Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:56:23 +0200 Wed, 01 Oct 25 10:00:00 +0200 Expansion of pre-school education successful: broad developmental gains among children /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 New Master's Programme Economics and Data Analysis now online /en/news/new-masters-programme-economics-and-data-analysis-now-online The new Master's programme in Economics and Data Analysis at U.S.E. is now online. The programme will start in September 2026. 151965 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:24:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers: 7th Economics of Public Procurement Workshop /en/news/call-for-papers-7th-economics-of-public-procurement-workshop The Charles ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Turku and the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Economics are organising the 7th Economics of Public Procurement Workshop. 150964 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:42:00 +0200 Nieuws 33 Utrecht researchers receive Veni grant /en/news/33-utrecht-researchers-receive-veni-grant Over thirty promising, young Utrecht researchers will receive a Veni grant of up to 320,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 1 in 7 Venis went to Utrecht researchers this year. 150884 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Working with the agricultural sector on the transition to regenerative agriculture /en/news/working-with-the-agricultural-sector-on-the-transition-to-regenerative-agriculture The School of Law, the School of Economics and the Sustainable Finance Lab (SFL) will support the agricultural sector in the transition to regenerative agriculture. 150604 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:24:00 +0200 Nieuws Overall wellbeing slightly up in the Netherlands; regional differences remain significant /en/news/overall-wellbeing-slightly-up-in-the-netherlands-regional-differences-remain-significant Researchers at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and RaboResearch have been publishing the Broad Prosperity Indicator (BWI), which looks at prosperity more broadly than just purchasing power or GDP, since 2016. 150424 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:42:00 +0200 Nieuws Fietsers op drukke kruising Farewell lecture Joop Schippers: 'All talent counts' /en/news/farewell-lecture-joop-schippers-all-talent-counts Prof. Joop Schippers took his leave from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ with a farewell lecture entitled: 'Alle talent telt' ('All talent counts'). 150227 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:52:00 +0200 Nieuws Government can save almost a billion euros a year through smarter procurement /en/news/government-can-save-almost-a-billion-euros-a-year-through-smarter-procurement Purchasing more often on the basis of the lowest price, and better accessibility of purchasing data can lead to a large amount of savings for the government, according to the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Centre for Public Procurement (UUCePP). 149407 Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Universities will further balance internationalisation themselves - what does this mean for UU? /en/news/universities-will-further-balance-internationalisation-themselves-what-does-this-mean-for-uu Universities in the Netherlands are taking their own measures to make internationalisation more balanced. 148766 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Niels Bosma new Head of Department Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Economics /en/news/niels-bosma-new-head-of-department-utrecht-university-school-of-economics Prof. Niels Bosma has been appointed as the new Head of Department of the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Economics (U.S.E.), as of 1 September 2025. 148495 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:11:00 +0200 Nieuws Accounting for Wealth Concentration /en/news/accounting-for-wealth-concentration Wealth influences the housing market, the pension system, equality of opportunity and the differences between rich and poor. Simon Toussaint shows how you can systematically map out assets and make them transparant. 147135 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:09:00 +0100 Nieuws ‘We need a forward-looking approach to Climate Finance’ /en/news/we-need-a-forward-looking-approach-to-climate-finance 'We need a forward-looking approach to Climate Finance and its risk assessment,’ says Climate Finance Professor Irene Monasterolo in an interview. Accordingly, she also stresses the need for vision. 146686 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Law-Meets-Science: a multi-disciplinary advice simulation /en/news/law-meets-science-a-multi-disciplinary-advice-simulation In the annual Law Meets Science event at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, law students are advising science and entrepreneurship students, during a day long simulation. 146734 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:19:00 +0100 Nieuws NWA grant for research into how governments could be trendsetters in circular procurement /en/news/nwa-grant-for-research-into-how-governments-could-be-trendsetters-in-circular-procurement NWA innovative project funding has been awarded to investigate how a better match between public procurement rules and circularity demands can be achieved. 146115 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Winners Societal Impact Award 2024 /en/news/winners-societal-impact-award-2024 A team of students, a team of employees and an alumnus were awarded the 2024 Societal Impact Award of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance. 146112 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:15:00 +0100 Nieuws Bridging biodiversity and the energy transition /en/opinion/bridging-biodiversity-and-the-energy-transition "What benefits the climate does not always benefit nature." This dilemma was central to the discussions at the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16), held in Cali, Colombia. 145642 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:29:00 +0100 Nieuws Access to energy finance can improve international equity for the green transition /en/news/access-to-energy-finance-can-improve-international-equity-for-the-green-transition Alleviating financial constraints benefits both climate and equity as a result of more renewable and affordable energy in the developing world, according to Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers in Nature Energy. 145271 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:40:00 +0100 Nieuws Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and UMC Utrecht awarded with fourteen NWO Vidi-grants /en/news/utrecht-university-and-umc-utrecht-awarded-with-fourteen-nwo-vidi-grants Researchers each receive up to 850.000 Euros to develop innovative line of research. 144384 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:03:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Abstracts: Interdisciplinary Public Procurement PhD Forum 2025 /en/news/call-for-abstracts-interdisciplinary-public-procurement-phd-forum-2025 PhD researchers in the field of public procurement and related subjects to the theme are invited to submit abstracts for participation in the forum. 144302 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers: International Conference on Alternative Finance Research 2025 /en/news/call-for-papers-international-conference-on-alternative-finance-research-2025 The ICAFR will take place in Kristiansand, Norway from 2-4 June 2025. The deadline for submission is 15 February 2025. 143913 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:02:00 +0200 Nieuws