In the Netherlands, maternal deaths during pregnancy and childbirth are fortunately rare. However, life-threatening complications still occur in which a woman narrowly survives. This is referred to as ...

By emitting energy through oscillations, certain hair-cell bundles amplify sound waves so they can be picked up better by other hair-cell bundles.

The European Central Bank has been exploring the idea of a digital currency for several years. Now, the digital euro is closer than ever.

Connect. Create Change. The theme of the Dies Natalis – and of the anniversary year – was ‘Connect. Create Change.’. With this theme, we emphasize our connection with the ...

Grain boundaries determine how strong a material is: the more grain boundaries, the stronger the material. Grain boundaries move through a material, but how this movement works had until now remained ...

The study also suggests that plant populations have the capacity to adapt rapidly to climate change, but only if there is sufficient genetic variation.

Utrecht University has selected contractor Heilijgers and installation companies Verweij and ULC for the renovation of SL2.

As of 1 April 2026, Jeroen Kingma will be the new Director of the Campus & Facilities at Utrecht University. In this role, he will lead the Campus & Facilities department and will be responsible for ...

The Department of Mathematics consists of the Mathematical Institute and the Freudenthal Institute. Mathematical research and academic education become one within the Mathematical Institute. The ...

The Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICON) is one of the four research institutes of the Faculty of Humanities. The researchers are working in six different research fields, but regularly work with ...

In the Master’s programme Sociology and Social Research, you will learn how to answer such questions. We will teach you to develop explanations for relevant social phenomena using state-of-the-art ...

Bepaalde haarcelbundels geven door te trillen energie af aan binnenkomende geluidsgolven, zodat deze beter kunnen worden opgevangen door andere haarcelbundels.