades, it has become clear that much of what is considered uniquely human also exists in other animals, albeit often in less complex or refined forms. Perhaps the real distinction between humans and animals is not so much a specific characteristic, but the extent to which we are able to develop those characteristics?

    The Unique Animal -- Het Unieke Dier takes the reader on a journey (in Dutch) through the many claims about unique human characteristics and the supposed distinction between humans and animals. At the end of this groundbreaking book, Rens Bod provides a crystal-clear answer to what connects humans, animals, and other living beings, and in what ways they still differ from each other.

    For more information, see https://www.uva.nl/shared-content/faculteiten/nl/faculteit-der-geesteswetenschappen/nieuws/2025/09/het-unieke-dier-zijn-mensen-echt-zo-anders-dan-dieren.html or contact Rens Bod at .