Vitamin D and mineral metabolism in the hindgut fermenting Pachyderms; 'What can happen if we take elephants, rhinoceroses and tapirs out of their natural environment?' ...

Vinicius Stein Dani, a researcher at Utrecht University, has found that while there is plenty of evidence that process mining can effectively help organisations, this is not always the case.

Alleviating financial constraints benefits both climate and equity as a result of more renewable and affordable energy in the developing world, according to Utrecht University researchers in Nature ...

Saskia van Wees investigates the intricacies of plant resistance and the role plant hormones play in these processes. Today, she delivers her inaugural lecture.

This thesis explores ways to predict how well patients with advanced melanoma will respond to a type of cancer treatment called checkpoint inhibitors. The goal is to find reliable predictors using ...

The faculty of Geosciences is working on a strategy to collaborate with the Global South in a meaningful, inclusive and mutually beneficial way.

To make the plastic industry circular, we need innovative recycling technologies that yield a higher quality product. An interdisciplinary consortium of academic and industrial partners recently ...

Bijels - pronounced "bye-gels" - are relatively new gels with unique properties. In her PhD research, Mariska de Ruiter has taken significant steps toward the industrial application of these promising ...

District heating systems provide heat to homes and buildings by distributing heat from a central source. This thesis explores the role of district heating in the EU’s shift towards climate-neutrality.

Traditionally, cancer treatment has been based on the principle that patients with the same type of cancer are uniformly treated with the same therapy. However, the effectiveness of this approach, ...

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 ...

Migration and Societal Change provides a platform for researchers at Utrecht University working on migration and related societal transformations. It stimulates cross-fertilization between researchers ...