While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite wiping out the dinosaurs impacted.

The Supervisory Board of Utrecht University (UU) has appointed prof. dr. ir. Wilco Hazeleger as the new Rector Magnificus of UU per March 27th, 2025. He will succeed prof. dr. Henk Kummeling.

Gertjan Plets leads the new international project Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations, which examines the colonial heritage of universities.

A total of nearly 64 million euros has been awarded in the NWO Open Competition ENW-XL. The program funds consortia for curiosity-driven, untied fundamental research in the research areas of the NWO's ...

In fact, it’s not only employees at the Municipality of Utrecht who can use the search engine, says Schoegje. “Residents of Utrecht can also use the search engine to create a collection of relevant ...

Equestrian sports are popular and have benefits to human health, however concerns about equine welfare have surfaced. This thesis describes methods to improve both performance and welfare of horses.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC; chemotherapy administered before surgery) is increasingly used in the treatment of non-metastatic breast cancer. However, a significant proportion of patients’ tumors ...

The Faculty of Medicine of Utrecht University and the UMC Utrecht work together in the field of medical education, biomedical education and research. The various tasks are carried out in the UMC ...

The Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE) focuses on the relationship between regulation and enforcement at the interplay of national, European and other levels of ...

The Utrecht education model forms the core of how education in Utrecht is organised. It is based on our educational vision and includes our graduates' profiles as well as the structure and ...

Education at Utrecht University is provided by the seven faculties, the Undergraduate Schools, the Graduate Schools and the two teaching institutes. Utrecht University has seven faculties, each of ...

Now that the days get shorter and the weather colder, we could all use some good times with our fellow Cartesians. Therefore, in the spirit of Christmas, the Descartes Centre will dive into the ...