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On Wednesday 26 March, Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� celebrated its 389th Dies Natalis.

Barend van Leeuwen is an Associate Professor at Durham Law School, specializing in EU law, particularly the interaction between free movement and national regulation in the internal market. In the session, he will explored the harmonization of services within the EU’s internal market, discussing key challenges and developments.

An insightful journey into Planetary Health, emphasizing the urgent need to address the intersection of human health and environmental challenges.

An interview with Harini Nagendra, professor of ecology at Azim Premji ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and a well-known writer on sustainability, and Ajay Bailey, a professor at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� specializing in planetary health, ageing, and inclusive cities.

In this open letter José van Dijck en Albert Meijer express their concern about Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��’s increasing reliance on services from Big Tech companies.

In BBC Sounds, Dieuwke van der Poel talks about Suster Bertken (1426-1514) and her discovery that some of her poems were likely sung. Now, they can be heard once again.

Every autumn, Trouw publishes the ‘Sustainable 100’. A good reason to have a chat with alumnus Keelin O' Connor about the Rights of Nature Foundation.

Lisanne Laagland and Xiaole Tong worked together intensively on the iPSpine project that aims to find a remedy for lower back pain. How did they experience this?

Henk Kummeling en Wilco Hazeleger jointly look back at and ahead on the rectorship.

Universiteit Utrecht has developed an educational programme for public professionals working on sustainability issues in the Utrecht region that want to strenghten their leadership in this area.

Conflict, war, and the ternination of USAID: international development has come under pressure. What is the importance and future of the field?

We would like to wish a heartfelt farewell to Rick Grobbee, who is stepping down from his role as chair of the steering committee of the focus area Applied Data Science.

Jansen and his team aim to bridge the gap between fundamental ecological research and practical challenges in nature conservation and restoration.

During her PhD, Maj-Britt Buchholz worked on an innovative idea: could breast milk be the key to improve breast cancer research?

Introduction IMAU newsletter by Erik van Sebille.

'I joined IMAU last January and was pleased to find a warm and welcoming atmosphere where people interact freely.'

Researchers of USG and Fontys ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of Applied Science Eindhoven analysed the diversity in municipal ethical committees in the field of technological developments.

Building on last year’s success, we are excited to announce that the second edition of the National Ocean Science Conference will take place on June 3, 2025!

On Thursday 6 March, UU's annual education event took place: the OnderwijsFestival. Over 500 visitors from across the UU education community came together in the Academiegebouw to exchange ideas and knowledge on quality and developments in education.

In her PhD research, Anouk Neerincx investigated how robots can help reduce stress, how they can get children to talk about their health and how they can teach children emotional skills.

Do you teach CEL or want to teach it? Then come to the SIG CEL meeting on 6 May! In this session, you can discuss your issues with other teachers and get advice from the programme on your issue.

'I recently made a dream come true: I started my own data science company!'

Henk Kummeling has been Rector Magnificus of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� since 2018. As he will be stepping down as Rector Magnificus on March 26, 2025, he wrote a column for Illuster.

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: the rector magnificus.

The Deep Transitions Lab caught up with Kristina Bogner from the Coperncius Institute of Sustainable Development to discuss why emotions matter in transitions.