Sustainable solutions for societal challenges
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Do animals excrete drugs like humans? Researchers set out to find an answer to this question without the use of a single animal. -
Pathways to Sustainability Conference The third Pathways to Sustainability Conference was devoted to the theme of ‘accelerating the sustainability transformation’. -
Access to health promotion Many companies offer health promotion programmes to keep their employees fit. Anne van der Put researches health promotion usage by employees. -
Can social media cause ADHD? Can social media use be related to ADHD symptoms? Only in case of problematic use, acoording to new research.
Highlights
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How are students dealing with the coronacrisis?The covid-19 crisis is having a huge impact on our students, but the way the UU students are dealing with the situation is phenomenal.
- We are working towards a better world
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Discovery of antibody coronavirusResearchers at Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical Center and Harbour BioMed (HBM) reported that they have identified a antibody that prevents the COVID-19-virus from infecting cultured cells.
Collaboration in research
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Team Science “Successes don’t stand on their own. They are part of a cooperative partnership involving continuous exchange and development of knowledge and skills, not just within research centres, but also on a broader scale.” -
Fighting Plastic Soup Oceanographer Erik van Sebille and student Aike Vonk have developed a website about Plastic Soup. 'We need to solve the Plastic Soup together: science, the government, and you and me.' -
Complex operation Collaboration between human doctors, scientists and veterinarians, generates a great deal of knowledge and creativity. A congenital heart defect in a dog was repaired in a successful operation. -
Young and happy? Are they healthy and happy, or are young people in the Netherlands stressed-out, binge-drinking smartphone addicts plagued by mental health issues?
