It is with great sadness that Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has learned of the death of Prof. Rens Voesenek. For decades, Voesenek was a leading scientist, inspiring many researchers and students in biology.
Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has appointed biologist Rashmi Sasidharan as Professor of Plant Stress Resilience. Together with her research group, Sasidharan aims to pinpoint the mechanisms that help plants cope with stressful environments. This knowledge will pave the way toward more climate-resilient crops.
Five researchers at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have been awarded a prestigious Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship. The MSCA fellowships support training, skills and career development for outstanding researchers.
Faculty of Science researchers Martijn Kool and Tzviya Zeev Ben Mordehai can conduct research with a research group for five years with the help of the ERC Consolidator Grant.