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Whether you have read Birnam Wood or not, you can participate in all our activities in October. Come to Night at the Library, take a walk in the Botanic Gardens, read in silence, and write during a creative workshop by Parnassos.

As of the end of September 2025, Liberal Arts and Sciences student Tibbe Klein will be the new student assessor on the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.

The focus area Applied Data Science again provides funding to finance research projects within the SIGs of Applied Data Science.

A new project aims to build fundamental knowledge about flower pigmentation, with real-world applications. This may help breeders create more stable flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The grant is awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

What are the challenges of conducting research into your own teaching? Educational developer Jennifer Casey shares her experiences and offers tips.

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.

The university library has decided not to renew the licence for access to the Web of Science citation database (including Journal Citation Reports).

On Friday 5 September, several buildings at Utrecht Science Park were closed early due to a police investigation following reports of a man carrying a firearm. The affected buildings will reopen from Saturday 6 September.

Due to circumstances, some buildings at Utrecht Science Park will close early today at 5.30 p.m.

The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has revised its rules and responsibilities regarding demonstrations

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.

During the Start of the Academic Year, vice-President Margot van the Starre presented the Student Awards

As part of her summer internship, Daniela collaborated with her teacher Agnes Andeweg on a Reading Guide for Birnam Wood, the book selected for One Book One Campus 2025.

The open access cap for Springer hybride journals are likely to be reached in November 2025. This affects researchers who want to publish here.

On 1 November, Bas Mesters will take up the position of editor-in-chief of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s independent university media outlet (DUB). He succeeds Ries Agterberg

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.

Marco van Egmond, curator of maps and atlases at the university library, has been interviewed by various media outlets in recent days in response to developments surrounding the world map and the representation of Africa.

“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.

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

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.