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The number of new students at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� (UU) remains virtually unchanged this year (-0.1%), according to the preliminary enrolment numbers.

Three Utrecht research projects have been awarded funding within the programme National Science Agenda Research along Routes by Consortia (NWA-ORC).

On 14 November, employees and students of universities and universities of applied science will protest in Utrecht against the drastic budget cuts in higher education.

LPL is hiring a student assistant for 16 hours a week starting from mid-to-late-November. Hardware knowledge isn't necessary but a willingness to learn is!

To ensure that Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s Faculty of Humanities is future-proofed, the faculty's board is taking serious measures in the coming years. These measures should help maintain breadth in teaching and research, while addressing the faculty's financial deficit.

Researchers each receive up to 850.000 Euros to develop innovative line of research.

As part of an ongoing campaign, a letter of appeal was sent to The Hague today, signed by CEOs of dozens of organisations.

Vivian Nguyen has defended her dissertation on the development of animal-free research models on October 21st.

The evaluation of collaborations with Israeli organizations has been completed.

Intestinal damage can lead to the onset of different diseases that are life-threatening in the worst cases. Alessandro Cutilli studied the role of T cells in this intestinal damage.

At the USP and ICU, waste is collected separately: residual waste, paper, GFE and PD. In the city centre, it works slightly differently. In the city centre, there are two bins: for paper and a bin for mixed waste.

This month, the research for Dramaturgy for Devices begins. In this project, researchers and artists are working on the behaviour and communicative skills of robots.

Regenerative Medicine Utrecht was well represented at the Utrecht Science Week 2024. Read our recap here.

With effect from 15 October 2024, the Executive Board has appointed Frits van Rooy Professor of Early Detection and Prevention of Occupational Diseases at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences of the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��

Drs. Margot van der Starre has been reappointed by the Supervisory Board as Vice President of the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� effective March 15, 2025.

Professor Susan te Pas has been reappointed by the Executive Board as Dean of ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� College Utrecht (UCU), effective 1 October 2024. Te Pas has served as Dean at UCU since 2021.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, UMC Utrecht and pharmaceutical company Roche Nederland in Woerden have agreed on a collaboration in education, research and healthcare.

Researchers from UMC Utrecht have received the green light for a new study on stem cell therapy for newborns with brain damage.

Universiteit Utrecht is looking for a new Rector Magnificus, with a deep commitment to the university community and a passion for both research and education.

Funding for geothermal project. Chemist Ben Erné, as lead applicant of the project, is developing an innovative sensor to measure electrical charges in soft matter.

As per October 2024, Professor Paul Coffer will be appointed the new scientific director of the university-wide strategic theme Life Sciences.

Irena Muffels developed a better and quicker way to help children who are suspected of having a metabolic disorder and typically have to wait years for a diagnosis.

Henk Kummeling, Rector Magnificus and professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa.

UU commissioned the integrated design team led by Mecanoo to redevelop Van Unnik and its immediate surroundings.

The previously announced cuts to higher education have largely been confirmed, with significant consequences for universities and the future of education and research in the Netherlands.