Utrecht University

On 15 October 2022, Distinguished Professor of Utrecht University Frits van Oostrom will receive the Visser-Nederlandia Prize by the Algemeen-Nederlands Verbond (ANV). With the aim of maintaining and developing the Dutch language and…

Nutrient enrichment by human activity and loss of herbivory are two major causes for diversity loss in plant communities worldwide. Increased competition for light is one of the most often suggested forces linking the impacts of nutrients…

Bacteria living on the walls of a cave in Romania use methane as their only source of food. Researchers from Utrecht University and national and international colleagues describe the previously unknown microbes in a paper in Nature…

DialogueTrainer, start-up in online conversation training and Utrecht University spin-off, has won the prestigious CES innovation award. This prize is awarded annually to companies that distinguish themselves in the field of design and…

The orca that died on Cadzand beach in Zeeland on Saturday has been transferred to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for examination. The animal arrived Sunday morning, after which the investigation could start. It is a female of 5.17…

A previously unknown virus has been found to occur worldwide in the most widely studied plant species, thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana). The presence of the virus, which was discovered by researchers at Utrecht University and Wageningen…

At a slow pace, the Moon is moving away from the Earth and the Earth is rotating more slowly around its axis. To say something about these changes in the distant past, geologists use information stored in rocks and fossils. But the…

A project aimed at developing new tools to predict and optimize potato plant growth by mapping the microorganisms living on seed potatoes has been awarded a 940.000 euro funding. The project, led by biologist Roeland Berendsen, will be a…

Tools from quantum mechanics can help computers to interpret ambiguous language. PhD candidate Adriana Duarte Correia showed that the application of quantum algorithms might allow computers to understand language better and faster. Today,…

In 2015, the Iraqi town of Hawija is bombed. An entire neighbourhood is destroyed and at least 85 civilians are killed. It takes four years before Dutch investigative journalists discover who was responsible for the attack: the…