/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:53:36 +0200 Fri, 01 Apr 22 10:00:00 +0200 /en/background/the-ophthalmoscope Spot the differences: 'The ophthalmoscope'. 200 years Veterinary medicine. 115004 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/fietje-van-bochove-and-els-dikker Fietje van Bochove and Els Dikker; former student, current student 115010 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/virologist-in-search-of-the-holy-grail Before the pandemic, people used to give him a pitiful look when he told them he was a virologist. Today, there are seventeen million virologists in the Netherlands; research on viruses is hot. Berend Jan Bosch has been fascinated by these pathogens for years. 115002 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/veterinary-medicine-without-imaging-is-like-travelling-without-a-map Veterinary medicine without imaging is like travelling without a map. The evolution of diagnostic imaging in veterinary medicine. 115005 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/gas-masks-for-horses Gas masks for horses. The curator's choice 115009 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/jakobs-historic-classroom-photos 200 years Veterinary Medicine. Jakob’s historic classroom photos 114996 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/antibiotics-from-life-saving-discovery-to-the-next-pandemic Antibiotics: from life-saving discovery to the next pandemic? Tipping points in the history of medicine and veterinary medicine 114993 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:19:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/achtergrond/impactful-alumni We talked to three particularly impactful alumni of the faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Marion Koopmans, Martine van Zijll Langhout, and Odette Doest - about how they see the future and the projects they are working on to reach a better tomorrow. 112768 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/background/arnold-stokhof-and-mel-van-zantvliet One is now 77, started studying Veterinary Medicine in 1961 and immersed himself in UU's student society. The other just turned 19 and spent most of his first year studying online from home due to the COVID pandemic. 111571 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:56:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/veterinarian-brons-cow-bra In addition to his work at a veterinary practice in Sneek, Dutch veterinarian Evert J.S. Bron was also a successful inventor in the veterinary field. For example, Bron designed a teat protector, also known as the udder support net and more colloquially referred to as the ‘cow bra’. 111561 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/we-were-free-boys What was it like to be a veterinarian fifty years ago and what are the differences with today? We went to visit Jelke Algra (76) and Lex Lobstein (73) in Balk, Friesland. 114585 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:07:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/anatomy-lesson-with-cadaver Spot the differences! Anatomy lesson with cadaver 111553 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:26:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/just-hang-in-there Lamb in X-ray machine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 111570 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:54:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/bob-the-flamingo-helps-veterinarian-doest-teach-kids-on-curacao Veterinarian Odette Doest gained international fame in 2018 when a series of photos by her cousin, nature photographer Jasper Doest, were featured in National Geographic. Doest portrayed her remarkable efforts to educate children about the natural environment and care for wounded wild animals on Curaçao. How do things stand with Bob, vet Doest and her work these days? 111566 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:38:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/photographer-cas-oorthuys-points-his-lens-at-nineteen-sixties-veterinary-medicine Photographer Cas Oorthuys points his lens at nineteen sixties veterinary medicine. 111546 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/lessons-we-can-learn-from-veterinarians People used to throw cadavers into the canals of Utrecht. Horses were draught animals and riding wasn't a hobby for young girls. So how has veterinary knowledge changed our behaviour over the last two hundred years? Read the five short articles below to find out. 111563 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:48:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/erik-teske-and-laurien-veenstra Laurien Feenstra is training to become a veterinary oncologist. Erik Teske is the head of Oncology and her Trainer. 101648 Thu, 26 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws