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Eleven research pairs from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) have been awarded grants to carry out joint research into the functioning of coastal seas and oceans.

On Tuesday September 28th, Victor Rutten was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau. The ceremony took place at his home by the mayor of Bunnik.

The Exposome-Scan project, that builds on Exposome-NL and X-omics, has been awarded 3.2 million euros from the NWO Investment Grant Large programme. With the grant the researchers will build a unique and large-scale open facility for research into the so-called exposome.

The government has announced a ban on electronic collars, leading to public debate that will also involve veterinarians. What is the behavioural and physical impact of using electronic collars? Can veterinarians support and substantiate the ban on electronic collars? What can veterinarians recommend as an alternative to using electronic collars for dogs with undesirable behaviour?

On 2 August, Debbie Jaarsma – currently Professor of Research and Innovation in Medical Education at UMC Groningen – will become Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Feral cats that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were infected by mink and not by humans. This has been shown in recent research by Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) and Wageningen Bioveterinary Research.

The 3rd and 4th of June marked the official launch of the new MOMENTUM consortium. The launch began with a two-day online kick-off meeting brought all 28 partners together to get to know one another better and to define the plans for the coming period.

How is it that some covid-19 patients are affected much worse than others? Can we predict beforehand which of them will develop critical symptoms. A diverse consortium of universities, academic hospitals and industrial partners is looking for the answers to these questions.

Alain de Bruin, Professor of Pathobiology in Veterinary Medicine, and Monique Minnema, internist-haematologist and Professor of Haematology at UMC Utrecht, want to jointly develop a new therapy against lymphoma.

In addition to Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� increasingly offers education to professionals, from short courses and workshops to extensive programmes.

Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� developed an advanced technique that makes it possible to monitor a virus infection live.

Researchers investigated the genetic origin of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) on sixteen infected Dutch mink farms and the people who live or work there.

What makes an ideal veterinarian? the Master’s programme review committee under the leadership of Merel Langelaar is developing a revised curriculum from 2022 onwards, based on input from veterinary practice, lecturers and students.

Bas van Nimwegen has spent years conducting research into the use of radioactive holmium particles (‘microspheres’) as a treatment for cancer.

Over time, cancer cells tend to become desensitised to specific drugs or chemotherapy – a phenomenon that claims the lives of many patients each year. Berkers is engaging with tumours and looking for the weak link in their metabolism.

At the behest of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is coordinating the research project ‘Fighting COVID-19 in animals and humans, a “One Health” approach’.

It started two years ago when Prof.dr.ir Gerdien van Schaik was asked to organize a consortium for the EU H2020 call about endemic diseases in farm animals and aquaculture. The resulting project entitled: DECIDE.

On 13 April, scientists from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� will present their report ‘End the Cage Age – Looking for Alternatives’ to the European Parliament.

The Dutch goverment has decided to fully award RegMed XB's proposal for funding from the Dutch national growth fund (Groeifonds). The funding consists of 56 million Euros.

At the moment, there are different types of antibiotics available for animals. The question is whether this will remain so.