https://www.uu.nl/en en Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:27:44 +0200 Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-seed-money-proposals-spring-2024 Call for seed money proposals Migration and Societal Change, Spring 2024 138490 Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200 Nieuws rawpexel.com / unsplash.com https://www.uu.nl/en/news/residual-waste-from-mushroom-cultivation-removes-pollutants-from-water Mushroom substrate effectively decreases concentrations of pesticides and drugs in contaminated water. 140134 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/paris-aligned-corporate-emissions-targets-create-unlevel-playing-field With increasing pressure from consumers and regulators, corporations worldwide increasingly seek to certify their targets and activities as 'Paris-aligned'. However, recent research led by Utrecht University unveils flaws lurking behind claims of 'Paris-alignment'. 140009 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/good-news-for-deltas-increase-in-sediment-since-2000 New Utrecht University research shows an increase in the amount of sediment in deltas since 2000: good news for coastal protection. 140022 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:01:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/university-boards-appeal-destroy-chick-lists The Executive Board of Utrecht University urges anyone in possession of a so-called ‘chick lists’ (grietenlijsten) to destroy it. All UU students have received this urgent request via email today. The Executive Board of the HU makes the same appeal to students at the University of Applied Sciences. 139989 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/first-experimental-proof-for-brain-like-computer-with-water-and-salt Theoretical physicists at Utrecht University, together with experimental physicists at Sogang University in South Korea, have succeeded in building an artificial synapse with water and salt. 139943 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:08:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/music-is-not-an-extra-its-a-basic-necessity Music and computer science are the two passions of Anja Volk. By connecting these two fields, the professor of Music Information Computing hopes to unlock the fundamental role of music in our lives. 139923 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:19:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/four-talented-utrecht-researchers-go-to-foreign-institutions-with-rubicon-grant Four Utrecht-based researchers who have recently received their PhDs can do their research at institutes abroad thanks to a Rubicon grant from NWO. 139801 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-grants-for-ai-research-on-privacy-preserving-cancer-studies-and-virtual-harassment Twee projecten van Utrechtse onderzoekers krijgen een subsidie vanuit het Nationaal Groeifonds-programma AINed. 139814 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:07:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-in-utrecht-science-park-grand-cafe-living Gelegen 100 meter verder van het voormalige Grand Café The Basket, verwelkomt Grand Café LIVING gasten met een gezellige ambiance en een all-day menu 139768 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:54:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/open-science-an-international-effort Early in April, some twenty international colleagues visited Utrecht with the International Association of Universities (IAU) to see how Utrecht University is working on open science. 139636 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:15:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-energy-transition-under-the-nanoscope-gravitation-funding-for-anion-project Bringing together chemists and physicists to thoroughly investigate how electrochemical processes work on the smallest scale. That is the goal of ANION. 139581 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:58:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/just-because-something-is-complex-doesnt-mean-we-shouldnt-try-to-explain-it Young researchers answer science questions of fourth graders on stage during the Hoe?Zo!Show. 139586 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:47:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erc-advanced-grants-for-four-utrecht-researchers Professors Albert Heck, Petra de Jongh (both Science), Jos Malda (Veterinary Medicine / UMC Utrecht) and Walter Immerzeel (Geosciences) will each receive a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. 139558 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/freedom-to-refuse-vaccination-is-not-unlimited How can and should the government respond to the current low participation in the vaccination programme? Ethicists Marcel Verweij and Roland Pierik (Maastricht) offer advice in their new book. 139550 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erc-advanced-grant-for-conversion-of-co2-to-fuels Professor Petra de Jongh will conduct fundamental research into the operation of catalysts. This could lead to accelerating the energy transition, for example by developing catalysts for the efficient conversion of CO2 and hydrogen into sustainable fuels. 139576 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/fsc-certification-of-tropical-forests-proves-beneficial-for-gorillas-and-elephants A study by biologist Joeri Zwerts and colleagues reveals the effectiveness of wildlife conservation measures in FSC-certified forests. 139533 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sven-dupre-new-vice-dean-at-faculty-of-humanities Professor Sven Dupré will appointed Vice-Dean and portfolio holder for Research and Impact in the Humanities Faculty Board from 1 June 2024. 139488 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/ingmar-swart-appointed-professor-of-experimental-quantum-materials In his lab, he constructs materials atom by atom and investigates the electronic properties of these structures. 139469 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:48:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/to-the-roots-of-the-matter-part-3-ronnies-interacting-plants The visual series 'To the roots of the matter' presents stories from the Utrecht University plant labs. 139461 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws