/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:01:58 +0200 Thu, 23 Oct 25 12:37:00 +0200 /en/news/the-tomato-of-the-future-may-not-need-a-plant Tomatoes that grow without a plant may sound like science fiction. Yet the idea could profoundly transform our food production, making it more sustainable and resilient. Researchers present their vision of this future today in the journal Trends in Biotechnology. 153163 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:37:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/22-vidi-grants-awarded-to-utrecht-based-researchers 22 researchers from Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, 木瓜福利影视 Medical Center Utrecht, and Princess M谩xima Center have each been awarded a Vidi grant worth up to 鈧�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 W枚sten has been awarded the prestigious Huibregtsen Prize 2025. The prize recognises W枚sten'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 木瓜福利影视鈥檚 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 鈥淚 was always fascinated by Fantastic Voyage. Maybe it influenced me without me realising. In a way, I鈥檝e actually become a kind of builder at the nanoscale鈥�, 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 鈥淚n the past, there were periods much warmer than today,鈥� says Anna von der Heydt. 鈥淏y looking at what happened then, we can learn what might lie ahead.鈥� 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 鈥嬧�媋 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 鈥淭his shows that our attention system has deep evolutionary roots,鈥� says Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 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 鈥淕ravitational waves could one day help us tell the difference between 鈥榥ormal鈥� nuclear matter and something we鈥檝e never directly observed before.鈥� 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 鈥榟ear鈥� the universe better. 151440 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/four-utrecht-university-researchers-receive-nwo-open-competition-domain-science-xs-grant XS grants provide up to 鈧� 50,000 to support promising ideas and to facilitate innovative, exploratory initiatives. 151341 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:15:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/lu-zhou-receives-netherlands-polar-programme-grant Her aim is to uncover how the loss of Arctic sea ice impacts melting of surrounding glaciers. Specifically, she will look at the effects of the rapid loss of sea ice in the Last Ice Area, which harbours the Arctic's oldest ice. 151126 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:43:00 +0200 Nieuws