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Starting january 1 2022, Wouter Dhert will strengthen the life sciences strategic theme team as scientific director of innovations in life sciences.

Twenty-two promising, young Utrecht researchers have been awarded a Veni grant of up to 280,000 euros by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

Jan van der Valk will be leaving as head of the 3Rs-Centre at the end of 2021. In the last few years he more or less personified the centre all by himself, with a few support staff who came and went.

What damage can be done to pets by lighting fireworks? And how tenable is a fireworks ban? Experts from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ explain.

Personality determines to a large extend how susceptible a person is to contagious yawning. Researchers conclude this after displaying videos of yawning people to a large and diverse group of test subjects.

Researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ showed that RNA appears to be a new biomarker for detecting cancer.

200 jaar Diergeneeskunde in beeld

Researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and WUR have investigated the possible cause of death of the 190 dead porpoises that washed ashore on the Dutch coast last Summer.

New research shows that people who live in rural areas with many cattle farms still have a greater chance of contracting pneumonia than people who live in rural areas with fewer or no cattle farms nearby.

Transition to Animal-Free Innovations Utrecht visits all groups at the Utrecht Science Park that are involved in animal testing and animal-free innovations.

Proefdiervrij organiseert van januari tot en met april 2022 de tweede editie van de Proefdiervrij Venture Challenge.

On 26 October 2021, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will organise an online symposium on Open Science and animal experiments, applicable to all phases of animal research.

The evolution of equine motion analysis.

Microplastics are everywhere, but just how harmful are they to human health? Interview with Juliette Legler and Dick Vethaak on MOMENTUM

New Bachelor's programme focusing on the health challenges of the future

Anton Pijpers dug the first shovel into the ground where more than 6,000 indigenous bushes and trees will be planted.

The Regenerative Medicine Knowledge Platform aims to provide realistic answers to questions from the general public

'Contributing to a better understanding of infectious disease transmission'

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ launches innovation centre for One Medicine research

The Executive Board has appointed Lidwien Smit as professor of One Health and Environmental Epidemiology at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine as of 1 November 2021.

The reproduction of harbour porpoises runts into problems when there is not enough high quality food like high caloric fish available, or when the animals are in poor condition.

One is now 77, started studying Veterinary Medicine in 1961 and immersed himself in UU's student society. The other just turned 19 and spent most of his first year studying online from home due to the COVID pandemic.

In addition to his work at a veterinary practice in Sneek, Dutch veterinarian Evert J.S. Bron was also a successful inventor in the veterinary field. For example, Bron designed a teat protector, also known as the udder support net and more colloquially referred to as the ‘cow bra’.

What was it like to be a veterinarian fifty years ago and what are the differences with today? We went to visit Jelke Algra (76) and Lex Lobstein (73) in Balk, Friesland.

Spot the differences! Anatomy lesson with cadaver