/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:24:57 +0200 Thu, 23 Oct 25 12:00:00 +0200 /en/news/22-vidi-grants-awarded-to-utrecht-based-researchers 22 researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ 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/how-ai-helps-predict-behavioural-problems-in-children Predicting whether a child is experiencing internalising or externalising problems based on a video. Niilo Valtakari is working on this: "My research shows how machine learning combined with psychology can provide new insights into behaviour." 153128 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:10:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/disinformation-do-something An exploratory study shows how cities like Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam deals with disinformation. Citizens expect action from the municipalities. 152880 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/expansion-of-pre-school-education-successful-broad-developmental-gains-among-children The multidisciplinary EVENING study evaluates whether expanding pre-school education is successful in creating more equal opportunities. The results are promising: children show progress in social-emotional development, language, executive functions and motor skills. 152391 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/from-full-family-member-to-handy-tool Social robots, smart speakers, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa: they are making their way into our homes. What role do these forms of artificial intelligence play within the family? Ruud Hortensius and his team of researchers are seeking answers to this question. 152432 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:37:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/making-impact-from-a-recording-studio-kirsten-buist-is-creating-a-module-for-nursery-staff Kirsten Buist is one of the few experts in the Netherlands on sibling relationships. She is currently working on an e-learning module for nursery staff. 152327 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:41:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-grants-for-research-projects-in-the-sigs-of-ads-1 The focus area Applied Data Science again provides funding to finance research projects within the SIGs of Applied Data Science. 152259 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:32:00 +0200 Nieuws focusgebied Applied Data Science /en/news/use-home-languages-in-the-classroom Researchers at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ recommend seven ways in which teachers can apply translanguaging in the classroom. 153170 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:33:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/nominate-your-student-for-the-migration-and-societal-change-best-master-thesis-award-1 To recognize and promote excellence in student research as well as awareness in our field, the focus area Migration and Societal Change awards the best master’s thesis. 152068 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:40:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/professorship-with-a-focus-on-education-why-is-that-so-important This month, no fewer than three professors with a focus on education will deliver their inaugural lectures. They will share the contribution they make to education at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. 151880 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/three-erc-grants-for-faculty-researchers The three researchers receiving the prestigious grant are Anna Zhelnina, Verena Seibel, and Angelo Moretti. 151865 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:54:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/together-the-voice-of-ai How a community moves open science toward transparent and reproducible AI. 151813 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:44:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/sociologist-tim-immerzeel-brings-climate-change-into-the-classroom Climate change was found to be barely addressed, if at all, in social studies classes. Immerzeel is changing that with its Klimaatwijzer platform. 151850 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:23:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/from-the-lab-to-the-festival-tent-these-fsbs-researchers-conducted-studies-at-lowlands Several Utrecht psychologists packed their gear and set off for Lowlands. They stuck on electrodes, set up brain scan kits – and, above all, spent hours chatting with their diverse crowd of participants. 151830 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/teaching-for-peace-where-pasts-and-futures-can-meet Reforming history education is essential to realising its potential in transforming conflicts and addressing the legacies of a difficult past. Bjorn Wansink tells about his visit to the Childhood Museum together with teachers who had personally experienced the war as children and some even as soldiers. 151004 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:33:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/7-grants-awarded-in-the-may-2025-round-of-the-ads-grant-calls 7 grants were awarded in the May 2025 round of the ADS research grant calls. 150765 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:41:00 +0200 Nieuws focusgebied Applied Data Science /en/news/new-research-more-focus-on-personality-problems-in-boys Personality problems are not always well recognised in teenage boys, because research on personality pathology mainly focuses on girls. New research is changing this. 150705 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:47:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/loneliness-across-the-world-do-young-people-from-different-cultures-feel-the-same Do (young) people experience loneliness in the same way across cultures? In this interview, Luzia Heu talks about her research topic. 150599 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:41:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/four-awards-for-faculty-social-and-behavioural-sciences-in-sgw-open-competition The grant is for independent, curiosity-driven research that focuses on projects with a social and/or humanities research question. 150601 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/better-listening-in-case-of-unintended-pregnancy Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen's research offers insights into the conditions that contribute to unintended pregnancy and perceptions of care. 150686 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:34:00 +0200 Nieuws