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The conclusion of the study is that the surface area of ​​a newly formed black hole is, with 99.999 percent certainty, significantly larger than the two original surface areas combined.

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 month, no fewer than three professors with a focus on education will deliver their inaugural lectures. They will share the contribution they make to education at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.

Seven researchers based in Utrecht have been awarded a €1.5 million Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC).

Vanaf 1 oktober 2025 maakt de Bibliotheek Wiskunde met haar collectie geen onderdeel meer uit van de universiteitsbibliotheek. Het Mathematisch Instituut neemt het beheer van de locatie over.

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

On August 27 2025, Quirijn Meijer has successfully defended his thesis.

Research team urges better education on the environmental impact of medicines, helping patients make informed choices and reduce waste and costs.

“Gravitational waves could one day help us tell the difference between ‘normal’ nuclear matter and something we’ve never directly observed before.”

Physicist Tom Dooney developed DeepExtractor, a fast AI tool for cleaning gravitational wave data that helps scientists ‘hear’ the universe better.

Discover theses from the UCU Class of 2025, reflecting the diverse ideas, research, and passions of our recent graduates.

ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� College Utrecht (UCU) alumnus Sake Slootweg ’07 draws on childhood memories and a spirit of exploration in his debut book, out August 2025.

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

Laurens van Hofslot shares how steeplechase, identity, and resilience shaped his path to the Dutch Nationals—and what it means to run on his own terms.

Her aim is to uncover how the loss of Arctic sea ice impacts melting of surrounding glaciers. Specifically, she will look at the effects of the rapid loss of sea ice in the Last Ice Area, which harbours the Arctic's oldest ice.

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 project will make a substantive contribution to the current scholarly debate on colonial legacies and their present-day impact.

ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� College Utrecht alumna Leanne Hoogwaerts reflects on unlearning, redefining success, and building a slower life rooted in regenerative values.

This large research programme, which brings together Dutch universities, research institutes and industrial companies, aims to make fuels and materials from industrial waste gases and CO2 using sustainable energy and hydrogen.

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.

Jeroen Claus, founder of Phospho Biomedical Animation, transforms complex science into vivid visuals that make research clear, accurate, and compelling.

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.

Stories from the Lab: an interview with Nico van den Berg from the AI Lab for Imaging and Image-guided Interventions.