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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.

“This shows that our attention system has deep evolutionary roots,” says Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� behavioral biologist Tom Roth.

XS grants provide up to € 50,000 to support promising ideas and to facilitate innovative, exploratory initiatives.

Joana Dopp recently received an EMBO Fellowship to find out more on exactly how the the zombie ant parasite adjusts its host’s clock.

The study is the first publication based on data collected in the long-term Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Biodiversity and Climate Variability Experiment (UU BioCliVE).

M-grants offer researchers the possibility to elaborate creative and risky ideas and to realise scientific innovations.

The last individual of a Portuguese coastal plant species, extinct in the wild, was thought to be growing at the Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Botanic Gardens.

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.

Edwin van Leeuwen: "This may offer insights into the evolutionary roots of human culture.”

Alexander Melchior investigated why civil servants make little use of an excellent tool for developing sound policy on complex issues.

The research of Rios and her team directly supports the development of new therapies for children with cancer.

A consortium coordinated by Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Professor Enrico Mastrobattista has received 6,7 million euro in funding for the project NanoMedNL.

Erik Beijen explored the immune system of mushrooms for his PhD project. Today, he defends his dissertation.

A new round of financial support is offered by the Dynamics of Youth community Youth Education & Life Skills (YELS) to promote and support research activities. Submit your proposals by June 13, 2025.

In her PhD research at IRAS of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shirah Buijnink investigates the spatial and temporal variation in nitrogen deposition on the Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug.

PhD candidate Lisa Davies explored how Dutch patients experience opioid use and the care surrounding it.

The new Evolution garden at the Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Botanic Gardens will officially open in June.

While Europe is investing billions in digital infrastructure, we must not forget that technology also requires people who can work with it.

Isabelle Donatz-Fest spent 350 hours with the police to see how algorithms are given a role in daily operations.

Acht Utrechtse onderzoekers hebben financiering gekregen in de 25e ronde van de NWO Open Competitie ENW-XS.

After spending some time working in industry, Silvia Coolen now teaches biology students in Utrecht, where she also studied and earned her PhD.

Abeln offers insights into the latest developments in her field, the use of AI in the life sciences, and expresses concern over reliance on big tech companies.

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able to bind to human receptors.

Launch of Basement Membrane Extract (BME)-free database, hosted by 3Rs Centre Utrecht.

Jansen and his team aim to bridge the gap between fundamental ecological research and practical challenges in nature conservation and restoration.