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On Monday 11 January 2021, the knowledge agenda Microplastics and Health was presented to the State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Stientje van Veldhoven. This knowledge agenda describes the most important knowledge gaps and calls for more research.

Onderzoekers van de faculteit Diergeneeskunde schreven een artikel over de negatieve effecten van de elektronische halsband op het welzijn van honden, en positieve trainingsmethoden als alternatief, voor het Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde.

For the first time, contagious yawning has been demonstrated in solitary animals. Researchers now demonstrated the phenomenon in orangutans.

How is it that some covid-19 patients are affected much worse than others? Can we predict beforehand which of them will develop critical symptoms. A diverse consortium of universities, academic hospitals and industrial partners is looking for the answers to these questions.

Joint perspective on how these sectors can contribute to solving urgent scientific and societal issues

Researchers from, among others, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, (HU) and the RIVM are developing a Virtual Human Platform to assess the safety of chemicals and medicines without the use of laboratory animals.

Utrecht researchers are involved in four major European Horizon 2020 projects that are all connected with research into substances that are harmful to our health. A brief impression of the projects is provided below.