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- Academy of Ecosystem Services
The Academy of Ecosystem Services acts as a platform to provide solutions to issues related to ecosystem services and to stimulate the exchange between science and practice.
/en/node/23635 - AI & Data Science
The Artificial Intelligence and Data Science division is the largest division of the Information and Computing Sciences department.
/en/research/ai-data-science - Algorithms
Algorithms consists of various research groups that each tackle challenges from their unique perspective, related to artificial intelligence and gathering, analysing, and applying knowledge through computer guided systems.
/en/research/algorithms - Animal Behaviour and Cognition
Research in this research group involves two research lines, concerning animal group living, with a special focus on primates, and animal welfare.
/en/research/animal-behaviour-and-cognition - Applied Data Science
The focus area Applied Data Science builds a community of researchers who are interested in developing the field of data science. By joining forces and working interdisciplinarily, we can accelerate the development of data science techniques.
/en/research/applied-data-science - Artificial Intelligence
This research group focuses on the design and analysis of intelligent, knowledge-based systems that aim at supporting human decision makers to improve the quality of their decisions.
/en/research/human-centered-artificial-intelligence - Atmospheric Dynamics and the Hydrological Cycle
This research group investigates the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer and the dynamics of the free atmosphere.
/en/research/imau/research/atmospheric-dynamics-and-the-hydrological-cycle - Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry
This research group operates a large atmospheric chemistry laboratory, to investigate in detail the production and removal processes of atmospheric constituents.
/en/research/imau/research/atmospheric-physics-and-chemistry - Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
The activities of this research group are divided in Mass Spectrometry based proteomics and Mass spectrometry based structural biology.
/en/research/biomolecular-mass-spectrometry-and-proteomics - Biomorphodynamics of living river and coastal landscapes
Our aim is to understand and predict natural and human-induced dynamics of living fluvial and coastal landscapes.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/biomorphodynamics-of-living-river-and-coastal-landscapes - Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics
The aim of this research group is to acquire novel insights into the structure and function of cells and to decipher the cellular basis for human disease such as cancer and neurological disorders.
/en/research/cell-biology-neurobiology-and-biophysics - Cellular Protein Chemistry
The major research goals of this research group are to characterise the mechanisms of chaperone-substrate interactions, the protein folding process of mammalian cells and proteins in peroxisomes.
/en/research/cellular-protein-chemistry - Centre for Complex Systems Studies
The focus area Complex Systems Studies brings together the fundamental knowledge and models of complex systems with empirical knowledge and data from society. Connecting the dots for a better understanding of our world.
/en/research/centre-for-complex-systems-studies-ccss - Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
This research group focuses on the design, chemo- or biosynthesis of compounds with biological or (potential) medicinal applications and interaction with their receptors.
/en/research/chemical-biology-and-drug-discovery - Coastal and Shelf Sea Dynamics
Research in this theme focuses on the interactions between the water motion, sediment transport and bottom changes in coastal seas and estuaries.
/en/research/imau/research/coastal-and-shelf-sea-dynamics - Computational geography and earth observation
Earth observation from satellites and other platforms (aircrafts, drones) is crucial for our understanding of System Earth and to monitor processes at the Earth surface.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/computational-geography-and-earth-observation - Condensed Matter & Interfaces
This research group centres on the chemistry and physics of solids and interfaces.
/en/research/condensed-matter-interfaces - Condensed-Matter Theory, Statistical and Computational Physics
The general goal of this research theme is to obtain a fundamental understanding of macroscopic phenomena on the basis of microscopic many-body theories.
/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics/research/condensed-matter-theory-statistical-and-computational-physics - Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
The Copernicus Institute investigates and develops processes and opportunities for innovative change towards sustainability.
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
An overview of the research, education, news, backgrounds, events, and collaborations in these dynamic fields at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.
/en/research/data-science-and-artificial-intelligence - Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
At the Debye Institute for Nanomaterial(s) Science, chemistry and physics meet to study the properties of materials at the nanoscale, with a specific focus on three themes: catalysis, colloid science and nanophotonics.
/en/research/debye-institute-for-nanomaterials-science - Department of Earth Sciences
We focus on understanding the evolution of the Earth and how it works as a system.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences - Department of Physical Geography
Our research is directed to understanding the physical processes, patterns, and forms at the Earth's terrestrial surface.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography - Developmental Biology
The research of the Developmental Biology division focuses on studying biological principles in the context of living, developing multicellular organisms.
/en/research/developmental-biology - Ecology and Biodiversity
This research group investigates the mechanisms that regulate biodiversity and allow for the maintenance of ecosystem functioning in our changing world.
/en/research/ecology-and-biodiversity - Economic Geography
This research programme aims to develop Evolutionary Economic Geography both theoretically and empirically.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/economic-geography - Energy and Resources
We study the grand challenges of our times: how to realize a sustainable energy and resource system within a world constrained by climate change and increasingly resource scarcity?
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/energy-and-resources - Environmental Governance
We study and formulate recommendations about interventions that have the potential to make governance outcomes more congruent with sustainability goals.
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/environmental-governance - Environmental Sciences
We investigate interactions between global changes and ecosystem processes, for sustainability of ecosystem services to humans
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/environmental-sciences - Evolution and morphodynamics of rivers, floodplains and deltas
Our Delta Evolution programme aims to develop a fundamental, data-driven understanding of the development of deltas and resulting subsurface architecture at time scales of millennia to centuries.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/evolution-and-morphodynamics-of-rivers-floodplains-and-deltas - Experimental rock deformation/HPT-lab
We conduct research on the mechanical behaviour and transport properties of Earth materials at conditions pertaining to the Earth’s crust and upper mantle.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/research/earth-planetary-processes/experimental-rock-deformation - Fundamental mathematics
The three broad pillars of this research group are algebra, geometry and analysis, as well as their relation to logic, number theory and physics, with an eye for the history of the subject.
/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/fundamental-mathematics - Future Food Utrecht
The focus area Future Food brings together fundamental research of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ related to health, behaviour, and innovations for future food production. By connecting their knowledge, researchers aim to provide sustainable and healthy food solutions for the next generations.
/en/research/future-food-utrecht The focus area Game Research reinforces and expands the scope, quality, volume, and impact of research activities at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ related to games, gaming practices and culture, gamification and various other forms of playful interaction such as simulations and apps.
Geochemical research at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ emphasizes the study of processes taking place in environments near the Earth's surface, in particular, soils, sediments, aquifers, estuaries, and the ocean.
- Geolab
The GeoLab is the main laboratory facility of the Faculty of Geosciences. We have a wide range of lab facilities available for measuring bulk rock geochemistry, bulk rock stable isotopes (H, C, N, S), in situ stable and radiogenic isotopes (U,Pb-dating), in situ major and trace elements and crystallography.
/en/organisation/faculty-of-geosciences/research-facilities/geolab - History and Philosophy of Science
This research group tries to understand the nature and the history of the scientific enterprise and the knowledge it produces, which is a crucial part of understanding the world we live in.
/en/research/freudenthal-institute/about-us/history/history-and-philosophy-of-science - Human Geography and Spatial Planning
Human Geography and Spatial Planning focusses on Sustainable Cities and Regions as an overarching theme.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning - Hydrology, water resources and global change
At Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ we study hydrological processes from the scale of the smallest catchment, to continental and even global scale.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/hydrology-water-resources-and-global-change - Ice and Climate
This research group investigates the exchange processes between atmosphere and ice/snow surfaces and the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets.
/en/research/imau/research/ice-and-climate - Innovation Studies
We investigate the dynamics of emerging technologies and innovations that are relevant for societal problems.
