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Research at the La Thuile lake in the Northern French Alps

In Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550), Andrea van Leerdam shows the importance of woodcuts.

We invite PhD students at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, from all disciplines, to submit their work on digital labour platforms.

Emeritus Professor of Dutch Literature to 1500 Paul Wackers was invited to write a short holistic book about the fox in medieval culture for a general public.

“Extreme wealth is disastrous for society, democracy, and climate”, Professor of Ethics of Institutions Ingrid Robeyns pleads.

The report shows that crucial tipping points in the Earth's climate system are getting closer. From Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, several climate scientists contributed.

In The Palgrave Handbook of Music in Comedy Cinema, Emile Wennekes and Emilio Audissino tackle the understudied relationship between music en comedy cinema.

Each year, Global Sustainability Science students work with a diverse set of societal partners – commercial enterprises, non-profits, and even the ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� itself – to tackle a variety of sustainability challenges together.

The GroenvermogenNL R&D consortium HyUSE will develop the use of hydrogen in the transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon energy future in the Netherlands.

On Thursday 23 November, Wetenschnapps took place, one of the inspiration and development sessions organised by the Centre for Science and Culture.

Visitors to Utrecht's public libraries interacted with UU researchers in recent weeks. Together, they exchanged ideas and experiences about research.

Catherine Blanchard and Alex Oude Elferink participated in the ‘Levend Oceaan Overleg’, organized by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (MINIEMW).

Catherine Blanchard (Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��) attended the event, which gathered scientists, State representatives, the industry and members of civil society.

Science historian Hieke Huistra talked about the history of international December celebrations with Sinterklaas and Father Christmas in the leading role.

Sanne Frequin explains how the overpainted painting The crucifixion (around 1425) was restored to its original state, without damaging the current work.

Jamie Draper draws together debates in different fields to provide a unified view on the topic of climate displacement.

Every month, Emeritus Professor of ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��’s long history. This time: activism in academics.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s Faculty of Humanities is a partner in the new project TalenTjaar, which aims to recruit more language teachers.

Worldwide, large tracts of land are contaminated with PFAS. Instead of the classic "dig and dump" method, the university wants to explore the possibilities of sustainable remediation.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers have launched a database of problem-shifting cases derived from a global survey with input from 300 experts.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� is funding five Signature Project Grants of €150,000 to five interdisciplinary project teams working on societal challenges for a greener, more sustainable future.

Lab staff actively collected plastic separately for four weeks in three different laboratories at the Vening Meinesz Building B

By sharing research facilities and data openly to scientists undertaking research into the subsurface, we aim to improve our collective knowledge and pave the way to a safe and sustainable use of the subsurface.

In the Groningen landscape, you will find few signs that directly refer to gas extraction. Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� scholars Gertjan Plets and Nikkie Wiegink aim to change this.

In Exploring Language and Society with Big Data: Parliamentary Discourse Across Time and Space, Haidee Kotze, among others, brings together leading researchers.