Drinking water company Vitens has discovered bacteria in the drinking water. The advice is not to drink water from the tap in UU buildings until at least Tuesday.

Utrecht University appoints Michiel Doorman as Professor of Mathematics Education. His mission is to explore what mathematics education should look like in a rapidly changing world.

Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease has come a step closer thanks to a new measurement method developed by chemists at Utrecht University. Notorious protein clumps involved in dementias such ...

PhD Defense: Detectie van pathogenen door middel van liquid biopsy shotgun sequencing ...

Endowed Professor of the Intergenerational Impact of Slavery and Colonialism Esther Captain on how slavery and colonialism continue to affect families and society.

What calculations determine who ends up in parliament? Mathematician Filip Moons dug into the numbers behind the Dutch electoral system and even wrote a book about it: From Vote to Seat (Van Stem tot ...

Bladder cancer can be divided into different types, including non-muscle-invasive, muscle-invasive, and metastatic bladder cancer. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy are commonly used treatments, but not ...

At a time when budget cuts are putting heavy pressure on education, Utrecht University received a remarkable donation: two thin sections and a disc of a lunar meteorite.

Researchers at UMC Utrecht have discovered a possible reason why people with the rare Peutz-Jeghers syndrome are more likely to develop cancer. This new knowledge helps us to better understand what ...

Geochemistry at Utrecht University focuses on the geochemistry of the Earth surface. We combine field data with experimental, modeling and theoretical approaches to elucidate biogeochemical cycles and ...

Geographical information is becoming more and more important in today’s societies. Not only for physical planning, navigation systems or location-based services, but also for addressing pressing ...

The Earth Sciences contribute to answers on a wide range of societal and economic questions in areas such as: the natural means of existence (water, raw materials, the energy transition), the ...