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- What birdsong has to teach us about how we learn to talkJohan Bolhuis: "There are some very interesting similarities between the way songbirds learn to sing and the way children learn to talk."/en/news/what-birdsong-has-to-teach-us-about-how-we-learn-to-talk
- Emergency measures not always the best response to terrorist threatsEmergency measures frequently have unexpected or undesirable side-effects for society and the democratic rule of law./en/news/emergency-measures-not-always-the-best-response-to-terrorist-threats
- Datafied Society Research Platform LaunchedAn interdisciplinary group of scholars got together to address emerging issues related to big data in a joint-effort/en/news/datafied-society-research-platform-launched
- Rembrandt and his Circle: Insights and DiscoveriesThe essays in this book illuminate the current state of Rembrandt studies and suggest avenues for future inquiry. With a contribution by Thijs Weststeijn./en/news/rembrandt-and-his-circle-insights-and-discoveries
- Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk receives 2 million euros to study the relocation of textile production across the worldVan Nederveen Meerkerk will study the role of household labour and consumption in the relocation of textile production across the world./en/news/elise-van-nederveen-meerkerk-receives-2-million-euros-to-study-the-relocation-of-textile-production
- Bert Weckhuysen appointed Distinguished Professor of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓWith effect from 1 January 2018, Bert Weckhuysen has been appointed Distinguished Professor in ‘Catalysis, Energy and Sustainability’ at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ./en/news/bert-weckhuysen-appointed-distinguished-professor-of-utrecht-university
- Upscaling is a catalyst for inequalityThe laws of nature are what drive wealth inequality within a society, unless society takes action to counteract their effect, such as by adopting taxation laws./en/news/upscaling-is-a-catalyst-for-inequality
- Aoju Chen appointed professor in Language Development in Relation to Socialisation and IdentityAoju Chen was appointed professor in Language Development in Relation to Socialisation and Identity in the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication/en/news/aoju-chen-appointed-professor-in-language-development-in-relation-to-socialisation-and-identity
- Worldwide inequality is growing: is there a solution?The gap between the poor and the rich is growing, according to Oxfam Novib. What is causing inequality? And how do we turn the tide?/en/news/worldwide-inequality-is-growing-is-there-a-solution
- Multilingualism as an assetFor the European LUCIDE project, Jacomine Nortier and Ivana Brasileiro researched multilingualism in Utrecht./en/news/multilingualism-as-an-asset
- ALICE thesis award for UU doctoral candidate Deepa ThomasDeepa Thomas, who earned her PhD. last year under the supervision of Prof. Thomas Peitzmann and Dr. André Mischke, has won the 2014 ALICE Thesis Award/en/news/alice-thesis-award-for-uu-doctoral-candidate-deepa-thomas
- Syntax of Dutch: Verbs and Verb Phrases (vol. 1 and 2)In the 7-volume synthesis Syntax of Dutch, two new volumes have been published on verbs and verb phrases. Norbert Corver is one of the authors./en/news/syntax-of-dutch-verbs-and-verb-phrases-vol-1-and-2
- Franck Meijboom starts project on innovative methods of animal researchNWO has granted Franck Meijboom's request to start a research project on innovative methods of animal testing./en/news/franck-meijboom-starts-project-on-innovative-methods-of-animal-research
- Varieties of Capitalism and Business History: The Dutch CaseIn Keetie Sluyterman's book 'Varieties of Capitalism and Business History: The Dutch Case', different national economies and their merits are compared./en/news/varieties-of-capitalism-and-business-history-the-dutch-case
- Jan Raaijmakers figurehead Life Sciences & Health top sectorMinister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp has named Prof. Jan Raaijmakers as the official figurehead for the top sector Life Sciences and Health/en/news/jan-raaijmakers-figurehead-life-sciences-health-top-sector
- Radioactive globules now used to treat head and throat tumoursAlpe d’Huez/KWF has granted researchers at UMC Utrecht in collaboration with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine almost 300,000 Euros./en/news/radioactive-globules-now-used-to-treat-head-and-throat-tumours
- The Warsaw Pact Reconsidered. International Relations in Eastern Europe, 1955-1969In 'The Warsaw Pact Reconsidered', Laurien Crump presents the findings of her PhD research on a pivotal period in the Cold War./en/news/the-warsaw-pact-reconsidered-international-relations-in-eastern-europe-1955-1969
- Antifungal drug goes (anti)viralThere is a growing interest to repurpose drugs that have been used for many years and that have known to be safe./en/news/antifungal-drug-goes-antiviral
- Troy: City, Homer and Turkey'Troy: City, Homer and Turkey' (edited by Floris van den Eijnde) presents the latest findings with regard to both the historical and the legendary Troy./en/news/troy-city-homer-and-turkey
- The Resources of the Past in Early Medieval EuropeThis volume investigates the role played by the resources of the past in forming the identities of communities in Early Medieval Western Europe./en/news/the-resources-of-the-past-in-early-medieval-europe