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The way to a healthier planet is not always one with direct actions. Being patient, collecting data and developing new methods for taking measurements will help us understand the parameters necessary to create a more sustainable environment. This is what the research of Yannick Wiegers, PhD candidate at the Ecology and Biodiversity research group of the Institute of the Environmental Biology teaches us. Five questions to Yannick on his current research and how this contributes to the pathway of a more healthy planet.

Salvo Nicolosi, Associate Professor at the Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� School of Law, has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission on European Law and Migration Policies “EULAMP”

The EWUU alliance has secured €2.8 million through the national DECIDE project, which seeks to democratise artificial intelligence and promote transparent decision-making.

On Wednesday 8 October, Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� is organising the ‘XR Community Day’. This event offers you the opportunity to talk to (national) XR colleagues and experts about this promising technology.

The Flagship Catalogue contains 3.4 billion simulated galaxies, each with hundreds of properties, reproducing the large-scale structure of the cosmos in great detail.

Kirsten Buist is one of the few experts in the Netherlands on sibling relationships. She is currently working on an e-learning module for nursery staff.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has appointed Tuncay Baubec as Professor of Genome Biology & Epigenetics. Baubec studies how the molecular ‘packaging’ that surrounds DNA plays a key role in biological processes.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has appointed Bas van Steensel as Special Professor of Chromosome Biology. Van Steensel will lead fundamental research into how chromosomes function and how genetic information is expressed in our bodies.

The focus area Applied Data Science again provides funding to finance research projects within the SIGs of Applied Data Science.

Esther Nieuwenhuizen investigated how transparency actually influences citizens' trust in algorithm use by public organisations, such as the police.

The report 'Uprooting Medical Misinformation: Listening to Concerns and Cultivating Well-Founded Trust' continues to inspire new collaborations and initiatives.

A new project aims to build fundamental knowledge about flower pigmentation, with real-world applications. This may help breeders create more stable flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The grant is awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

How can neighbours come together to produce, share, and manage their own energy using solar panels, batteries, and smart software? That’s the challenge being tackled by RENvolveIT, an ambitious European research project that is developing modular digital tools for energy communities.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced the authors selected for the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7).

A broad consortium will collaborate over the coming years on the research project Empowering Citizen COllectives in societal transitions (ECCO).

A pilot of three deposit vending machines from Statieheld has started in September 2025. These vending machines will be located at the catering locations in the Koningsberger Building, Educatorium and the ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Library in the city centre.

PhD candidate Koen Santifort demonstrated the behavioural signs linked to Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, and identified anatomical features that increase the risk of developing them.

As of the end of September 2025, Liberal Arts and Sciences student Tibbe Klein will be the new student assessor on the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��.

The African Urban Futures project aims to open up possibilities for more just and sustainable cities as an alternative to development visions for African cities that typically are oriented toward replicating the gleaming skylines of Dubai or Singapore.

Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has selected the Berghege Heerkens bouwgroep as its construction team partner for UNIEK.