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Predicting whether a child is experiencing internalising or externalising problems based on a video. Niilo Valtakari is working on this: "My research shows how machine learning combined with psychology can provide new insights into behaviour."

At the Pharmacy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, they recognise that no animal is the same, and each animal therefore responds differently to medication.

“Animal welfare is the blind spot in nitrogen policy”, says Arjan Stegeman, professor of Farm Animal Health, in De Volkskrant on 18 October 2025.

On Saturday, October 18, the consumer program Kassa discussed health problems in small dogs. Expert Paul Mandigers joined in the studio of Kassa.

Debut EP Until Further Notice captures how five friends from UCU turned shared moments of music into a story of connection, growth, and self-discovery.

UCU alumnua Tobia de Scisciolo is helping restore Aruba’s coral reefs through science, community, and education.

Radiation expert Bas van Nimwegen has now treated more than sixty animal patients and further developed the treatment method into a minimally invasive precision treatment.

The ELECTRODE project is researching a new screening method that predicts the hereditary heart muscle disease DCM at a young age in Dobermans.

From campus life to the Amazon rainforest, current student Hanna Steinkamp shares her experience studying, exploring, and finding her rhythm on exchange in Peru

For Vetscience, Professor of Animal Behaviour Saskia Arndt had the opportunity to ask three questions to one of her great role models: Jane Goodall. This interview took place in June 2025, a few months before she passed away on 1 October 2025 at the age of 91.

The new Faculty of Veterinary Medicine building is being built according to circular principles. On the site where the Martinus G. de Bruin Building (MGB) now stands, a new faculty building will rise over the coming years, reusing the MGB as a source of construction materials.

An exploratory study shows how cities like Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam deals with disinformation. Citizens expect action from the municipalities.

Researchers from the ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Medical Centre Utrecht have successfully expanded their in vivo research with New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) with support from the 3Rs Centre Utrecht (3RCU). Parallel studies were established in collaboration with international colleagues, who work with NAMs. Tailored guidance for researchers and other stakeholders has become more official at the 3RCU with the establishment of a support desk on NAMs: Suppo3Rt.

The multidisciplinary EVENING study evaluates whether expanding pre-school education is successful in creating more equal opportunities. The results are promising: children show progress in social-emotional development, language, executive functions and motor skills.

One Book One Campus presents Night at the Library on 9 October. Maaike Wijnen is involved as a programme maker and talks about the festival, the extra pressure caused by the elections and how she and her colleagues still managed to put together a fun and surprising programme.

Social robots, smart speakers, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa: they are making their way into our homes. What role do these forms of artificial intelligence play within the family? Ruud Hortensius and his team of researchers are seeking answers to this question.

Elisa Fleischmann ’24 publishes her UCU thesis on immune cell interactions and continues research at Karolinska Institutet.

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Kirsten Buist is one of the few experts in the Netherlands on sibling relationships. She is currently working on an e-learning module for nursery staff.

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

PhD candidate Koen Santifort demonstrated the behavioural signs linked to Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, and identified anatomical features that increase the risk of developing them.

Researchers at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� recommend seven ways in which teachers can apply translanguaging in the classroom.

To recognize and promote excellence in student research as well as awareness in our field, the focus area Migration and Societal Change awards the best master’s thesis.

The elective course Toezichthouderschap (Supervision), developed by the NVWA, offers three master's students the opportunity to to gain behind-the-scenes insight into the work of supervisory veterinarians.