/en en Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:16:45 +0200 Fri, 24 Oct 25 15:27:00 +0200 /en/news/chimpanzees-and-bonobos-have-circles-of-friends-just-like-us A new study by Edwin van Leeuwen and colleagues shows that chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans. 153183 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:27:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/deep-emission-cuts-before-mid-century-decisive-to-reduce-long-term-sea-level-rise-legacy The study goes beyond the usual sea level projections by quantifying how much sea-level rise in 2300 will be “locked in” by emissions this century. 153180 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:27:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-tomato-of-the-future-may-not-need-a-plant Tomatoes might not even need the rest of the plant to grow. According to a new vision from biologists, this idea could make the way we produce food far more sustainable and resilient. 153163 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:37:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/22-vidi-grants-awarded-to-utrecht-based-researchers 22 researchers from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Medical Center Utrecht, and Princess Máxima Center have each been awarded a Vidi grant worth up to €850,000. 153156 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/sjoerd-dirksen-appointed-professor-of-mathematics-for-data-science Dirksen applies mathematical methods to tackle concrete problems. A central question in his research is how to reduce massive amounts of data into something workable, without losing essential information. 153109 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/han-wosten-wins-huibregtsen-prize-2025 Microbiologist Han Wösten has been awarded the prestigious Huibregtsen Prize 2025. The prize recognises Wösten's innovative and fundamental research into new sustainable materials from fungi-based compounds. 153011 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:20:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-zeewijzer-shows-voters-political-parties-say-too-little-about-protecting-the-north-sea-and-the By comparing the positions of the fifteen largest political parties, ocean scientists aim to show voters what each party plans for our seas and the ocean. 152816 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/uu-researchers-contribute-to-global-tipping-points-report Researchers from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��’s Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) played an important role in the case study of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the Subpolar Gyre, ocean systems that strongly influence how heat is distributed across the planet. 152820 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/fair-r-open-data-week Connect, learn, and contribute to a culture of FAIR-R (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable, and Responsible) data. 152305 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:39:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/turning-waste-into-energy-and-building-at-the-nanoscale “I was always fascinated by Fantastic Voyage. Maybe it influenced me without me realising. In a way, I’ve actually become a kind of builder at the nanoscale”, says Krijn de Jong, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis. 152447 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Krijn de Jong /en/news/how-reliable-are-climate-models Utrecht climate scientists Roderik van de Wal and Michiel Baatsen explain both the strengths and the uncertainties of these powerful tools. 152308 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:34:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/anna-von-der-heydt-appointed-professor-of-paleoclimate-dynamics “In the past, there were periods much warmer than today,” says Anna von der Heydt. “By looking at what happened then, we can learn what might lie ahead.” 152433 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:45:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/largest-galaxy-simulations-now-public The Flagship Catalogue contains 3.4 billion simulated galaxies, each with hundreds of properties, reproducing the large-scale structure of the cosmos in great detail. 152337 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/biologist-jason-gardiner-secures-eu1-million-grant-to-study-how-flowers-make-patterns A new project aims to build fundamental knowledge about flower pigmentation, with real-world applications. This may help breeders create more stable flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The grant is awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 152123 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:04:00 +0200 Nieuws /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/researchers-and-students-work-with-real-time-energy-data-in-new-living-lab How much electricity can a solar panel on a north-facing balcony actually generate? And how does the output change if the panel comes in a different color? These are the kinds of questions at the heart of the Lumifield, located at Utrecht Science Park. 152013 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/in-orangutans-masculine-male-faces-also-draw-the-most-attention “This shows that our attention system has deep evolutionary roots,” says Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� behavioral biologist Tom Roth. 151483 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/many-medicine-users-prefer-sustainable-options-even-if-they-cost-more Research team urges better education on the environmental impact of medicines, helping patients make informed choices and reduce waste and costs. 151515 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +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