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?
Utrecht Science Park Summer Café: Farewell to Managing Director Jan Henk van der Velden
On Monday, 6 July, the Utrecht Science Park Summer Café took place at Grand Café Living on Utrecht Science Park. This edition was dedicated to the farewell of Jan Henk van der Velden, Managing Director of the Utrecht Science Park Foundation, after nine years in which he played a key role in the development and positioning of the ecosystem.
UMC Utrecht is to get a new main entrance and a green campus park
The north side of UMC Utrecht is set to undergo a major redevelopment in the coming years. Utrecht City Council and the teaching hospital have presented plans for a new main entrance, a central car park and a green reception area designed to improve connections between the hospitals at Utrecht Science Park. The plans have now been submitted to the city council.
Petra Baarendse appointed new Managing Director of Stichting Utrecht Science Park as of 1 September
Utrecht, 2 July 2026 – As of 1 September 2026, Petra Baarendse will take office as the new Managing Director of Stichting Utrecht Science Park. She succeeds Jan Henk van der Velden, who has stepped down and will take on a new role as Managing Director of Stichting Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
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).