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As of 1 December 2021, Thomas Grimm is appointed as Professor of Quantum Gravity and Geometry at the Institute of Theoretical Physics.

Paul Boselie, leader of the Recognition and Rewards programme of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, explains what the programme entails and Debbie Jaarsma (Dean) and Marianna Tryfonidou detail how this is implemented within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

In the aftermath of the 'WODC affair' Paul 't Hart reports on academic integrity at the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security.

This is an announcement on the winners of the seed money distributed by the Focus Area Migration and Societal Change in the fall of 2021

A coalition of academics, including Utrecht Law School researchers, filed a brief on academic freedom at the European Court of Human Rights in the “Academics for Peace” case.

Publication of the WODC report 'Listening to civilians after violence' by Joep Lindeman et al. of the Montaigne Centre, Department of Law, Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��

The Dutch platform DARE-NL has been awarded a €5.3 million grant from KWF Dutch Cancer Society, aiming to make cell and gene available to more patients.

“In de toekomst is ‘open science’ gewoon ‘science’, het lijkt me niet meer dan logisch dat we studenten hierin meenemen en ook op voorbereiden.” Dit is zomaar een van de eerste gedachten die opkomt bij een van de deelnemers aan de eerste werksessie over open science in het onderwijs begin december. Ideeën om Open Education verder te brengen zijn er te over, zo blijkt.

Thomas Schillemans advocates ‘stewardship’ in the public sector: assuming that the person who carries out a task is intrinsically motivated to do things right.

As of 1 December, Gil Cavalcanti is appointed as Professor of Generalized Complex Geometry and Mathematical Physics at the Mathematical Institute.

Institutions for Open Societies is pleased to announce the publication of the third paper in its Think Paper Series.

A blog by Alberto Alonso-Fredejas on The PhD School on Migration and Socioecological Change in Soria, Spain.

Twenty-two promising, young Utrecht researchers have been awarded a Veni grant of up to 280,000 euros by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

Music-wise, December is always the same old song. Thats's why, together with her students, computer scientist Anja Volk compiled an alternative December Playlist.

Researchers have show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet played a greater role in sea level rise during warm periods in the early Miocene than previously thought.

Study shows that Indigenous peoples have much to offer in the debate on sustainability.

On 8 December 2021, dr. Machiko Kanetake spoke during the Export Control Forum 2021 about how to control the problematic risks, while preserving the legitimate trade of digital technologies.

Martin Calisto Friant, Kieran Campbell-Johnston, Kaustubh Thapa and Walter Vermeulen have disclosed three inconvenient truths about circular economy practices so far, and policy advises to deal with these.

Published at Edward Elgar: 'Research Handbook on HRM in the public sector', edited by Bram Steijn (EUR) and Eva Knies (Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��).

Personality determines to a large extend how susceptible a person is to contagious yawning. Researchers conclude this after displaying videos of yawning people to a large and diverse group of test subjects.

A fungus responsible for crop losses appears to evade the plant’s immune system by targeting its microbiome. This discovery may lead to new approaches to curtail the fungus and protect crops.

Felisa Tibbitts played an important role in the passage of the new Dutch citizenship education law.

Researchers from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of Twente have developed a powerful analytical tool that marks dead catalyst particles for deletion.

Prof. Janneke Gerards was te gast in het programma Rode waar zij vertelde over de proportionaliteit van de 2G-regel.

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