# Faculty of Humanities

**Source**: https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/home.html
**Parent**: https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/organisation.html

More...

News

[More news](https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/news/news.html)

- [Humans are fundamentally “musical animals” – and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. This is the conclusion of new work by UvA professor of Music Cognition Henkjan Honing. In ‘The Biology ...](https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/press-releases/2026/03/from-speculation-to-science-humans-are-born-musical.html?origin=hB%2FgWKiBSOWepgosz3fAjw)
- [Digital infrastructures play an increasingly important role in geopolitical conflicts. At the same time, the infrastructures of our society themselves are becoming ever more politicised. How can we learn to look ...](https://www.uva.nl/en/shared-content/faculteiten/en/faculteit-der-geesteswetenschappen/news/2026/03/from-geopolitics-to-geobacter-rethinking-digital-infrastructure.html?origin=hB%2FgWKiBSOWepgosz3fAjw)
- [The UvA will join the European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH) as a full member from 2027 onwards. This opens new opportunities for collaboration in research, education and innovation across Europe.](https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/news/2026/03/uva-joins-european-university-alliance-for-global-health.html?origin=hB%2FgWKiBSOWepgosz3fAjw)
- [Medical procedures such as IVF are often seen as the solution to involuntary childlessness, while success rates are relatively low. Philosopher Gulzaar Barn of the University of Amsterdam states that we place too ...](https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/press-releases/2026/02/involuntary-childlessness-is-not-an-individual-problem-but-a-societal-issue.html?origin=hB%2FgWKiBSOWepgosz3fAjw)

- [The Faculty of Humanities offers several English-taught Bachelor's programmes.

  View all](https://www.uva.nl/en/education/bachelor-s/bachelor-s-programmes/bachelor-s-programmes.html?t=fgw)
- [The Graduate School of Humanities (GSH) is responsible for the Master's education at the The Faculty of Humanities.

  Visit the GSH website](https://gsh.uva.nl/)

Upcoming events

[More events](https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/events/events.html)

- [30 Oct 2025 - 5 Apr 2026

  In de theatergeschiedenis speelt het decor vaak een grote of zelfs bepalende rol. Deze tentoonstelling presenteert drie visies op theatervormgeving. Daarbij staat het 18de-eeuwse huiskamertoneel van Baron van ...

  Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/shared-content/uva-podia/nl/evenementen/2025/10/decor-in-drie-bedrijven.html?origin=nDRPZ7%2FIQVm8Zu4Sgxsnrg)
- [30 Oct 2025 - 5 Apr 2026

  In theatre history, stage design has often played a major, even defining role. This exhibition presents three visions on theatre design, centring around the 18th-century chamber theatre of Baron van Slingelandt, one ...

  Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/shared-content/uva-podia/en/events/2025/10/set-design-in-three-acts.html?origin=nDRPZ7%2FIQVm8Zu4Sgxsnrg)
- [13 Feb - 17 May 2026

  From 13 February to 17 May 2026, Framer Framed presents the exhibition Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities, curated by writer and ASCA researcher Fabienne Rachmadiev and presented in ...

  Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/shared-content/subsites/amsterdam-institute-for-humanities-research/en/events/2026/02/between-fires.html?origin=nDRPZ7%2FIQVm8Zu4Sgxsnrg)
- [10 - 31 Mar 2026

  What does it mean to be queer? And what parts of the queer experience are usually left unmentioned in art and media? The Queer Underground exhibition explores the concept of intersectionality and how it shapes ...

  Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/shared-content/subsites/vox-pop/en/events/2026/03/exhibition-queer-underground.html?origin=nDRPZ7%2FIQVm8Zu4Sgxsnrg)

- [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/uva-humanities/)
- [Follow us on Instagram](https://instagram.com/uva_humanities)

## Disciplines

Visit the discipline websites for an overview of the study programmes, news and events.

[Read more](https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/disciplines.html)