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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration Rotterdam Zoo have started testing a vaccine to protect young elephants from the deadly elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV).

Henk Kummeling was elected the new chair of the Coalition on Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) on 9 December 2025.

Theatre productions and shows in schools to make politics more appealing to young people: a fine goal of the Kiesmannen (Electors), but how effective is this creative approach? Researchers from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� examined it.

UCU alumni Antoinet van Berkel '20 and Philippe-Jan Ramondt '22 share how their interdisciplinary education shaped their work at the Nationale DenkTank, focusing on sustainability, circular economies, and societal impact.

Albert Gatt, Professor of Natural Language Generation, delivered his inaugural lecture on 9 December. He designs systems that don’t just sound intelligent but genuinely understand the meaning behind their words.

Mosasaurus: a textbook example of macroevolution

On December 11, the coalition parties reached an agreement with part of the opposition on the budget of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Based on the available figures, the conclusion is that the budget cuts in higher education and research are still huge.

The exhibition Design for the Planet, partially inspired by research by Jeroen Oomen offers a groundbreaking exploration of the design and history behind geoengineering.

Is there a special place for the Low Countries in art history’s debates on global mobility? Thijs Weststeijn seeks to find answers.

A WKO is being installed at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Drilling of wells to a depth of about 120 metres will start on Monday 22 April.

According to a new report by the Global Carbon Project emissions of N2O (nitrous oxide) has increased by 40 percent between 1980 and 2020.

Frank Biermann is the first political scientist to receive the Volvo Environment Prize

Researchers at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and Delft ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� of Technology have found that charging breaks can double the effectiveness of smart charging.

Alleviating financial constraints benefits both climate and equity as a result of more renewable and affordable energy in the developing world, according to Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers in Nature Energy.

Alissa Kotowski and Lennart de Groot, both teachers in Earth Sciences, are the lucky winners of the Geo Teacher Awards 2025. On Wednesday 11 December, both received this prize.

Leanne De Silva explored the use of lab-engineered cartilage mimics as a clinical application for bone repair.

Frans Schutgens has received the ZonMw Clinical Fellows grant. He will use it to study the heterogeneity of Wilms tumors and explore its clinical applications.

Aikokul Ibraeva receives Hélène Phoa Gender Studies Research Thesis Prize 2024 for her research into how sexuality and gender have been constructed in Kyrgyz culture.

Saskia van Wees investigates the intricacies of plant resistance and the role plant hormones play in these processes. Today, she delivers her inaugural lecture.

According to Federica Russo, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Techno-Science, diversity and inclusion need to be further integrated into academic practice.