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The Descartes Centre invites you to send in proposals for Seed Money related to the History and Philosophy of Sciences and Humanities.

Until now, the AMOC was thought to tip and collapse around +4°C of warming, but researchers at the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht now show that the stability of the circulation also depends on how fast the climate is changing.

Would you like to undertake a PhD and are you interested in how the brain adapts its mental representation of the body? If so, apply for the new PhD vacancy in Experimental Psychology.

Scientists in the US have modified a beagle's DNA so that people with a dog allergy no longer suffer from a runny nose or itchy eyes.

Plants can't run from danger, yet they have survived for hundreds of millions of years. Utrecht researchers have now discovered one of the clever tricks lettuce uses to defend itself against disease.

On 12 August 2026, day will turn into night twice thanks to a total solar eclipse. The Netherlands lies outside the path of totality, so the eclipse will be partial. In some locations, up to nearly 90 percent of the sun will be covered by the moon shortly before sunset.

We explore how Europe upholds its values in a world of war and threats, the difficult choices doctors face regarding life and death, how pop culture and friendship shape us, and who will eventually set the rules in space.

Various construction works are taking place in the north-west cluster of Utrecht Science Park. This is the area where the Minnaert Building and the Buys Ballot Building, amongst others, are located. To ensure that construction traffic flows more safely and efficiently through the area, a new exit is being constructed from Sorbonnelaan to Leuvenlaan.

Gabriël van Beusekom is researching the mental health of LGBTQ+ people with an Islamic background in the Netherlands. Which factors increase the risk of mental health issues, and which factors can offer protection? And how does he reach this group?

What if there is enough water available, but its quality leaves much to be desired? And what if the interests of the various sectors also clash with each other?

On Wednesday, August 12, a rare partial solar eclipse will be visible from the Netherlands.

Six rare books on History of Science donated to Utrecht University Library.

The Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Department of Physics at Utrecht University are organizing a conference to honour the occasion of the 80-th birthday of Gerard `t Hooft.

The cap (the limit) of the open access deal with Oxford University Press hybrid journals are expected to be reached in August. This affects researchers who want to publish here.

This research contributes to a better understanding of the AMOC, a key regulator of the Earth’s climate.

Following thorough consideration, Utrecht University (UU) and University College Utrecht (UCU) have decided to withdraw their support for the European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC) with immediate effect.

Cats love to sit on your books and that was no different in the 15th century.

A new study published in Ambio highlights nine peatland success stories from around the world, offering a hopeful perspective on the climate and biodiversity crises.

The Faculty of Science at Utrecht University (UU) is to set up a committee to analyse whether internal procedures and safeguards for transparency, accountability and oversight within the Pharmacology research group have functioned properly and have been appropriately established.

New VR research from Utrecht University shows that people who struggle with uncertainty about their body respond more strongly to conflicting signals about their abdominal size.

The nominees for the Best Master’s Thesis 2026 and the Vliegenthart thesis award are: Olaf Nijssen, Connor Proudfoot and Miriam Osinga. The nominees for the Student Award Social Impact are: Frederique van Aalst, Jouke Nabuurs and Yeline Hoogmans.

Congratulations to Joshua! He was recently awarded the NWO Open Competition Domain Science – XS.

The national AI4HEALTH program aims to improve the use of AI in all sectors of healthcare. The main goal is the application and scaling up of reliable, effective, and safe AI that becomes an integral part of healthcare.

Quick refresh: SYNERGY is ASReview’s open dataset for study selection in systematic reviews.

The Academic Freedom project of the Utrecht Young Academy (UYA) has published their report as a result of a large survey.