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Utrecht pharmacy lab reports 5% electricity cut and higher job satisfaction
A Utrecht University lab sustainability project saved energy, while surveys found high satisfaction and stronger motivation among participants.
Utrecht research supports tailored vaccine checks for children with rheumatic disease
UMC Utrecht studies found a measles booster and COVID-19 vaccines were generally safe in children with rheumatic disease, and support targeted checks for some patients.
UMC Utrecht researcher shows how to genetically modify donor organs while they are kept alive outside the body
A PhD at UMC Utrecht describes a reproducible way to modify whole donor organs on a perfusion machine, with the aim of detecting rejection by blood test; the work is still experimental.
Eleven Utrecht researchers win Vidi grants of up to €850,000, from childhood asthma to chatbots and voice-hearing
Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht scientists are among 109 researchers awarded Dutch Vidi grants this year; here is what their projects will study.
Utrecht's former teacher-training campus is planned to become Archimedeskwartier, a car-light district of about 1,600 homes
The city council unanimously backed the requirements for a green, car-light neighbourhood in Rijnsweerd; here is what is planned, and when it could be built.
Utrecht researchers find "silent" vultures have a rich vocabulary, with clues for zoo breeding
A master's thesis at Utrecht University logged 16 call types in Rüppell's vultures, and the findings could help zoos breeding the critically endangered bird.
Trans and genderqueer theatre company WILD Producties wins Utrecht's €5,000 Annie Brouwer-Korf Prize
The Utrecht company, whose cast and crew are all trans and/or genderqueer, was chosen unanimously from nearly 40 nominations for the city's LGBTIQA+ acceptance prize.
Utrecht backs 17 makers and cultural initiatives with two-year subsidies for 2027–2028
The city has chosen which artists and cultural initiatives get its two-year culture subsidy, with demand far outstripping the money available.
Utrecht tops up its fund for greener school playgrounds after 2026 money runs out
The gemeente is raising the budget for green-blue schoolyards for 2026 and 2027, with the largest grants reserved for schools in the city's less green neighbourhoods.
Six Utrecht researchers win €1.5 million European grants, from brain-tumour MRI to boys' school results
Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht scientists have each received a European Research Council Starting Grant; here is what the six projects will study.
Utrecht extends its diesel car scrappage subsidy to the end of 2027
Residents with an old diesel car now have another year to claim up to €1,000 for scrapping it, or up to €3,000 with a U-pas, after the city extended the scheme.
Utrecht awards youth work to JOU for up to a decade, expanding school role
From 2027 the city's youth work contract can run through 2036, with more youth workers in schools and specialists for young people at risk of drifting into crime.