https://www.uu.nl/en en Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:39:02 +0200 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/royal-decoration-for-pim-rooymans On Friday 26 April, Pim Rooymans, a colleague at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University, received a royal decoration: Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. 140069 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/iarc-monographs-establish-their-priorities-for-carcinogenicity-evaluations The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has established their priorities for the evaluation of carcinogens. 139856 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:18:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/prof-hartung-confirmed-as-a-keynote-speaker-at-the-conference-the-3rs-and-nams-all-inclusive The 3Rs Centre Utrecht announces that Professor Thomas Hartung will deliver a keynote presentation at the conference "The 3Rs and NAMs: all-inclusive?" 139447 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:22:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/air-pollution-increases-risk-of-infection-and-severity-of-illness-from-covid-19 Mensen die wonen in gebieden met een slechte luchtkwaliteit hebben meer kans om corona te krijgen. Ook zijn de klachten erger waardoor er meer mensen overlijden. Dat luchtvervuiling de kans op luchtwegaandoeningen vergroot was al bekend. Onderzoek uit het buitenland toonde al eerder aan dat dit ook voor corona geldt. Nu blijkt dit ook voor Nederland. 139307 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:25:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/hepatitis-e-can-be-contained-well-in-pigs Pig farmers can limit the spread of the hepatitis E virus by completely separating groups of pigs and applying hygiene measures. 139252 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:50:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/dutch-cabinet-allocates-eu200-million-for-holomicrobiome-institute With this grant from the National Growth Fund, the Holomicrobiome Institute will conduct research on "microbiomes" and their economically interesting applications. 138898 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:50:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/the-students-had-so-many-questions-that-i-couldnt-possibly-answer-them-all Professor Franck Meijboom visited the Kohnstamm School and got the students to think about how we live together with animals. 139652 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/uns-roadmap-for-a-climate-compatible-food-system-omits-potential-role-of-animal-welfare-among-others An international team of eight researchers highlights in Nature Food missed opportunities for climate, health and other benefits from reducing consumption of animal-sourced foods. 138755 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:19:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/dutch-national-growth-fund-invests-1245-million-in-transition-to-animal-free-innovation The Centre for Animal-Free Biomedical Translation (CPBT) will use this funding to accelerate the transition to animal-free biomedical innovations. 138587 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/i-want-to-teach-children-how-to-recognise-pain-in-horses Ineke Smit want to make scientific research interesting and relevant for children with her children's thesis about movement and pain in horses. 138685 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:14:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/mobile-phone-users-do-not-have-a-higher-risk-of-brain-tumours A large international research study, COSMOS, has studied over 250,000 mobile phone users. 138406 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:15:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sensors-as-a-tool-to-measure-health-and-happiness-of-cows Sensors can do an excellent job of mapping the well-being and health of cows by measuring their behaviour. 138129 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:21:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-biggest-impact-we-have-is-with-the-people-we-educate The Executive Board has appointed Harold Bok as Professor of Educational Scholarship in Veterinary Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. 137967 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:16:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/unique-tool-to-prevent-hereditary-diseases-in-kooikerhondjes The Genetics Expert Center of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has developed a unique breeding guidance platform for the Kooikerhondje. 137416 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:22:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/prof-clevers-confirmed-as-a-keynote-speaker-at-the-conference-3rs-and-nams-all-inclusive The 3Rs Centre Utrecht is excited to announce that Professor Hans Clevers will deliver a keynote presentation at the conference "3Rs and NAMs: all inclusive?" 137193 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:25:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/advanced-spect-ct-scanner-installed-at-department-of-diagnostic-imaging Today the new SPECT-CT scanner at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was officially put into operation. 136980 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:52:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/survey-result-fireworks-outside-new-years-eve-disastrous-for-animal-welfare The period when fireworks are set off should be limited as much as possible to New Year's Eve, to prevent long-term animal suffering from fireworks. 136395 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:03:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/future-of-animal-free-biomedical-research-conference-coming-up The 3Rs Centre Utrecht will host a conference on the future of animal-free biomedical research, in close collaboration with the Transition Animal Free Innovation (TPI) Programme. 136186 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:47:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/avma-renews-accreditation-for-faculty-of-veterinary-medicine The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has decided to extend the accreditation for veterinary medicine faculty for another seven years. 136041 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:37:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-research-on-spread-of-swine-flu The spread of swine flu appears to be changing in recent decades. Industry, veterinarians and Dutch knowledge institutes have joined forces in a consortium. 135986 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:10:00 +0100 Nieuws