Utrecht University

Utrecht University has appointed Tuncay Baubec as Professor of Genome Biology & Epigenetics. Baubec will develop broad approaches to study how the molecular ‘packaging’ that surrounds DNA plays a key role in biological processes. His…

High-resolution simulations of ocean circulations 34 million years ago are shedding a new light on the 50-year-old question about how and why the Antarctic ice sheets formed. The simulations show that the tectonic opening of Southern…

Naber and his colleagues conducted a NWO-subsidised study to assess the motivation of job applicants. In collaboration with the company Neurolytics, he tested a computer model that scans complex behaviour and emotions in the video…

The question of how plants cope with floods becomes more relevant by the day, as climate change has increased the incidence of floods. Most major crops are extremely vulnerable to wet soils. To prevent severe crop losses in the future,…

Frits Hilgen external linkwill receive the prize at Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei’s headquarters in Rome on Friday November 12th. The Accademia is one of Europe’s oldest and most distinguished scientific societies, and was founded in…

Ever imagined a real price economy where all the prices of products represent the ‘full costs’ of production? Also including the costs of preventing child labor, climate change, biodiversity loss, corruption and so on? And thus, enabling…

Many policymakers and government agencies ask questions about the effectiveness of sanctions and warnings. In their report Sancties voor burgers: een bruikbaar instrument voor gedragsverandering? external link(Sanctions for citizens: a…

IJsseldijk's thesis, "Living on a knife-edge: Unravelling harbour porpoise health through multidisciplinary and cross-border approaches", examines the dangers facing porpoises and the importance of international cooperation for teir…

Reliable information is important for everyone, especially when it comes to health. Unfortunately, fake news threatens access to reliable information. How can people distinguish news from fake news, for example when it comes to Covid-19?…

Henk Kummeling, Rector Magnificus of Utrecht University, handed the first copy of the book Open Science: The Very Idea external linkto Jet Bussemaker, former minister of Education, Culture and Science, on 28 October. The book was written…