Christian Ernsten awarded NWA-ORC grant as part of Traumascapes project

Christian Ernsten, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, is part of the consortium awarded a prestigious NWA-ORC grant for the project “Traumascapes: Valuing, Negotiating and Sharing Sites of Trauma, Pain and Loss.” The project has received a total of €6.8 million in funding.

About the project
Across the Netherlands and its former colonies, many locations bear the physical and emotional traces of traumatic histories. These so-called traumascapes are significant for collective memory and identity but often also give rise to polarised societal debate. The Traumascapes project seeks to investigate these complex spaces through interdisciplinary research and co-creation with societal partners. The goal is to develop new, inclusive approaches to understanding and engaging with traumascapes—using them not only to reflect on the past but also as catalysts for dialogue and societal transformation.

About the NWA-ORC grant
The NWA-ORC (Research along Routes by Consortia) programme is part of the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) and aims to foster innovative, interdisciplinary, and demand-driven research. Funded projects are carried out by broad coalitions of academic researchers, societal stakeholders, and citizens. The programme encourages collaboration across sectors to address complex societal challenges.

We congratulate Christian Ernsten and the entire consortium on this outstanding achievement.