Deaf and hearing impaired students can install an app on their phone to receive tactile and visible notifications in case of emergencies and evacuations.
On the 2nd and 3rd of October, Wageningen University & Research offers a two-day extracurricular Preventive Health Hackathon for Bachelor and Master students of the Alliance EWUU (TU/e, WUR, UU and UMCU).
The new University Museum Utrecht (UMU) is the ideal museum for curious people. In the remodelled museum, you can take a look under the bonnet of science. The UMU has been transformed into a hands-on museum, and is once again ready to welcome its many eager visitors.
The UU Honours College has extra spaces available for three of our interdisciplinary honour programmes. We offer two English-led and one Dutch-led programme and we invite you a to apply (application deadline: September 11, 09:00 AM). We offer two English-led and one Dutch-led programme.
We are thrilled to announce you the first edition of the first Italian bio-medical congress for students and young researchers, with an international background since its beginning. Participations are open for each kind of students and researchers that may have an interest in medical sciences and innovations, no matter which is the original background.
To help new Bachelor’s students of the Faculty of Science find their way around UU, the Science Study Starter Guide (‘de Wegwijzer’ in Dutch) has been developed. This guide consists of essential information and tips about our buildings, digital tools, who they can turn to with questions and practical matters concerning education.
Your mental health is important! At World Mental Health Day, October 10, awareness is raised about this topic worldwide. On this day, the student support team of the Faculty of Medicine organizes several activities for students of the Faculty of Medicine and the Graduate School of Life Sciences. Will we see you there?
Are you a student at Utrecht University and would you like to take a course outside your own university? Then visit eduxchange.nl for courses at TU/e or WUR.
There is sufficient market space for a larger full-service supermarket in the Utrecht Science Park (USP). This is the conclusion of a study commissioned by Utrecht University.
From 1 July, no disposable plastic cups and containers for drinks and meals may be offered for free, and from 1 January 2024 this will be banned altogether.
Are you a student at Utrecht University and would you like to take a course outside your own university? Then visit eduxchange.nl for courses at TU/e or WUR.
The current stops on the route Vaartsche Rijn - Utrecht Science Park will be substantially upgraded in the coming period so that they better meet the wishes and needs of travellers.
This week, the This is us campaign will be launched at UMC Utrecht, addressing social safety - desired and undesired behavior, aimed at all students and employees of the UMC Utrecht. With this campaign, we aim to work towards a stimulating, inclusive, and socially safe environment where we are open to each other and bring out the best in one another. This is us, and we are in this together. Will you join us?
The theme of the first Diversity Dinner Dialogue is international staff and students. Anyone who wants to share something about diversity and inclusion is welcome.
Concerned students involved with End Fossil Occupy Utrecht (EFO Utrecht) have occupied an area in the Minnaert building out of protest from 8 May until 10 May.
The elections have started! You can vote from today until Wednesday 10 May. This is a unique chance: by voting, you decide who will represent your interests. Your vote counts!
ISCOMS is one of the world's leading student congresses in (bio)medical science. The 30th edition will take place from the 5th until the 8th of June 2023 at the UMC Groningen. Register now via iscoms.com and get ready to be inspired.
We now know who are standing as candidates for the University and Faculty Councils. You can vote for them during the elections from Monday 8 – Wednesday 10 May 2023.
The physical STIP desk will be closed on Friday 5 May. STIP can be reached by telephone and e-mail that day. STIP will be completely closed on Friday 19 May (the day after Ascension Day).
Do you want to change this university for the better and leave your footprint on Utrecht University? Join one of our councils! You can put yourself forward as a candidate until 6 April.
The Talma Eykman award is for a student of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences or Clinical Health Sciences who has written an excellent research report or literature review thesis. The deadline for application is April 24, 2023.
The Frits de Waard Penning is awarded yearly to students who have conducted excellent epidemiological research in the field of medicine, biomedical sciences, or health sciences. The aim of this award is to encourage promising young researchers, who are at the start of their career. Deadline for application is April 24, 2023.
Do you travel by bike or by car, train or bus? We would like to hear how you commute to and from Utrecht University. By filling in the survey, you help us improve the university's accessibility and sustainability. You also have a chance to win great prizes!
Community Engaged Learning is a form of education in which teachers, students and societal partners work together on complex social issues and seek creative solutions through long-term contact and mutual involvement.
