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PhD Candidate Mark Dekker has won the biannual Innovation Award presented by the Netherlands Platform for Survey Research.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ appoints Willemien Kets as Professor of Game Theory per 1 March 2022. Professor Kets will work to further strengthen game theory by combining new elements from mathematics and the social sciences.

In households, the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is regularly transmitted from infected humans to cats and dogs. This is evident from research conducted by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ & Research and Erasmus Medical Center.

Researchers discussed the challenges & opportunities of publishing in an Open Science context during the roundtable 'How does Open Science affect our publishing strategy' on 10 February 2022. You can read the report here.

Dr Esther Stouthamer has been appointed by the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ as professor Delta Evolution and Subsurface Processes in the department of Physical Geography.

A research team in the US has identified the neural network involved in melodic improvisation during a finch’s practice session. They also discovered why improvisations diminish when performing in front of a female. The answer is stress.

Until now, it was a mystery why tumours often regrow after treatment. But an American research group has found the culprits.

People who quit smoking often gain weight. A study in mice reveals that gut bacteria might be important regulators for this weight gain.

Growing more seaweed could transform our carbon-emitting economy into a carbon-absorbing one!

Resuscitation instructor Sophie tells us about how she thinks that resuscitations lessons in high school might save lives and should therefore also be added to the curriculum.

Using a CRISPR screen to study the herpes virus 1 (HSV1). What is this technique and how does it affect the use of other experimental procedures?

During a bus ride, two students discuss their experiences with the GSLS. Conclusion? There is more to life than humanity.

Reducing the risk of dementia should be an important part of government health policies, as global cases are expected to rise in the next 30 years.

Aspects of the Rutte IV accord that may help/ hinder fresh graduates in finding a starter house in the Netherlands

Did you have corona in the past two years? The variant(s) that caused your infection might have been improved or worsened your immune response to new coronavirus variants in the future.

Fables and facts about metabolism, diets and working out – what does the trick according to scientists?

Until now, it was a mystery why tumours often regrow after treatment. But an American research group has found the culprits.

The discussion on the reasoning behind wearing a mask during the pandemic has caused some conflict.

Kees Koedijk joined Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ last year as professor Sustainable Finance. He studies the effects of climate change on the investments in shares and bonds of large investors such as pension funds and insurance companies.

A new tool to share data about plastic pollution in the ocean has won this year’s edition of the Blue-Cloud Hackathon. The team, led by Delphine Lobelle, wins a €25.000 cash prize.

Bert Weckhuysen and assistant professors Eline Hutter and Freddy Rabouw reflect on rewards and incentives. What consequences do the changes have for them?

Law researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's NILOS institute participate in EU project to map and evaluate the regulation of (competing) environmental and economic uses of our seas

Incluusion organized a welcome meeting for 9 status holders who recently started a traineeship at UU. During the meeting, they shared their highlights and hurdles of the first weeks.

Alex Oude Elferink and Lan Ngoc Nguyen of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ edited the volume 'International Law and Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction', published in January 2022

They are developed in a context of international collaboration, trade and governance, but is the legal and normative framework we see today sustainable over time?