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.
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.
Three Dekker grants for UMC Utrecht researchers
Can damaged brain functions be restored after a stroke? How can we make more donor hearts suitable for transplantation? And how can we prevent someone from having another ischemic stroke? These are the three questions that researchers Jord Vink, Veronique Meijborg, and Michiel Poorthuis from UMC Utrecht will be exploring over the coming years. All three have been awarded a personal Dekker Grant by the Dutch Heart Foundation to help improve care for people with cardiovascular disease.
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).