Utrecht University was recently granted the largest ever single legacy in its history. Ms Johanna Alida van Leerzem left her entire estate, with a value of 1.2 million Euros, to the university where she studied medicine in the 1950s.

On 26 March 2019, Utrecht University will celebrate its 383rd birthday. The theme of the anniversary celebrations is ‘Education for life’. The Anniversary Address titled 'The role of the teacher in tomorrow’s world' will be given by Professor Sari Lindblom, Vice-Rector of the University of Helsinki.

Together with the chemical sector, university researchers are working on fundamentally new principles for the development of current and future energy carriers and materials. “We want to employ the greenhouse gas CO2 as a renewable feedstock.”

Utrecht University geologist Francesco Salese studied 24 low-lying areas distributed around the northern hemisphere of Mars. Satellite images have provided evidence of large volumes of simultaneous ground water activity connecting the areas.

Remco Veltkamp, Professor of Interaction Technology, is working on ‘Games for Good’. In whatever domain, they provide a social benefit, whether through imagery, music, 3D applications or interactive games.

Utrecht University stands for broad and interdisciplinary education. Students at Utrecht University learn to look beyond the boundaries of their fields of study and work together in interdisciplinary projects.