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Utrecht researchers are involved in four major European Horizon 2020 projects that are all connected with research into substances that are harmful to our health. A brief impression of the projects is provided below.

"Regular mass screening and isolation does not seem a realistic strategy to fully reopen society", researchers say.

Copernicus Researcher dr. Walter Vermeulen published a new book: Transdisciplinarity For Sustainability: Aligning Diverse Practices

In the science-policy interface scenarios to a low-carbon future are often made using Integrated Assessment Models. But there are many more ways to explore the future, such as visioning, gaming and speculative design. Why have IAMs become such dominant tools?

Rozemarijn Roland Holst successfully defended her thesis on change in the Law of the Sea at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ on October 5, 2020.

Nikolaos Giannopoulos successfully defended his dissertation on international law and environmental protection at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ on 2 November 2020.

To shape the transition to Open Science within the faculties, a Faculty Open Science Team (FOST) was recently set up within each faculty.

Jonathan de Bruin, research engineer at the central IT department, has won the Dutch Data Prize 2020 in the medical & life sciences category with his initiative CoronaWatchNL.

Dokalis graduated in 2019 from the Public International Law master's programme at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and wrote his thesis on protecting the Arctic Ocean.

The workshop "Logical Normativity and Logical Reasoning in AI Systems" on November 2nd formally marked the opening of a new interdisciplinary collaboration.

What is the optimal way to cut a rectangular sheet of cookie dough into as many Christmas tree-shaped cookies as possible? Paper accepted at FOCS

Future Food Utrecht becomes a member of the Green Protein Alliance

Dr. Daphne Stapels discusses her choices in her career and the importance of networking.

Dr. M. Boekhout on his breakthrough discovery and what it takes to be a successful academic.

Frank Biermann and Rakhyun E. Kim critically review the planetary-boundaries approach as set in 2009.

The fungus that some dogs carry in their nose evolves in the dog's nose and becomes adapted to the dog.

NWO has awarded a Veni grant to Henrique Correia Zanoli and to Naghmeh Mohammadi.

Almost 30 young Utrecht based researchers receive a grant of 250.000 euro's from NWO to further develop their research ideas.

Both humans and primates exhibit complex social behavior. This is important for the acquisition of scarce resources over which there is competition.

The laureates are going to use the NWO-grant, worth 800.000 euros, to to develop their own, renewing research projects.

Four teams have received a contribution from the Fund for stimulating Open Science practices.

Taking a look at generosity within the crow family reveals parallels with human evolution.

Authors argue for the introduction of a European Phosphate Directive

Surface antigens of tumor cells can differ within one patient and are interesting to pursue for personalized immunotherapy.

PhD candidate Maurice van Tiggelen shares his photos, videos and experiences of an expedition to Greenland in a visual story.