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Two Utrecht researchers will receive an ERC Consolidator Grant this year. The European Union awards this grant of 2 million euros on average to researchers who have earned their spurs in science. The Utrecht researchers receiving a grant…

With the recruitment of no less than 44 assistant professors, Utrecht University’s Faculty of Humanities is investing heavily in strengthening its education and research. “We are focusing on themes that students and young researchers…

Dogs with osteoarthritis benefit from a new treatment: an injection that delivers a painkiller with a long-term effect. This is proven to be safe and effective. It is possible that the treatment can also help humans in the future.…

Patients whose drug treatment is matched to their DNA, suffer 30 percent fewer serious side effects. This is the result from a study external link published by a team of international researchers, including Vera Deneer, associate…

Utrecht University will award two honorary doctorates to leading climate scientists, Professor Corinne Le Quéré and Professor Sonia Seneviratne, during the celebration of the university’s 387th Dies Natalis, or birthday, on 27 March 2023.…

How do power relations cause gender inequality and exclusion, and how can we change it? What impact does structural racism have on societies? And what are the living and working conditions of migrants whose right to stay in Europe is…

Seven Utrecht University Humanities scholars have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) in the Open Competition SGW programme. With this competition, the NWO Division for Social Sciences and Humanities wants to offer…

Studying the DNA of organisms that live today can increase our understanding of how life evolved billions of years ago. For his PhD research, Julian Vosseberg delved into the DNA of contemporary organisms to find out how complex cells…

Methane contributes significantly to climate change. Emission reduction of this greenhouse gas has shown high potential in quickly slowing down global warming. Utrecht University researcher Hossein Maazallahi recently founded his start-up…

Involve families in the data collection of your researchThe renovated Utrecht University Museum external link (UMU) will open its doors to the public in September 2023. UMU will be the research museum of the Netherlands: a museum for…