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A survey of Research & Development employees at Ford Motor Company shows that as many as 45% of them work on their own research and innovation projects in addition to their formal assignments.

Eight projects involving researchers from Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht receive funding from the National Roadmap for Large-scale Research Infrastructure programme.

The Dutch Research Council  (DRC, in Dutch: NWO) has awarded Vici grants to seven researchers from Utrecht University and the UMC Utrecht. They will each receive up to EUR 1.5 million for research. Vici is one of the largest personal scientific grants in the Netherlands. Advanced researchers in the Netherlands can apply for it.

Causal evidence in the study of migration and integration is hard to come by, as these phenomena happen in a real-life environment and are practically impossible to simulate in a scientifically controlled experiment. A unique situation developed in Rotterdam which allowed for the use of experimental methods to investigate the effect of policy on recently arrived refugees' integration.

Increased use of the subsurface, for example for geothermal energy production or subsurface storage, is crucial for achieving the (inter)national goals for greenhouse gas emissions. Today it was announced that EPOS-eNLarge, a research project that focuses on efficient and safe use of the Dutch subsurface, is one of the projects to be awarded through the Dutch Research Council (NWO) large-scale research infrastructure call.

Worldwide, over 500 million people live in deltas. Their liveability is under pressure because of matters like rising sea levels and deterioration of ecosystems.

A unique collaboration between Utrecht University computer scientist Tamara Mchedlidze and Tilburg University sociologists has resulted in European Values Maps : an interactive website where scientific data on basic human values across Europe has been depicted in an entirely innovative way.

People with an interest in fitness and dieting are exposed to harmful videos on the app TikTok in no time, Utrecht Data School, De Groene Amsterdammer, and RTL Nieuws find.

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 migrant

When she landed a research grant from NWO (Dutch Research Council), biochemist Tessa Sinnige had to write a Data Management Plan for the first time.

Function We are seeking a candidate for a PhD project titled "Roots and routes to migrants' economic participation in the Netherlands: the constraining and facilitating impact of home and host society contexts (1970-2021).

ROBUST aims to provide a new boost to Dutch fundamental research on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The program will receive a contribution of 25 million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Involve families in the data collection of your research The renovated Utrecht University Museum (UMU) will open its doors to the public in September 2023.