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/innovation-studies - Inorganic Chemistry & Catalysis
The research in this group involves synthesis, characterization and performance of well-defined solid catalysts and related functional materials for gas storage and photochemical conversion processes.
/en/research/inorganic-chemistry-catalysis - Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics (GRASP)
Researchers at this institute try to gain understanding of the basic constituents of matter, their interactions and the fundamental properties of space and time. They conduct experimental research in which they perform measurements of heavy-ion collisions and gravitational waves.
/en/research/institute-for-gravitational-and-subatomic-physics - Institute for Theoretical Physics
Researchers at this institute use concepts and methods encoded in mathematical language to explain physical reality.
/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics - Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity
Researchers at this institute perform interdisciplinary research that combines biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics to understand living systems.
/en/organisation/institute-of-biodynamics-and-biocomplexity - Institutions for open societies
Scholars from the fields of economics, history, public administration, culture, law, sociology, social psychology, ethics, innovation studies, and geography join forces to find answers to the following key questions: Why do societies develop so divergently? And how do institutions contribute to the formation of open and sustainable societies?
/en/research/institutions-for-open-societies - Integrative Bioinformatics
The focus area Integrative Bioinformatics combines data from various sources and research methods to gain a better insight in the various cellular processes. By sharing knowledge and methods, our approach allows for the integration of information at the level of DNA, genes, proteins and metabolites, thus yielding a comprehensive picture.
/en/research/bioinformatics - Interaction
In the division Interaction Technology, we explore the interaction between people and (virtual) worlds, multimedia, and information. Moreover, we investigate human-human interaction through technological advancements.
/en/research/interaction - International Development Studies
The International Development Studies (IDS) research programme provides an innovative contribution to our understanding of development within a context of globalization.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/international-development-studies - Landscape functioning and natural hazards
Our group focuses on studying natural hazards processes: including landslides and soil erosion in mountainous areas in the Alps and the Himalayas, and wind erosion and droughts in semi-arid environments like the Mediterranean region and the Sahara. The results of our studies and the outcome of our models helps society to mitigate the negative impacts of hazards.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/landscape-functioning-and-natural-hazards - Mantle Dynamics
We study how geodynamic processes of the Earth’s mantle couple to tectonic evolution of the crust and to the deformation of the Earth’s surface.
/en/research/mantle-dynamics - Marine Palynology and Paleoceanography
We study climate and biota in past oceans to project the future.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/marine-palynology-and-paleoceanography - Mathematical Institute
The Mathematical Institute conducts high level research in pure and applied mathematics
/en/organisation/mathematical-institute - Mathematical modeling
Mathematicians investigate solution structures, assess dynamics, stability, and the dependence on parameters.
/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/mathematical-modelling - Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysics
This research group has a focus on the molecular mechanisms behind life processes that involve biological membranes. Their research will help to improve fundamental understanding of membrane function thereby leading to better insights in membrane-related diseases like diabetes, Alzheimers disease and Barth syndrome.
/en/research/membrane-biochemistry-and-biophysics - Methodology and Statistics
At the department Methodology & Statistics we develop methodological and statistical techniques for the purpose of (social and behavioural sciences) research.
/en/organisation/methodology-and-statistics/research - Microbiology
Research in the group of Microbiology focuses on understanding the mechanisms involved in secretion of protein.
/en/research/microbiology - Molecular Plant Physiology
This research group investigates sugar-, light- and high temperature-mediated signal transduction mechanisms and how this controls growth in plants.
/en/research/molecular-plant-physiology - NMR
The research in this group aims at gaining fundamental insight into biological processes using solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
/en/research/nmr - Oceans & Climate
The ultimate goal of this research group is to understand and correctly simulate the ocean component of the climate system.
/en/research/imau/research/oceans-and-climate - Organic Chemistry & Catalysis
This multi-disciplinary research group studies topics as diverse as synthetic and physical organic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry.
/en/research/organic-chemistry-catalysis - Paleoclimate & Biogeology
Palaeoecology studies past environmental dynamics by means of palaeo-reconstructions combined with experiments and observations to understand past and present behavior of biota in relation to humans, climate and natural competition.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/paleoclimate-biogeology We investigate variatons of the geomagnetic field, neotectonic and geodynamical research, and rock magnetism & environmental magnetism
- Pharmaceutics
The core activity of this research group is the design and pre-clinical testing of tailor-made drug delivery systems.
/en/research/pharmaceutics - Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology
This research group is directed at several epidemiological, therapeutic, and policy aspects of chronic drug use, especially focusing on anti-asthmatics, cardiovascular drugs, and psychotropics.
/en/research/pharmacoepidemiology-and-clinical-pharmacology - Pharmacology
This research group deals mainly with the immunopharmacology of the respiratory and gastrointestinal system.
/en/research/pharmacology - Physical Colloid Chemistry
This research group is focused on the self-organisation of colloids and nanoparticles in liquid media.
/en/research/physical-colloid-chemistry - Plant Ecophysiology
This research group studies the complex interactions between plants and their environment.
/en/node/743 - Plant-Microbe Interactions
This research group aims to unravel at the molecular level how the plant immune system orchestrates interactions with beneficial microbes, pathogens and insects.
/en/research/plant-microbe-interactions - Quantum Gravity, Strings and Elementary Particles
The main research areas of this research group are quantum gravity, quantum field theory, string theory, and cosmology.
/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics/research/string-theory-cosmology-and-elementary-particles - Quaternary climate and landscape
Our research covers the last hundred thousands of years when rapid climate change and sea level rise took place under mostly natural conditions. By studying this particular time-period, we gain a better understanding of the relative contribution and functioning of natural processes on climate and landscape changes.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/quaternary-climate-and-landscape We extract information from earthquakes recorded at global and regional seismic networks to produce three-dimensional models of the Earth'sinterior, mostly using supercomputing.
- Soft Condensed Matter Biophysics
This research group studies the physics of soft matter model systems and, using these insights, fabricates new mesostructured materials from them.
/en/research/soft-condensed-matter-biophysics - Software
Software consists of various research groups, each with their unique perspective on software systems. We focus amongst others on how programming languages, methods, and tools can be designed and applied to support the construction of programmes and related artefacts.
/en/research/software - Spatial Planning
Our research program endeavours to further our understanding of how and why different – often co-existing – modes of governance either do or do not result in (environmentally) sustainable outcomes.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/spatial-planning - Stratigraphy and Paleontology
We carry out research in the field of (biological) validation of proxies and the development of time scales.
/en/node/609 - Structural Biochemistry
This section aims at a precise biochemical understanding of chemical and biological processes in cells and tissue that are enabled by proteins.
/node/105019 - Structural Geology
We study structures and deformation processes in the Earth at all scales, from nanostructures to plate boundaries using tools ranging from electron microscopy to field geology.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/structural-geology - Sustainability
This research theme aims to unravel system Earth for a sustainable future.
/en/research/sustainability - Tectonics
The Tectonics Group conducts innovative research to get a better understanding of the tectonic processes that control the mechanical deformation and thermal evolution of the Earth’s lithosphere and sedimentary basins.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonics - Tectonophysics
Tectonophysics (or lithospheric geodynamics) concentrates on trying to understand mantle and lithospheric processes that shape our planet.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonophysics - Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics
This research group studies computational biology, ranging from bioinformatics and mathematical modeling to computer simulation, with an overarching interest in evolution.
/en/research/theoretical-biology-and-bioinformatics - Urban Geography
Interactions between the behaviour of individuals and their households and the social and material-spatial structures at varying temporal and spatial scales
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/urban-geography - Water Climate and Future Deltas
This research area focuses on dealing with problems related to subsidence and associated loss of ecosystem services.
/en/research/water-climate-and-future-deltas