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Events (archive)

Events (archive)

We believe in our duty to share knowledge through weekly seminars, regularly workshops and other events. on this page you'll find events organized in the past. If you're interested in upcoming events visit the Events page. Our weekly seminars at DIFFER cover a wide range of topics and are open to everybody. Please, read more on our dedicated Seminars page. You can find specific information for external visitors and subscribe to our seminar mailinglist on this page.

DIFFER Seminar: Gender gaps in introductory physics courses may not represent gaps in physics knowledge

Seminar, to
Class GPA Gender Gap
Abstract: Prof. Cassandra Paul and David Webb have spent the last several years cataloguing ways that average grade differences between different demographic groups can be minimized or removed by changing the structure of the introductory physics course in question.
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DIFFER SEMINAR: Funnel control: origin and recent advances | Krasovskii passivity

Seminar, to
DIFFER event
Title: Funnel control: origin and recent advances by Stephan Trenn
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DIFFER SEMINAR: Elections, Technology and Trust: Insights from Two Decades of Remote Internet Voting in Estonia

Seminar, to
Piret Ehin
Abstract: Trust in elections underpins democratic legitimacy. Yet technology is reshaping elections–how people vote, how campaigns mobilize, the information environments citizens navigate, and the risks electoral systems confront. These transformations unfold amid mounting pressures on democracy and measurable global democratic decline.
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Online event: The Future of Energy Security in the Netherlands

Event, to
Easac report
INVITATION
 The Future of Energy Security in the NetherlandsOnline event organised by EASAC, KNAW and DIFFER 
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PhD defense Ameya Ranade: Nano-scale Electrode Engineering for Alkaline Membrane Water Electrolyzers

PhD defense, to
Ameya Ranade
On 19 January 2026 Ameya Ranade will defend his thesis called 'Nano-scale Electrode Engineering for Alkaline Membrane Water Electrolyzers'. From Design, Optimization to Scalable Implementation.
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