Utrecht University

The National Library (KB) in The Hague has selected historian and media scholar Jesper Verhoef as KB Researcher-in-Residence 2023. For six months, he will research the crucial role the web plays in the lives of LGBTQI+ communities. He…

Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht, Hogeschool Utrecht, SSH and Stichting Internationale School have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly realise a new collective thermal storage installation. This installation will sustainably heat and…

It has long been known that humanity is exceeding planetary boundaries for nitrogen use. Scientists have now mapped those exceedances regionally for the first time. Whereas countries in north-western Europe and parts of India and China…

The orca that stranded and eventually died near Cadzand last Saturday had severe gum inflammation. The female also had inflammation in several internal organs and had not eaten for some time. This is according to initial investigations by…

An international group of 28 sea-level scientists and practitioners of the World Climate Research Programme’s Grand Challenge on Regional Sea Level Change and Coastal Impacts has released a new estimate for high-end sea-level rise.…

Cell biologist and Utrecht University-professor Anna Akhmanova is part of an international research team that has been awarded the ERC Synergy Grant. The multifaceted team receives close to 10 million euros to study how cells push into…

Following the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, thousands of Iranians take to the streets every day. They are demonstrating for more freedom and equal rights. These protests in Iran target the regime of…

Tipping points occur when the damage to ecosystems crosses a threshold so that dramatic and irreversible change occurs. This damage is often a consequence of human impacts on the planet such as climate change. Tipping points are known to…

The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has announced financial support for participants in the European Universities Initiative. European Universities are transnational alliances of higher education institutions in the…

Dutch universities published 82% of their peer-reviewed scientific publications Open Access in 2021. This is an increase of nine percentage points compared to 2020. For UU, the percentage is 80.7%.Jeroen Sondervan, open access expert of…