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As part of CEU's commitment to both the humanities and interdisciplinary teaching and research, the University launched a Humanities Initiative in spring 2014. The Initiative provides incentives for new cross-departmental and interdisciplinary research and teaching activities in the humanities, and to infuse CEU social science programs with perspectives, approaches and accomplishments taken from the humanities.

Recent News

How Can We Create an Egalitarian World?

May 29, 2019

CEU professor and political philosopher Andres Moles puts forward a new way of thinking about equality.

There’s a Statistical Pickpocket in All of Us

May 16, 2019

A new study by CEU researchers shows that most people—even if they aren’t pickpockets—can identify objects just by touching them.

Students Showcase Their Documentaries Shot Around the Globe

May 10, 2019

Visual Studies Platform

Student Stories

From the tea stalls of Karachi to a dusty thrift store in Budapest, take a tour of the documentaries produced by CEU students this semester.

Social Connections Can Predict a Town’s Corruption Risk

April 10, 2019

A new paper co-authored by members of CEU’s Department of Network and Data Science suggests corruption is embedded in local social norms.

UrbanA Explores the Creation of Just and Sustainable European Cities

April 3, 2019

Research Grants

Members of the collaborative research consortium will analyze hundreds of EU-funded projects to propose actionable solutions.