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Smart Cities need media architectures that not just increase efficiency, but instead need technologies that create meaningful experiences.

The department of Special Collections of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Library has again acquired a manuscript which is now digitally available: Des Coninx Summe.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� biologist Rashmi Sasidharan receives a 700.000 Euro grant, allowing her to further extend her research on how plants cope with flooding.

A team of researchers pinpoint five major issues that block farmers’ transition to a nature-inclusive farming practice. "It requires change from within."

New Bachelor's programme focusing on the health challenges of the future

Studying sperm cells in unprecedented detail reveals how some of the cell’s vital energy producers are arranged. This may provide new insights into sperm movement, as well as unknown causes of male infertility.

The Oiconomy Price, developed by Dr Pim Croes and Dr Walter J.V. Vermeulen (Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development), measures the cost distance to a fully sustainable alternative for the product, incorporating all triple-P aspects (Planet, People and Prosperity) of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Green Media Studies Initiative (GMSI) recently organized a hybrid symposium, launched a new online repository for scholars, educators and climate organizations, and is currently preparing an extensive edited volume, all on the topic of Ecogames.

The Executive Board has appointed Lidwien Smit as professor of One Health and Environmental Epidemiology at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine as of 1 November 2021.

MSc Human-Computer Interaction graduate Kristi Bergman has won the 2021 Human Factors NL thesis award for her thesis on Dark patterns.

What do English readers expect from translated literature? And how about the Dutch? Professor Haidee Kotze and the DH Lab developed the DIOPTRA-L database to be able to research this. Read the interview with Kotze here.

Marloes Vredenborg and Kazi Haque started their PhD in the Human-Centered Computing group.

Thijs Weststeijn has written an article for Aeon about the implications of the loss of historic heritage.

As of 1 November, Erik van Sebille has been appointed as Professor. His chair is the first in the Netherlands to combine climate research, oceanography and public engagement.

A team of researchers have found nanoplastics at the Sonnblick Observatory in the Alps, the first time that nanoplastics were found in this area.

Article on the launch of Frank Miedema's new book Open Science: The Very Idea

Recommendations for more social and affordable carsharing at street level so residential carsharing can be upscaled.

Researchers around the world have been diving into 2D materials such as graphene, which can be used to generate a multitude of material properties using only very little material Graphene is the best known 2D material, but not the most useful.

Four Utrecht projects in the field of Open Science will receive a financial impulse of up to 50,000 euros.

Scientists have discovered how special proteins in the blood prevent our immune system from harming our own cells with overproduced molecules.

Silja Zimmermann started as a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS) in February this year. She briefly introduces herself.

Sustainability is better when you do it together! One great example is the partnership between Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and energy consulting bureau EnergiePartners.

Zerrin Yumak was interviewed about VR and metaverse by the NOS, resulting in a news article.

Nutrients can work in surprisingly similar ways as medicines. According to pharmacologists from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, these similarities could help develop tailor-made diets to combat diseases.

Bas van Breukelen is one of the founders of Utrecht Bioinformatics Center and the popular Master’s programme Bioinformatics and Biocomplexity. What was the key to its success?