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The Genetics Expert Center of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has developed a unique breeding guidance platform for the Kooikerhondje.

Unfortunately, many pedigree dogs and cats struggle with hereditary diseases or suffer from harmful external features. In many cases, these diseases and disorders would be preventable.

Dobermanns suffer from liver inflammation (hepatitis) and the heart muscle disease DCM (dilating cardiomyopathy) more often than other dog breeds.

Researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and UMC Utrecht have received a grant of 936,587 euros from the ZonMw, for research into a serious heart condition that affects both humans and dogs.

The RassenRadar provides a quick overview of hereditary diseases and conditions in a particular breed, allowing for faster recognition of disease patterns.

Researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, with the help of a breeder, discovered the genetic cause for brain disorder "cerebellar ataxia" in flatcoated retrievers.

Veterinary medicine researchers form Utrecht and Cornell have identified DNA markers that influence the risk of gastric cancer in Belgian Shepherd dogs.

In PetScan, the information system for diagnoses in dogs and cats, you can now also enter behavioral diagnoses of dog and check for additional information.

Rashonden en kruisingen van kleine hondenrassen lijden steeds vaker aan herniëring van de kleine hersenen door het achterhoofdsgat of holtevorming in het ruggenmerg.

In August 2024, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ launched a project to support first-year undergraduate psychology students in developing their academic skills.

On 2 October Prof. Detlef van Vuuren was awarded the 2024 Spinoza Prize at a ceremony in The Hague hosted by the Dutch Research Council NWO.

The SOLARIS project team is pleased to invite policymakers, academics, students and anyone interested in the profound societal impact of emerging technologies to attend two upcoming webinars on generative AI.

At the Summit of the Future, held on September 22-23, 2024, world leaders agreed to take bold, ambitious, accelerated, just, and transformative actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Professor Susan te Pas has been reappointed by the Executive Board as Dean of ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ College Utrecht (UCU), effective 1 October 2024. Te Pas has served as Dean at UCU since 2021.

The next deadline to apply for a ROSANNA Fund Scholarship is 1 December 2024.

Today marks the 15th official Coming-Out Day in the Netherlands, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the significance of publicly embracing one's sexual orientation and gender identity.

Our board member Marcel Lubbers was recently invited by Studium Generale to give a lecture on the rise of the political radical right in Europe and their rhetoric.

Integrating renewable energy sources into the design of the AtLAST telescope would introduce the astronomical community on the Chajnantor plateau and the nearby residential areas to more sustainable energy systems.

Researchers looked into whether, in anticipation of EU legislation, a Dutch right to repair and ban on destruction of unsold products is legally feasible.

PhD students from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ are investigating what administrative and legal options are available to comply with the Water Framework Directive.