Three talented Utrecht researchers go to foreign institutions with Rubicon grant

Three Utrecht-based researchers who have recently received their PhDs can do their research at institutes abroad thanks to a Rubicon grant from NWO. Steije Hofhuis (Faculty of Humanities), Lauren Wiesebron (Faculty of Geosciences) and Yvonne Koop (UMC Utrecht, Julius Centre) will receive the grant.

For many researchers, experience abroad is an important step in their career. The Rubicon programme gives young, highly promising researchers the opportunity to gain international research experience at an institute that offers the best environment for their research. In total, fourteen Rubicon grants were awarded. 

Projects and laureates

An overly reassuring past? Migration history and the public debate today

This project will critically examine historical references in German, Dutch, and American public debates

In public debates on migration and integration, academics, politicians, and public intellectuals often refer to the past to legitimize their current viewpoints. This project will critically examine such references in German, Dutch, and American public debates. What dimensions of migration history are brought forward, and are the analogies scientifically convincing?

Out of breath in the ocean: Impacts of low oxygen on the behavior of tiny marine animals

This Rubicon project examines how zooplankton migratory behavior is modified by low oxygen in a fjord habitat, and the ramifications for marine food webs and the global carbon pump.

Oxygen concentrations in the oceans are falling due to climate change, which affects zooplankton: the tiny animals central to marine ecosystems. This Rubicon project examines how zooplankton migratory behavior is modified by low oxygen in a fjord habitat, and the ramifications for marine food webs and the global carbon pump.

Unravelling the time puzzle: Exploring how the biological rhythm and heart health interact in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

This study examines if the timing of chemotherapy affects heart health in breast cancer patients.

Chemotherapy can lead to irreversible heart damage, causing conditions like heart failure. This study examines if the timing of chemotherapy affects heart health in breast cancer patients. Researchers hope to understand the role of the body's internal clock, the circadian rhythm, in causing heart problems to ultimately improve treatment strategies.