/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:49:45 +0200 Wed, 10 Sep 25 17:00:00 +0200 /en/news/hawking-was-right-black-hole-surfaces-can-only-grow-not-shrink The conclusion of the study is that the surface area of ​​a newly formed black hole is, with 99.999 percent certainty, significantly larger than the two original surface areas combined. 152026 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/phd-defence-by-quirijn-meijer-optimisation-of-gravitational-wave-data-analysis-employing-machine On August 27 2025, Quirijn Meijer has successfully defended his thesis. 151734 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publication/gravitational-waves-could-reveal-exotic-matter-inside-neutron-stars “Gravitational waves could one day help us tell the difference between ‘normal’ nuclear matter and something we’ve never directly observed before.” 151495 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/deep-learning-removes-glitches-in-gravitational-wave-data Physicist Tom Dooney developed DeepExtractor, a fast AI tool for cleaning gravitational wave data that helps scientists ‘hear’ the universe better. 151440 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/phd-defence-by-stefano-schmidt-searching-for-precessing-black-hole-binaries-in-gravitational-wave On May 20 2025, Stefano Schmidt has successfully defended his thesis. 149680 Wed, 21 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/breakthrough-prize-in-fundamental-physics-for-four-collaborations-at-the-large-hadron-collider On April 5 the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN were honoured with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. 149270 Wed, 07 May 2025 09:34:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/on-clear-nights-we-would-watch-the-stars-from-the-school-rooftop Olaf Massen is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, regularly works at the CERN particle accelerator and mentors the next generation of physicists. 149185 Thu, 01 May 2025 14:43:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/in-memoriam-umut-gursoy It is with deep sorrow that we announce the unexpected passing of our dear colleague, Umut Gürsoy. We are deeply shocked by this loss as he was not only a valued colleague and mentor, but also a friend. 149222 Thu, 01 May 2025 09:12:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-participants-public-engagement-academy-2025 Apply now for the Public Engagement Academy: a training programme specifically targeted at postdocs and other early-career researchers at the Faculty of Science. 148686 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/phd-defence-by-christos-pliatskas-stylianidis-jet-energy-flow-fluctuations-with-alice On February 21 2025, Christos Pliatskas Stylianidis has successfully defended his thesis. 147085 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/phd-defence-by-melissa-lopez-exploring-the-frontier-of-transient-gravitational-wave-detection On February 17 2025, Melissa Lopez has successfully defended her thesis. 147004 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/in-memoriam-paul-kuijer Recently Paul Kuijer passed away. Paul was a senior experimental physicist at Nikhef who had an important role in the ALICE experiment at CERN and has worked as an assistant professor at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� in the 80's and 90's. 146591 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/nineteen-utrecht-researchers-receive-nwo-award-for-groundbreaking-fundamental-research 21 research consortia get the chance to make a breakthrough thanks to funding from the Open Competition ENW-XL. Utrecht scientists are involved in 11 of the research consortia. 145651 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:19:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/chris-van-den-broeck-appointed-scientific-director-of-grasp Chris Van Den Broeck has been appointed Scientific Director of the Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics. He succeeds Raimond Snellings, who served as Scientific Director of the institute since September 2019. 145009 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:20:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/mike-sas-received-nwo-veni-grant Dr. Mike Sas, who completed his PhD at UU-GRASP, has been awarded the prestigious NWO Veni fellowship. 142154 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/nwo-veni-grant-for-peter-pang Peter Tsun Ho Pang, currently a postdoc at GRASP, has won a prestigious NWO Veni fellowship. 142152 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:50:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/raimond-snellings-appointed-head-of-department-of-physics Snellings is Professor of Heavy Ion Physics and leads the Dutch contributions to the international ALICE experiment with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. 141672 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/in-memoriam-michiel-botje-1949-2024 On Tuesday the 23rd of April Michiel Botje unexpectedly passed away after a short sickbed. Michiel was a member of SAP and has worked as a teacher at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��. 140172 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/phd-defence-by-shi-qiu-the-search-for-the-chiral-magnetic-effect-with-alice-at-the-lhc On April 17 2024, Shi Qiu has successfully defended his thesis. 139664 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/nwo-m-grant-for-developing-a-new-technology-for-a-digital-calorimeter Thomas Peitzmann has received a NWO M-grant for developing a new technology for a digital calorimeter 139137 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:45:00 +0100 Nieuws