/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:23:10 +0200 Wed, 30 Apr 25 11:00:00 +0200 /en/news/lecturer-silvia-coolen-tracks-down-insects-on-weekends-to-keep-her-research-going After spending some time working in industry, Silvia Coolen now teaches biology students in Utrecht, where she also studied and earned her PhD. 149193 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/from-biology-student-to-plant-professor-at-utrecht-university Saskia van Wees studied biology at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and eventually became a professor at the same university. What drew her back to Utrecht? 146671 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/smart-farming-ai-predicts-potato-growth-potential A new AI tool can now predict how well seed potatoes will grow into healthy potato plants. "This marks the beginning of a new era in farming, where microbiology and AI come together to enhance agriculture." 146013 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:17:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/inaugural-lecture-by-saskia-van-wees-plants-are-anything-but-defenceless-creatures Saskia van Wees investigates the intricacies of plant resistance and the role plant hormones play in these processes. Today, she delivers her inaugural lecture. 145221 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/corne-pieterse-elected-as-new-embo-member Plant biologist Corné Pieterse has been elected to join EMBO, a European research network for leading scientists in life sciences. This membership is a significant honor and opens up new opportunities for collaboration and sharing ideas. 141918 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/plant-protects-next-generation-via-soil Plants recruit soil bacteria to protect against downy mildew, forming a protective legacy in the soil for the next plant generation. 135582 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:41:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/cutting-edge-plant-research-lab-npec-opens-its-doors-in-utrecht Equipped with advanced robotics, hyperspectral imaging, laser scanners, climate chambers, and other installations, the Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre (NPEC) opens its doors today in Utrecht. 134194 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:53:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/cropxr-launched-nwo-contributing-eu15-million Een nieuwe investering in een onderzoeksprogramma vormt het startsein voor het instituut CropXR, dat plantenbiologie, simulatiemodellen en kunstmatige intelligentie gaat integreren in slimme veredelingsmethoden. 131946 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:11:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/fully-automatic-monitoring-of-plant-growth-development-and-disease-progression-with-helios The installation consists of a growth chamber, conveyor belts, several cameras and a 3D laser scanner. Researcher Bart Schimmel is putting Helios into operation. 131642 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-research-module-ecotron-enables-the-study-of-fully-controlled-small-scale-ecosystems Module allows studying the response of agricultural and natural ecosystems to future environmental conditions, such as lower amounts of rainfall. 127728 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:26:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/spinoza-and-stevin-prize-awarded-to-corne-pieterse-and-tanja-van-der-lippe With a special ceremony held today, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ biologist Corné Pieterse and sociologist Tanja van der Lippe received the Spinoza and Stevin Prize. 124015 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:14:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/potato-microbiome-project-receives-eu940000-research-funding A project aimed to optimize potato plant growth by mapping the microorganisms living on seed potatoes has been awarded a 940.000 euro funding. 123859 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:52:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/spinoza-and-stevin-prize-for-corne-pieterse-and-tanja-van-der-lippe The highest awards in Dutch academia, the Spinoza and Stevin Prize, have been awarded to Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers Corné Pieterse and Tanja van der Lippe. The awards comprise a 2.5 million euro funding, provided by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 120083 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/spinoza-laureate-corne-pieterse-im-always-solving-new-puzzles Every year, more than a quarter of all harvests worldwide is lost due to diseases and plagues. The question of how plants can protect themselves against this leads Spinoza laureate Corné Pieterse to the most basic fundamentals of plant life. 120070 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/phd-candidate-robin-cowper-wins-breaking-science-2022 The PhD candidate in the field of plant-microbe interactions best explained his research to the lay audience. 117243 Tue, 31 May 2022 12:26:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/dutch-government-invests-42-million-euros-in-crop-xr-institute Over the next ten years, the Dutch government will invest 42 million Euros in CROP-XR, a consortium led by Prof. Guido van den Ackerveken. 115944 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:33:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/clearance-for-50-million-euro-programme-proposal-plant-xr A revolutionary method to make crops more resilient to climate change and other threats is one step closer to becoming reality. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has given the opportunity to further develop a plan for this. 109844 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:57:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/plants-and-parasites-can-rapidly-evolve-symbiotic-relationship Within just a few generations, bacteria on plants can adapt from harmful to beneficial. This discovery could pave the way for developing special bacterial crop fertilizers. 107650 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:17:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/fundamental-life-sciences-pushing-the-boundary-of-the-known Interview with Corné Pieterse, newly appointed chair of the science for life domain of the life sciences strategic theme. 103723 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:56:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/Scientists-present-vision-for-todays-challenges Joint perspective on how these sectors can contribute to solving urgent scientific and societal issues 102586 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:48:00 +0100 Nieuws