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Utrecht researchers have developed a new type of sensor, about 500 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

The National Growth Fund invests 325 million euros in the Oncode-PACT plan to accelerate the preclinical development process of cancer drugs.

Over the next ten years, the Dutch government will invest 42 million Euros in CROP-XR, a consortium led by Prof. Guido van den Ackerveken.

On 14 April, Chris Backes and Walter Vermeulen, experts in environmental law and circular economy from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, gave a briefing on EPR to the House of Representatives

Nanomaterials scientists have improved a nanogel in such a way that it can now transport individual molecules from one liquid to the other.

In a policy brief, researchers propose a new EU approach to waste management that designs out waste and recovers materials most under threat.

What if the system you have to work with is not a support, but an obstacle? Iris Beerepoot studies workarounds and will be awarded her doctorate on 11 May.

UU-staff can now share their opinion on open science in the Open Science Monitor, which is executed every two years.

Decarbonising Economies explores how agency, power and geography shape our possibilities for a low carbon future.

Scientist Joeri Zwerts explains how data science is helping to further his research on saving wildlife.

As of 1 February, Prof. Jan Lipfert is appointed Professor of Experimental Biophysics & Bio-Inspired Materials at the Department of Physics.

Collaboration with other sectors such as agriculture and spatial planning must be strengthened in order to achieve the objectives of the Water Framework Directive.

Even the High North can’t escape the global threat of plastic pollution. This alarming picture emerges from inventory of dozens of studies into microscopically small plastic particles in the Arctic region

The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Humanities join forces in the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��. As part of this collaboration, the Utrecht Data School (UDS) has become part of the CDH under the joint deanship of the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Humanities.

The goal of the Paris climate agreement will become out of sight unless countries collectively show more ambition and take immediate action. That is the opinion of the five Dutch climate experts who contributed to the IPCC report.

With her mathematical research on aspects of graph theory, Carla Groenland makes algorithms in digital networks simpler and more efficient.

On March 22, we celebrated the festive opening of the AI Labs at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��. We welcomed more than 300 guests, including researchers, representatives from public and private sectors and more.

In his inaugural lecture on 7 April, developmental biologist Mike Boxem will discuss his work on polarised cell division. Boxem's insights support cancer research.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, Stichting Landschap Erfgoed Utrecht, Movares and T-mobile work together in a large scale long-term experiment.

Support for war refugees

Chair of Organisations and Sustainability, embedded in the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development.

Robin Verstraten has been working on his PhD research for around a year and a half, and he can confirm that the work agrees with him.

The AI, Digital Culture & Media lab, a collaboration between Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of Applied Sciences, Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Media Perspectives and PublicSpaces, has recently been awarded the NL AIC Label.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� aims at a publishing climate in which academic authors publish fully open access (OA). The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has agreed to a new OA policy to realise this ambition. Read more on this policy in this article.

The Facility Service Centre (FSC) of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has adjusted the green management of the grass verges and lawns in the Utrecht Science Park (USP). The short-mowed lawns will be transformed into green verges and fields buzzing with life by implementing phased and less frequent grass-mowing.