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FC Utrecht coach Jans continues to puzzle: ‘Still looking for the ideal eleven’
Jans was happy that his team played with great effort in the practice match against NEC. “The fact that we dared to play in the midfielders, changed sides and we…
Almost all municipalities want to install flexible housing, but most of them do not have one
Bunschoten, IJsselstein, Nieuwegein, Utrechtse Heuvelrug and Veenendaal also expect to place temporary homes next year, Vijfheerenlanden wants to place a total of 24 flex homes on Monnikkendreef by 2025. De…
How PhD student GVVV managed to reduce the number of goals conceded by 90 percent: ‘Choice works out well’
In the run-up to the start of the second division, GVVV coach Gery Vink said that his dream is always to become champion, even though his team is the PhD…
Hours of meetings drive De Bilt councilors to despair
It was a long session for the council members last Thursday. The meeting lasted four and a half hours. And in that meeting, points were discussed from the previous one,…
Stolen laptop remained in suspect’s Utrecht home, how is that possible?
Utrecht – The owner of a stolen laptop that was recovered by the police in Utrecht has not got his laptop back after all. His report had not yet been…
Why will there still be 27,000 homeless people in the Netherlands in 2023?
A big difference is that homeless shelter used to be a national responsibility, but now it lies at the municipal level. “Municipalities started using other funds that were actually intended…
Utrecht flag at half-mast leads to a flood of online hate reactions, why is this conflict so sensitive?
Peter Malcontent, lecturer-researcher at Utrecht University and author of An open nerve. Netherlands, Israel & Palestine, finds the responses to the message ‘typical’. “The polarized reaction in the Netherlands to…
Arend keeps dead animals flexible and that saves the UU laboratory animals
In Schot’s Anatomy and Physiology department, laboratory animals are no longer used at all, only animals that are already dead. Stillborn pigs from the farmer, pets that are donated to…
Pediatric heart surgeon WKZ Utrecht operated on 9 children in Suriname: ‘Went very well’
After twelve days in Paramaribo, Bram van Wijk looks back with a good feeling. The pediatric heart surgeon at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital (WKZ) in Utrecht operated on nine Surinamese…
Investigation after fatal accident: Vleutenseweg Utrecht only safe after complete redesign
Only if the Vleutenseweg undergoes “a complete redesign” from facade to facade can road safety be maximally improved. This is the conclusion of an independent research agency six months after…