Teaser Utrecht Science Week: 29 september to 8 october
Utrecht Science Week 2023 is approaching and the first programme updates are online!
Curious? Check them out here. More and more programme elements will be announced in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned. Are you looking forward to it as much as we are and do you want to get into the spirit? Check out the website or watch the teaser!
Do you wonder: is Utrecht Science Week really something for me? Or: doesn’t it take too long? Or: what’s in it for me? Or: am I missing something if I don’t go? Then we say: yes, no, a lot, and: a lot! So make sure you’re there, there’s plenty to choose from. You’re about to find out before the summer holidays.
Talkshow ‘The New Utrecht Doctor’: What Will the Doctor of the Future Look Like?
What will the doctor of the future look like? Changing insights into healthcare, technological developments such as AI, and evolving patient expectations call for a renewed approach to medical education. That is why UMC Utrecht is updating its medical curriculum under the name The New Utrecht Doctor
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.
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).