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On Tuesday, October 8th, UGlobe hosted the official launch of the Inclusive AI Group, which coincided with the release of Prof. Payal Arora’s latest book, From Pessimism to Promise: Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech

Drs. Margot van der Starre has been reappointed by the Supervisory Board as Vice President of the Executive Board of Utrecht University effective March 15, 2025.

Peter Dung, a physicist, recently began a new role at Utrecht University. In this position, he won’t perform academic research, but focus on developing methods to facilitate dialogue among key players in the rapidly expanding green hydrogen industry.

Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about the long history of Utrecht University. This time: student housing.

The Sustainable Ocean Community looks back on a successful borrel! The Student Team was very happy to see so many faces and is ready to start this new adventure with you! 

The book 'Water management in the Low Countries' was edited by: Cathy Suykens, Marleen van Rijswick, Herman Havekes and Bente de Leeuw.

Due to problems with Google Scholar, publications from the Utrecht University Repository cannot be found in this search engine for the time being.

On 2 October Prof. Detlef van Vuuren was awarded the 2024 Spinoza Prize at a ceremony in The Hague hosted by the Dutch Research Council NWO.

Thomas Dohmen, co-initiator and director of the AI Labs, will leave Utrecht University as of 1 October.

Dong Nguyen receives an ERC Starting Grant and will research how data diversity affects the quality and behavior of language models.

Monique de Jager (Project Aanwaaiers) and Susanne Knittel (Ecocide Mock Trial) receive the Public Engagement Seed Fund to organize a public activity.

The ICAFR will take place in Kristiansand, Norway from 2-4 June 2025. The deadline for submission is 15 February 2025.

How can brands design their chatbot effectively? In Conversational AI, Charlotte van Hooijdonk and others offer practical guidance.

In education, course evaluation is a valuable tool for understanding student experiences and improving teaching. But what if there were new, more creative ways to collect this feedback?

What goes on in a horse's head? A better understanding of horses' emotions allows us to improve their well-being.

In conversation at Aeres MBO over our relationship with animals

Researcher and poultry vet commit to animal welfare using artificial intelligence (AI).

A vaccine against the bluetongue virus. "The first question was: do we start with sheep or cows? Animal welfare was given priority over economic interests: Sheep first."

Master students in veterinary medicine Jeroen Imholz and Koen Riep investigate the welfare of chickens at Herenboeren.

Professor Bas Rodenburg of Utrecht University and Kate Hartcher, Director of Science at Global Food Partners in Singapore, have jointly launched a project to train poultry farmers in China to become the new generation with cage-free housing systems for chickens.

Today, eighteen officers will be taught there by Yteke Elte from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine about animal health, animal welfare and the collaboration with vets.

Arend Schot died on 11 April 2024. He worked at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for 47 years and was well known for his kindness, empathy and honesty.

Master's student Femke Castellino is taking the clinical ethology course, in which she spends five weeks studying animal behaviour. She talks to Yvonne van Zeeland, vet and lecturer in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

The Animales Foundation supports our faculty in a wide range of animal welfare research and projects.

Student Olivier Weber chose the 'Animal Welfare Management' track in his master's. He researched the risks and areas of improvement for the welfare of beagles used in veterinary education.