Season two of television series ‘The Children’s Hospital’ launches!
From Wednesday evening 12 February 2025, the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital (WKZ) will once again give the Netherlands a unique behind-the-scenes look at the hospital. The second season of ‘The Children’s Hospital’ has eight episodes this time.
In these eight episodes, the show follows coworkers at the WKZ as they battle with families for a better, healthier future. Emotional moments alternate with hopeful scenes in which children are allowed to leave the hospital.
RTL4 broadcasts ‘The Children’s Hospital’ weekly at 20:30. You can watch episodes on Videoland.
Support the children’s hospital
It is very important for parents and the child to be close to each other during hospitalisation. During the day, but also at night. With your support, the WKZ can realise parent-child rooms. Will you help?
Olympic champion Maarten van der Weijden swims one last time, now for the Máxima
Maarten van der Weijden is putting on his swimming suit one last time to raise money for cancer research. From 17 to 22 August, he will swim an incredible 270 kilometers through 22 cities, with the Princess Máxima Center as his final destination. With this special challenge, he is raising money for pioneering research into the immediate and long-term effects of childhood cancer.
New exit for construction traffic at the Utrecht Science Park
Various construction works are taking place in the north-west cluster of Utrecht Science Park. This is the area where the Minnaert Building and the Buys Ballot Building, amongst others, are located. To ensure that construction traffic flows more safely and efficiently through the area, a new exit is being constructed from Sorbonnelaan to Leuvenlaan.
Eliminating cancer with light
Killing tumors with light. Is that something for the distant future? Certainly not! UMC Utrecht and start-up Lumox are now going to test an innovative therapy in a first patient study.
Opening Utrecht Science Week with keynote by Juliette Legler on the hidden influence of environmental chemicals
On Friday, September 25, the annual science festival ‘Utrecht Science Week’ kicks off once again at Utrecht Science Park. We are pleased to announce that this year, Prof. Dr. Ir. Juliette Legler will deliver the Utrecht Science Lecture. Juliette Legler is Professor of Toxicology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University and leads the ‘One Health Toxicology’ group at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS).