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This winter, physics researcher Ingmar Swart and his team installed a very special microscope in the Bloembergen building at Utrecht Science Park.

Call to governments, the United Nations and other actors to stop development and potential use of planetary-scale solar geoengineering technologies.

Chemistry researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind cobalt oxide as an active component for CO₂ conversion.

Prof. Julia Jones from Bangor ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� in Wales has been appointed as the new holder of the Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation.

The Bonvin lab at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� in collaboration with Li Xue’s group in Nijmegen and the Netherland eScience Center recently published DeepRank, a deep learning (DL) framework for data mining 3D protein-protein structures, in Nature Communications and GitHub. 

On 17 January, Berrie van der Molen will defend his dissertation ‘Talking about XTC: Drug discourse in post-war Dutch newspaper and radio debates’.

Researchers from Utrecht and Wageningen used models to predict the Mekong Delta will likely sink very fast compared to sea level, and propose strategies.

Three researchers at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros. The grant is awarded by the European Research Council.

A new research on electron conduction in double-wall carbon nanotubes offers an explanation for a long-ununderstood phenomenon about interlayer conductance.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

This infographic facilitates discussions about the interaction between academic research and society.

An international team of researchers has solved one of the fundamental mysteries in catalysis: the paradox of structure insensitivity.

In a new paper, researchers have demonstrated the possibility of identifying the individual image types of a lensed gravitational wave.