Utrecht University

The Dutch Research Council (DRC, in Dutch: NWO) has awarded Vici grants to seven researchers from Utrecht University and the UMC Utrecht. They will each receive up to EUR 1.5 million for research.Vici is one of the largest personal…

Utrecht University’s Celtic Languages and Culture programme is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The Jubilee will be celebrated extensively this year and the festivities were ushered in this month with the visit of the ambassador of…

An improved global understanding of river temperature could provide an important barometer for climate change and other human activities. River temperature is the fundamental water quality measure that regulates physical, chemical and…

Assistant Professor in modern and contemporary Dutch-language poetry Kila van der Starre will be a member of the jury of the P.C. Hooft Award for Literature 2024. The jury also includes Tsead Bruinja, Kiki Coumans, Maarten van der Graaff,…

Eight projects involving researchers from Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht receive funding from the National Roadmap for Large-scale Research Infrastructure programme. The Dutch Research Council (DRC, in Dutch NWO) is awarding a total…

The fate of coastal ecosystems depends on their ability to keep pace with sea-level rise—yet projections of accretion, the process by which marshes build up vertically, have widely ignored effects of animal ecosystem engineers.…

Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands suggests that locally targeted pandemic control measures could have been just as effective as national lockdowns. Researchers from Utrecht University, Erasmus MC and the University of…

Last week, the Utrecht Young Academy (UYA) selected eight new members. The Utrecht Young Academy connects young academics from Utrecht University who have obtained their PhD less than eight years ago to exchange critical perspectives on…

On Friday, January 27, Utrecht University handed out microcredentials for the first time. Over the past period, the applicability and value of microcredentials for education has been researched. This award is a festive milestone at this…

Knights in love, preaching foxes and fighting snails: medieval culture may seem familiar or odd in modern eyes, but it is always surprising. In the digital exhibition ‘The Surprising Middle Ages’ (‘De verrassende middeleeuwen’), over…