News & Events

The EWUU Alliance is holding its annual conference in Eindhoven on Thursday 16 April. The conference will demonstrate how science and society reinforce one another.

The team from Utrecht University has won the 2026 European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition.

In May and June 2026 we offer a new edition of the USG film series Science & Fiction. This time with a focus on justice.

If religion is not the cause of violence, why do holy wars exist and why do fundamentalist believers carry out terrorist attacks? Lucien van Liere on his research.

Ahead of his Valedictory Lecture on 9 April, Prof. Peter Driessen reflects on a career shaped by curiosity, real world impact, and a lasting enjoyment of academic life.

PhD candidate Dario Ramirez Villacis collected soil and micro-organisms in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, the center of origin of wild potato plants.

Bepaalde ingrediënten in varkensvoer kunnen de natuurlijke afweer van varkens tegen infecties versterken en zo mogelijk bijdragen aan verminderd antibioticagebruik

Awarded during the 22nd NWO Dutch Earth and Environmental Sciences Conference in Noordwijkerhout

Between 2 and 5 November 2026 the Erasmus International Staff Training Week takes place in Utrecht University Library.

Whilst some hail ombuds-politics, others mainly see dangers. How does Marcel Boogers, endowed professor of Democracy and Transition at Utrecht University, view this?

Would you like to engage the public in your research or tell them about it? On Sunday 4 October 2026, the CWC is organising the public event ‘Weekend van de Wetenschap’.

The History of Knowledge Conference brings together scholars from a variety of backgrounds to further develop the field and its impact on other disciplines and society. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Decentering the History of Knowledge’.

Utrecht University has appointed Laura Hollink as professor of Responsible AI in Culture and Media, effective 1 March 2026.

Take part in the crisis public challenge organised by Studium Generale in collaboration with Adapt!

Pinar Yolum does research into multi-agent systems, especially into aspects like trust, obligations and privacy.

Are you actively involved in the development or redesign of parts of the curriculum and do you want to bring the design principles of the updated education model into practice?

We are concerned about our digital autonomy. That is why we are now identifying our digital vulnerabilities and dependencies. To this end, we have developed an assessment tool.

Funding Opportunity for Master's Students

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, Juliette Legler, Professor of Toxicology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Antwerp.

Meet the Professor 2026

Deepfakes are not purely a technological problem. They are a complex mix of technology, context, legislation and regulations, and human behaviour.

Between 19 and 21 May the Knowledge Equity Network (KEN) organises the Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week. This event is online.

As of 1 September 2026, Yvon van der Pijl (Social and Behavioural Sciences) will be appointed by the Executive Board as Senior Fellow CAT.

Every spring, Utrecht University researchers visit primary school classes in the region. Biologists Jonas Lembrechts and Olivia van der Weiden visited the LEF Kindcentrum in Utrecht.

280 researchers from Utrecht cycled to primary schools in the city and surrounding area to show children who they are, what they do and what sparks their curiosity.