15 results
- Academy of Ecosystem Services
The Academy of Ecosystem Services acts as a platform to provide solutions to issues related to ecosystem services and to stimulate the exchange between science and practice.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/academy-of-ecosystem-services - Centre for Complex Systems Studies
The focus area Complex Systems Studies brings together the fundamental knowledge and models of complex systems with empirical knowledge and data from society. Connecting the dots for a better understanding of our world.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/centre-for-complex-systems-studies-ccss - Condensed-Matter Theory, Statistical and Computational Physics
The general goal of this research theme is to obtain a fundamental understanding of macroscopic phenomena on the basis of microscopic many-body theories.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics/research/condensed-matter-theory-statistical-and-computational-physics - Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
At the Debye Institute for Nanomaterial(s) Science, chemistry and physics meet to study the properties of materials at the nanoscale, with a specific focus on three themes: catalysis, colloid science and nanophotonics.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/debye-institute-for-nanomaterials-science - Fundamental mathematics
The three broad pillars of this research group are algebra, geometry and analysis, as well as their relation to logic, number theory and physics, with an eye for the history of the subject.
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/fundamental-mathematics - Future Food Utrecht
The focus area Future Food brings together fundamental research of Utrecht University related to health, behaviour, and innovations for future food production. By connecting their knowledge, researchers aim to provide sustainable and healthy food solutions for the next generations.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/future-food-utrecht - Game Research
The focus area Game Research reinforces and expands the scope, quality, volume, and impact of research activities at Utrecht University related to games, gaming practices and culture, gamification and various other forms of playful interaction such as simulations and apps.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/game-research - Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics (GRASP)
Researchers at this institute try to gain understanding of the basic constituents of matter, their interactions and the fundamental properties of space and time. They conduct experimental research in which they perform measurements of heavy-ion collisions and gravitational waves.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-gravitational-and-subatomic-physics - Institute for Theoretical Physics
Researchers at this institute use concepts and methods encoded in mathematical language to explain physical reality.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics - Integrative Bioinformatics
The focus area Integrative Bioinformatics combines data from various sources and research methods to gain a better insight in the various cellular processes. By sharing knowledge and methods, our approach allows for the integration of information at the level of DNA, genes, proteins and metabolites, thus yielding a comprehensive picture.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/bioinformatics - Mathematical Institute
The Mathematical Institute conducts high level research in pure and applied mathematics
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/mathematical-institute - Mathematical modeling
Mathematicians investigate solution structures, assess dynamics, stability, and the dependence on parameters.
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/mathematical-modelling - Quantum Gravity, Strings and Elementary Particles
The main research areas of this research group are quantum gravity, quantum field theory, string theory, and cosmology.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics/research/string-theory-cosmology-and-elementary-particles - Sustainability
This research theme aims to unravel system Earth for a sustainable future.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/sustainability - Water Climate and Future Deltas
This research area focuses on dealing with problems related to subsidence and associated loss of ecosystem services.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/water-climate-and-future-deltas