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As of 1 September, the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has appointed a student assessor for the first time in its history.

Mantle plumes might explain how a mosaic of tectonic plates was once formed.

Gandolfo Cascio has written a new book about Dante's views on literature and other authors' 'conversations' with his work.

Koen van Zon wrote a blog for Liesbeth van de Grift's Vidi-project about European regulation of multinational corporations.

Last week, Brill published a book about Adriaan Reland, co-edited by various Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers.

Vitezslav Titl of the Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� School of Economics (U.S.E.) is developing an algorithm that can target potentially corrupt firms far more efficient.

Recently, Feike Dietz' new book has been published, titled 'Lettering Young Readers in the Dutch Enlightenment'.

Jamila Mascat has received IOS seed money to work on the project “Postcolonial Justice in Postcolonial Europe: Recognition, Reparation, Restitution”.

Margot Peeters, youth researcher studied the smoking and drinking behaviour of young people in the Netherlands.

In Merel's project, prospective students learn - through vlogs of senior students - how to consciously choose courses before the start of their undergraduate program.

Psychologist Denise de Ridder explains how she managed to encourage staff and students to maintain social distance.

Five Utrecht-based researchers received 350,000 euros from the NWO DeepNL programme to research gas extraction-related problems in Groningen.

Historian Iva Vukusic spoke in the media about the judgement on Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic, two former Serbian officials, for their role in former Yugoslavia.

The project team The Intimacies of Remote Warfare presented together with civil society organisations an advisory report to the Ministry of Defence on 1 July.

Five proposals from UU teachers are being honoured with grants this year: two Teaching Fellow grants, three Senior Fellow grants and a Leadership grant.

The working group on Recognition and Rewards has a new project manager: Stans de Haas.

The ambition of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� in the field of open science stands out on an international level as well. The website of Nature published an article.

As of 1 July 2021, the N.W. Posthumus Institute will be hosted at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, Department of History & Art History.

The EU-funded project SMARTCHAIN hosts today its closing event, showcasing its main findings and recommendations to support collaborative Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) in Europe.

Since 2017, more than 200 education professionals have received a Comenius grant. With this grant they can put their vision on educational innovation into practice.

As of 1 March 2021 André Faaij has been appointed Professor of Energy System Analysis.

The conference of the European Survey Research Association will be held online at 2, 9, 16, and 23 July 2021.

Merel Jonker advised a number of legislative lawyers on the right of grandparents to have access to their grandchildren in late June.

The finals of the Food for Health and Safety Challenge were held last Friday, when 10 teams from TU/e, WUR, UU and UMC Utrecht presented their ideas for a new food concept for the Ministry of Defence.

Extraordinary detailed analysis has uncovered key cell elements that support sperm motion and rigidity. The discovery may lead to new directions for treating male infertility and developing male contraceptives.