Primary school takes part in Great Math Day . This year’s theme highlights several new core objectives for arithmetic and mathematics. These were recently adopted and will come ...

Chimpanzees are seen as aggressive and bonobos as peaceful. But a new study shows that, in zoos, chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos.

PhD Defense: Pharmacotherapy following metabolic and bariatric surgery: From time-dependent pharmacokinetic changes to clinical decision support ...

Thanks to the new approach, NS can respond more quickly and effectively to unexpected changes or disruptions in the timetable.

PhD Defense: Respiratory syncytial virus prevention for all infants Considerations for implementation of maternal vaccination or infant immunisation in the Netherlands ...

On small, uninhabited islands – where there are few other sources of food – bird droppings can have a major impact on plant growth.

Researchers at Utrecht University have quantitatively mapped the three-dimensional structure of photonic supraparticles for the first time. Until now, researchers could only examine the outer surface ...

From 1 July 2026, prof. dr. Alan Hanjalic has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science by the Executive Board of Utrecht University (UU). He will also be appointed professor at UU. Currently, ...

In his inaugural lecture on 11 March, professor Ralph Meulenbroeks outlined what is needed to strengthen scientific literacy among young people.

Join us for karaoke at the Parnassos Cultural Café. Pick your favourite song and sing your heart out. Solo, duet, girl or boy band – anything goes. Karaoke nights are free, so bring your housemates ...

How to develop and apply principles of (good) governance in digital societies? Governing the Digital Society is one of Utrecht University’s focus areas that promotes research on the social processes ...

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 ...