/en en Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:16:37 +0200 Mon, 24 Mar 25 10:31:00 +0100 /en/background/a-robot-as-a-buddy-in-healthcare-children-really-see-it-as-a-friend In her PhD research, Anouk Neerincx investigated how robots can help reduce stress, how they can get children to talk about their health and how they can teach children emotional skills. 148045 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:31:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/finetuning-your-laymans-talk-join-the-training This training is open to PhD students at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� who will be giving a layman's talk prior to their defense within four months from the training. 147766 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:21:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/rosanna-fund-for-women-apply-for-scholarship-before-1-dec-2024 The next deadline to apply for a ROSANNA Fund Scholarship is 1 December 2024. 144106 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/possibility-of-laymans-talk-for-uu-phd-candidates Starting today, UU offers PhD candidates the opportunity to take advantage of a so-called "lekenpraatje" (layman's talk) prior to the defense of their dissertation. 142945 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:55:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/a-partnership-with-impact-anton-de-kom-university-of-suriname Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� aspires to be an international university, in part through cooperation with partner universities. One example is the strategic partnership with the Anton de Kom ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of Suriname (AdeKUS). 138588 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/entire-assessment-committee-is-allowed-to-wear-gowns-from-now-on From now on, everyone who asks questions to a PhD candidate during a PhD Ceremony of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� is allowed to wear gowns. 134159 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/municipalities-taking-a-different-course-in-the-reception-and-assistance-of-refugees Sara Miellet obtained her PhD on research into local governments and the reception and guidance of refugees. How can municipalities make their own choices? 126035 Sun, 11 Dec 2022 22:46:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/work-in-process-unearthing-meaning-using-process-mining Jelmer Koorn promoveerde als informaticus op een onderzoek naar Process Mining: het ontdekken, analyseren en verbeteren van werkprocessen. Hij deed dat in de zorg. 120264 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:51:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/we-should-see-workarounds-as-valuable-feedback-rather-than-turning-a-blind-eye What if the system you have to work with is not a support, but an obstacle? Iris Beerepoot studies workarounds and will be awarded her doctorate on 11 May. 115884 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:54:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/leru-summer-school-for-phd-students-on-the-university-of-the-future From Sunday 3 July to Friday 8 July the Urban Futures Studio of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� organises a Summer School with the theme 'the university of the future, rethinking the role of universities worldwide in light of the challenges of the 21st century'. 113783 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:26:00 +0100 Nieuws League of European Research Universities /en/news/utrecht-university-supports-phd-candidates-with-specialised-psychologist As of March 1 Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has a ‘PhD psychologist’ in service, who offers psychological support. 75205 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:12:00 +0100 Nieuws Afstudeerhoed met boek en diploma op een toetsenbord (fotograaf: William potter, iStock) /en/news/chiral-superconductor-generates-electric-current-when-properly-deformed Theoretical physicists at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and their colleagues in Stockholm have recently discovered that a unique effect occurs in chiral superconductors. 61661 Tue, 29 May 2018 12:29:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/evaluating-medicines-using-real-world-data Data from day-to-day clinical practice and patients’ experiences should have more influence on drug reimbursement, according to PhD candidate Amr Makady. 62145 Mon, 07 May 2018 13:29:00 +0200 Nieuws Pillen in blisterverpakking /en/news/gregory-lacraz-and-iris-otto-win-heat-3-of-breaking-science The winners will compete in the Breaking Science 2018 final of 23 April 60753 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:30:00 +0200 Nieuws GregoryLacraz /en/news/dom-weinberg-and-joske-ubels-win-heat-2-of-breaking-science The winners will compete in the Breaking Science 2018 final of 23 April 60435 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:30:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/marlou-slot-and-philip-minderhoud-win-breaking-science-heat-1 The winners will compete in the Breaking Science 2018 final of 23 April 60345 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:59:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/17-million-euros-marie-sklodowska-curie-cofund-grant-for-phd-training-programme-mcec The Gravitation Programme Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion (MCEC) receives European subsidy. 59331 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:38:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-university-starts-dual-phd-programme-for-it-people The government is struggling with complex ICT issues. 53161 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:38:00 +0200 Nieuws Desktop computer /en/news/the-whole-bitcoin-system-uses-as-much-energy-as-croatia PhD candidate Erik Jagroep developed a dashboard that shows the energy consumption of software. 52613 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:20:00 +0200 Nieuws Erik Jagroep /en/news/phd-candidate-develops-teaching-method-for-comprehensive-reading-in-primary-schools Suzanne Bogaerds-Hazenberg has been awarded a Research Talent grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). 41381 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:04:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/Imgorthand