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“This shows that our attention system has deep evolutionary roots,” says Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� behavioral biologist Tom Roth.

What if we see our vulnerability and neediness not as problems, but as conditions for solidarity and coexistence?

During the Start of the Academic Year, vice-President Margot van the Starre presented the Student Awards

Pepijn de Koning wins the Vliegenthart Thesis Award 2025.

Assistant Professor Joeri Zwerts is researching how tropical animal species. Using wildlife cameras, sound recordings and drones with thermal cameras, he is mapping the effects of logging and palm oil.

As part of her summer internship, Daniela collaborated with her teacher Agnes Andeweg on a Reading Guide for Birnam Wood, the book selected for One Book One Campus 2025.

The Netherlands, a global leader in meat production, has been under growing pressure to reform its intensive farm system. We speak with Floor Haalbook and Lidwien Smit about how the country got here, and how it might change.

Smart charging of electric vehicles presents a potential way to deal with the problem of grid congestion

The open access cap for Springer hybride journals are likely to be reached in November 2025. This affects researchers who want to publish here.

On 1 November, Bas Mesters will take up the position of editor-in-chief of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s independent university media outlet (DUB). He succeeds Ries Agterberg

'Scheid zooi' is a campaign that will start in September to help staff and students separate their waste more effectively.

On August 27 2025, Quirijn Meijer has successfully defended his thesis.

In his inaugural lecture, Prof. Dr. Harold Bok made a strong case for the introduction of a formal postgraduate training program for all young veterinarians.

This blog looks back to the first Languages in the City symposium, hosted by the Open Cities Platform.

Climate change was found to be barely addressed, if at all, in social studies classes. Immerzeel is changing that with its Klimaatwijzer platform.

Several Utrecht psychologists packed their gear and set off for Lowlands. They stuck on electrodes, set up brain scan kits – and, above all, spent hours chatting with their diverse crowd of participants.

Lameness is a major welfare issue in dairy cows, often associated with hoof problems. Research shows significant differences between farms.

From this week onwards, hedgehogs, toads, badgers and other animals will be able to cross safely between Utrecht Science Park and Fort Rhijnauwen two wildlife passages.

What if the earliest signs of vascular disease could be observed as they unfold—inside lab-grown human blood vessels that mimic real-life conditions?

Teaching is often done as an individual: what happens in the classroom stays in the classroom. Are you curious about how other lecturers teach? The Peer Observation Programme offers the chance to take a look at someone else's teaching practice!

Research team urges better education on the environmental impact of medicines, helping patients make informed choices and reduce waste and costs.

How exactly do children acquire language? And do they do so in the same way worldwide? Aoju Chen, professor of English linguistics: language development, conducts research into language acquisition worldwide.

Marco van Egmond, curator of maps and atlases at the university library, has been interviewed by various media outlets in recent days in response to developments surrounding the world map and the representation of Africa.

The new academic year is about to start again. In 2025-2026, the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning (CAT) will again be organising an interesting and varied range of teacher development opportunities throughout the year.

“Gravitational waves could one day help us tell the difference between ‘normal’ nuclear matter and something we’ve never directly observed before.”