Since his appointment in 2022, Keestra has taken significant steps to promote diversity, inclusion, and equality (DIG) at the UvA. As CDO, he coordinates various university-wide initiatives in collaboration with his team, supports the Faculty Diversity Officers in their efforts at the faculty level, and engages in dialogue and collaboration with networks both within and beyond the university. The CvB is pleased that Keestra will continue his work in these areas over the next three years.

About Machiel Keestra

Dr. Machiel Keestra has been the Central Diversity Officer of the University of Amsterdam since February 2022. Between 2019 and 2022, he served as the Diversity Officer for the Faculty of Science. Since 2005, Keestra has been an assistant professor at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at the UvA, where he is involved in teaching and research on the philosophy of science, interdisciplinarity, dialogue, and diversity. He is chair of the National Network of University Diversity Officers and a board member of the international Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. Keestra is also a co-initiator of the Keti Koti Table initiative.