Gert Jan Kramer acts as Professor of Sustainable Energy Supply Systems. In his work he focuses on energy transition as a technical and a socio-technical phenomenon.

River deltas face threats other than rising sea levels. Physical geographer Philip Minderhoud has studied soil subsidence in the Mekong delta, and managed to raise the issue with the Vietnamese government.

Research institute ARC CBBC opened its first lab in Utrecht. 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.”

Hester den Ruijter (experimental cardiology, UMC Utrecht) has won the second Agnites Vrolik Award with her research on cardiovascular disease in women.

The effective use of clinical medication reviews leads to fewer complaints, fewer pills, and a higher quality of life.

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.