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The new interdisciplinary minor Climate‑Resilient Crops has launched, co-developed and taught by Dr. Koen Beumer (board member of Future Food Utrecht)

How flawed calculations let high-polluting countries off the hook, and how courts can hold them accountable

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

Pepijn de Koning wins the Vliegenthart Thesis Award 2025.

A new stem cell treatment administered via nasal drops is showing promising results for newborns with brain damage.

Her aim is to uncover how the loss of Arctic sea ice impacts melting of surrounding glaciers. Specifically, she will look at the effects of the rapid loss of sea ice in the Last Ice Area, which harbours the Arctic's oldest ice.

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

How a community moves open science toward transparent and reproducible AI.

Over thirty promising, young Utrecht researchers will receive a Veni grant of up to 320,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 1 in 7 Venis went to Utrecht researchers this year.

Funding for geothermal project. Chemist Ben Erné, as lead applicant of the project, is developing an innovative sensor to measure electrical charges in soft matter.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

As of September 1, 2025, Annemarie Drahmann has been appointed full professor of administrative law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.

On 1 November, Bas Mesters will take up the position of editor-in-chief of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's independent university media outlet (DUB). He succeeds Ries Agterberg

The nominees for the Best Master’s Thesis 2025 and Vliegenthart thesis award are: Claudia Ionita, Pepijn de Koning and Bas Kraan. The nominees for the Social Impact Award 2025 are: ‘Rowing Blind’ and Philip Berghoef.

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