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The Complexity of Sustainability fund has been set up to help build a diverse transdisciplinary community of UU researchers and societal stakeholders focused on developing holistic approaches to stimulating a just and sustainable transition.

Interview with Corné Pieterse, newly appointed chair of the science for life domain of the life sciences strategic theme.

Interview with Arjan Stegeman, veterinary epidemiologist and Professor of Farm Animal Health , on the importance of animal research in combating Covid-19.

A new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instrument: “Sort of MRI that lets you study molecules”

February 2nd is World Wetlands Day. Dr. Rakhyun Kim questions whether, at 50, the Ramsar Convention will have sufficient impact on wetlands in the long term.

In the first episode of the new season host Sanli Faez (Ass. Prof. in Physics) welcomes co-host Sicco de Knecht (Open Science Programme Team)

Climate adaptation. We have the ability to adapt, as researcher Marjolijn Haasnoot explains. However, we have no time to lose.

Utrecht joins the national hDMT consortium: a non-profit technological Consortium of 16 partner organisations with renowned scientists from different backgrounds.

Atmospheric chemist and Nobel Prize laureate prof. Paul Crutzen passed away at the age of 87. Crutzen was affiliated to Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� from 1997 to 2002.

Lisette van den Berg, behavioural biologist at Animal Ecology UU and the Apenheul Primate Park, explains what a future career can look like and how you get there.

There are many tests in development which can provide such rapid test results, but how do they work?

The Dutch government sets a strict target: a 100% circular textile industry by 2050. Marko Hekkert analyzed the current state of affairs.

A cure for obesity may come from changing bad fat into good fat.

An interview with mathematician and 2020 Vidi laureate Lennart Meier from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, about his work on algebraic topology and symmetries.

How do you measure objects that you cannot see under normal circumstances? Researchers open up new possibilities with special light waves.

UU data scientists developed a model to predict the potentially severe consequences of minor disruptions in complex transport networks. Like railway timetables.

The issue of radioactive waste studied from a wide range of perspectives

Water use for agriculture, households and industry exacerbate water scarcity worldwide, research led by UU shows.

Pharmaceutical research on the corona vaccine at the UU: effectiveness, safety, roll-out of the vaccination programme and a fair international distribution.

The Utrecht Sustainability Institute celebrates its tenth anniversary and takes on a new form: after a great start and successful maturation within Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, USI becomes an independent organization.

The new Phytotron at the Hugo R. Kruyt building has now been taken into use. Researchers Dr. M.A. (Angelica) Sanclemente and S.W.M. (Sanne) Poppeliers MSc and project manager Leon Knijn tell you the story of this special building project in the video above.

Dealing with climate change-induced droughts is a challenging governance issue for the simple reason that it involves multiple actors that represent different interests. During a workshop on 14 December 2020, the strengths and weaknesses of different drought strategies were discussed.

Feline Lindhout, a researcher at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, has set up and mapped a neurobiological model system using cultured cells, all without laboratory animals.

Highly successful sustainability focus session at Physics@Veldhoven

Elon Musk, inventor of self-driving, bullet-resistant cars and the latest launched space shuttle, is now pushing the limits of nature even further.