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Utrecht University has appointed five professors at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences.

Lorena de Vita , Merel van Goch , Ruud Hortensius , Verena Seibel , Friedemann Polzin and Iryna Susha are awarded DRC (in Dutch: NWO) Open Competition SSH XS funding.

Lorena De Vita , Merel van Goch , Ruud Hortensius , Verena Seibel , Friedemann Polzin and Iryna Susha are awarded Dutch Research Council (NWO) Open Competition SSH XS funding.

Jolle Demmers speaks in Flemish Parliament at presentation of annual report of Flemish Peace Institute We realise that this article has raised a lot of controversy and, as Utrecht University, we take this very seriously. You can find a comment at the bottom of the article.

During the annual conference of the EWUU alliance ( TU/e , , , UMC Utrecht ), held in the Omnia dialogue centre in Wageningen on 19 April, the alliance partners will show how collaborating across the borders of the scientific disciplines can contribute to a healthy planet.

This spring Utrecht University geoscientists will launch a new metadata catalogue. But what exactly is such a catalogue, and how can it help you as a scientist? Project manager Ronald Pijnenburg gives us a tour of the new system.

While using a wood-burning stove, large amounts of particulate matter and ultrafine dust are released into living rooms.

Utrecht University has appointed Sanne Abeln as Professor of AI Technology for Life. Abeln and her research group will focus on developing technology in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) with the aim of gaining more insight into complex biological systems, such as cells, organisms and ecosystems.

That the Netherlands was guilty of using excessive force during the Indonesian War of Independence (1945-1949) is well known nowadays.

That the Netherlands was guilty of using excessive force during the Indonesian War of Independence (1945-1949) is well known nowadays.

In the world of life-extending treatments, more and more is possible. This raises ethical questions such as: who will actually benefit from these treatments?

Turn off the lights! On Saturday 25 March, it is the sixteenth time households and companies all over the world are asked to turn off their lights between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm.

Sixty-five students following the same master's programme at the same time, but scattered over and moving between the premises of five different European universities.

Sixty-five students following the same Master's programme at the same time, but scattered over and moving between the premises of five different European universities.

Joint press release Utrecht University and KWR Water Research Institute More than half of the world's population lives in cities, a percentage that is only going to increase.

On 17 March 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued a warrant for Putin's arrest.

By studying how nature solves problems, we can create a society that truly cares for the earth. Jaco Appelman , researcher at Utrecht University, is sure of it. At the university, this approach, summarized in the term 'bio-inspired innovation', is being put into practice. The university's Corporate Real Estate & Campus office is working with Appelman and PhD candidate Katharina Hecht , among others, to give the concept a place within the future development of the Utrecht Science Park.

Today, the National Geographic Society launched the World Water Map as part of its five-year World Freshwater Initiative to better understand developing freshwater shortages around the world and inspire sustainable action.

Young people with a refugee background who settle in a city benefit from a diverse urban culture. They tend to feel at home in their new city more quickly when they meet other young people at festivals, community centres or on the street - people whose interests in music, art or sports they share.

Artificial intelligence, data science, textmining. These are themes reflected in the research proposals submitted to the FAIR Research IT Innovation Fund.