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Victor Rutten external link reached (Dutch) retirement age early in 2021, an occasion when the ribbon was supposed to be awarded but the ceremony was postponed. Victor Rutten was trained as a biologist with specialisation in immunology.…

Open Science means that scientists openly share their research methods, data and outcomes, both with colleagues and with society. This movement is on the rise, but it is still far from self-evident.CollaborationScientists can have…

The climate is changing, and our crops have to keep up with it. A team of scientists and companies are joining forces to learn how to make crops more resilient to heat, drought, pests and diseases; also because we want to use less…

Antibiotic resistance is an important and global problem. The irresponsible and excessive use of antibiotics in both people and animals is leading to an increase in the number of resistant bacteria. We know that a small proportion of…

The way our immune system responds to pathogens varies from person to person. Researchers at Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht discovered that each person develops a unique arsenal of antibodies, which are proteins produced as part of…

Promotion to the rank of Professor 1 is not a standard career move for every professor. It is a position that is reserved for academics who are figureheads of what the UU stands for. Whereas until now this position was reserved for…

Promotion to the rank of Professor 1 is not a standard career move for every professor. It is a position that is reserved for academics who are figureheads of what the UU stands for. Whereas until now this position was reserved for…

Researchers found evidence of higher death rates amongst people who had been exposed to more air pollution even though the levels were allowed under current official standards. Previous studies have found an association between long term…

Best Master's Thesis 2021The award for Best Master's Thesis 2021 goes to Robin Verstraten for his thesis entitled ‘The fractional Langevin equation’. New analytical techniques have led to the discovery of a new state of matter: the Time…

Welcome to our smoke-free campus. Utrecht Science Park, the International Campus Utrecht and the UU locations in the city centre are now completely smoke-free. In this way, together we ensure a healthy and sustainable environment to study…