Tag: UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT
Students occupy Utrecht university building: ‘The future is no longer fossil’
“It is true that concerned students have occupied a space in the Minnaert building. We share the sense of urgency. The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges we…
Utrecht University is not accepting any new PhD candidates with a Chinese scholarship for the time being
The universities also do not like a total ban on the admission of Chinese PhD students. Because the PhD students in question bring a lot of knowledge with them, says…
Hundreds of dead seagulls fished from Eemmeer near Bunschoten-Spakenburg, possibly bird flu
Rijkswaterstaat is now busy fishing the birds out of the water. Staatsbosbeheer and Natuurmonumenten have also found many dead birds in nature reserves around the lakes. Because bird flu is…
From polarization to extremism: it is there but is not noticed enough in the west of the province
Is there no radicalization or are we just not seeing it? Ten Utrecht municipalities in the west of the province wondered this because there were far fewer signs of radicalization…
Should women work more? ‘The Netherlands is set up for the one-and-a-half earner model’
As a result, according to Besamusca, it is by no means always possible for women to work more. The government should therefore do more to promote this, she believes. “If…
Those who can read the layers of mud will find a beautiful nature archive
Hoek: “The soil layers are comparable to an archive. We know ‘real’ archives from the Middle Ages, from when people wrote something down, but this has been recorded by nature…
A man with glasses and exploded hair, that is a scientist according to children and that must change
As a scientist, Frequin noticed for herself a few years ago how the scientific world is organized when she had children. “Having a child is of course tough anyway. And…
Utrecht University withdraws doctorate scientist after ‘large-scale negligence’
Utrecht – Utrecht University withdraws a scientist’s doctorate. This is because “such culpable and large-scale negligence” was found in the 2008 dissertation. According to the university, the dissertation is therefore…
MBO students take stage in Utrecht City Theater: ‘Connecting students and companies’
Due to a screaming shortage of professionals, there is a growing awareness that secondary vocational education is indispensable. The appreciation is slowly increasing and the image is tilting, but there…
Utrecht startups at tech show in Las Vegas: ‘Looking for investors’
Six companies from Utrecht at a tech fair in Las Vegas, not bad of course. “The city is attractive because of its central location, good infrastructure, living climate and the…