PhD defence: Understanding the circular economy: From Synthesized Conceptual Foundations to System-Oriented Measurement ...

It is clear that if nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands do not decrease, plant diversity will become increasingly impoverished." ...

Making brains generate their own therapeutics could be a promising approach to slowing or even stopping the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Researcher Niels Reinders has shown in lab experiments ...

The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is an essential diagnostic tool, but its accurate interpretation is often challenging due to expert variability and limited access to specialists. Current ...

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 ...

PhD Defense: Choosing well for children's futures; An empirical-ethics study on decision-making for pediatric genomic sequencing ...

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.

Mixed Reality (MR) is a new visualization technique that allows us to study anatomy in 3D as virtual projections into the real world using an MR head-mounted display (MR-HMD). We have investigated its ...

Pediatric cancer is rare and encompasses many cancer entities. It is the lead cause of childhood mortality, even though there has been an increase in overall survival over the years. This increase in ...

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

Leukemias are often driven by the expression of leukemic-specific fusion genes. Exclusive targeting of these fusion genes using RNA interference is therefore an attractive therapeutic concept. Lipid ...

The Department of Media and Culture Studies provides education on and carries out research in the fields of film, television, games, new media and digital culture, theatre, dance and performance, ...