As a(n international) student of HU, UU and mbo institutions, you get the opportunity to get vaccinated against the HPV virus at a pop-up location in the University Library at USP.
Do you want to get a nice salary and more experience with programming and contribute to software that is used UU-wide? And do you want a flexible job that can be combined with studying and in a very pleasant team? Then this job is for you!
Students who need help and support with concerns and problems can now also visit the Utrecht Science Park. Since 7 February, Buurtteam (the neighbourhood team) has been holding walk-in consultations in the HU Healthy & Well Centre at 101 Bolognalaan.
The Student Qualification Education Symposium will take place on April 6, 2023! Curious about developments around teaching skills of Students as Teachers? Sign up!
Have you always been interested in how exercise plays a role in our health and what role it plays in healthcare? Then put the annual SUMMA symposium onTuesday 20 June in your agenda!
In the week of 13 to 17 February, participation week will take place again! During this week, you can get to know the participation process at UU, give us your input on what you think we should do and be inspired by interesting speakers.
From Friday February 10th at 11 pm every new Teams meeting recording will have an expiration date. The default expiration time will be set to 365 days.
The votes are in! From April, you'll find the food trucks of Broodje Ben, Mo & Sons, Falafel & Halloumi and Last Vegas in Utrecht Science Park. Last Vegas is this list's newcomer.
The EQuality, Diversity & Inclusion programme of Utrecht University is looking for a motivated student to become a member of the EDI Steering Committee.
As of 13 December 2022, additional logging will be enabled for file sharing with remote users (without Solis ID) from Sharepoint or OneDrive. This is done in order to adequately intervene when there is a data breach.
Science for Sustainability (S4S) presents its second call for proposals for the S4S Graduate Programme. In this second round, the program allows four excellent Master’s students to pursue a PhD at the Faculty of Science, starting in September 2023.
The Teams desktop application for Linux will be phased out by Microsoft in early December. As a replacement, the Teams Progressive Web App (PWA) has recently been offered.
This year, there were twice as many enrolments for the bachelor MBLS. We spoke with Study Programme Manager Bertrand Kleizen and Programme Director Eric Huizinga about the new programme’s success, and its tangible consequences.
In April this year, we communicated about the heating reduction. Between April and May, the heating was steadily reduced by two degrees Celsius, from 21 degrees to 19 degrees.
ISCOMS is one of the world’s leading student congresses in (bio)medical science. The 30th edition will take place from the 5th until the 8th of June 2023.
The Da Vinci Project, a UU honours programme, is organising a series of College Tours on sustainability. All UU students are welcome to join! Register here!
This year, Marion Koopmans has been awarded Utrecht University's Alumnus of the Year 2021. Time to invite her to the annual College Tour, taking place on Thursday, October 6, 2022.
At home from your chair listening to what is going on in your study, to what is relevant for you as a student. This is possible with Radio Life Sciences from the GSLS.
Come to the Open & FAIR Walk-in hours for all your questions on research data and software, every Monday from 3 till 5 pm in the Living Lab (1.02), Utrecht Science Park.
During the Start of the Academic Year, History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) alum Chiara Lacroix won Best Master’s Thesis 2022. In her thesis, she examined how the concept of ‘man’ and ‘humanity’ develops in English and French medical literature.
Are you a life sciences student willing to dedicate your talent, time and energy to reduce the dependence of scientists and humankind on animal-based test results? Feel invited to contact the 3Rs Centre to discuss options for an internship.
Utrecht University has two counsellors for inappropriate behaviour. As an employee or student, you can contact this person for advice and support if you have been approached in an inappropriate way.
Utrecht University is committed to education on campus. To be able to accommodate students on campus, extra teaching locations have been temporarily created for the coming academic year.
Master History and Philosophy of Science external link(HPS) has the happiest students of the UU, according to the National Student Survey 2022 external link. The student satisfaction score was 4.8 on a 5-point scale, the highest of all 81 Master programmes of Utrecht University. The Master has ranked among the top-3 of the UU for several years in a row. On 28 June Vice Dean of Education Gerard Barkema personally congratulated the team on the achievement.
Recently, it was announced in various UU media that the CoursePlanner has been expanded with the possibility to select courses by theme. This allows students to search and filter courses at an even broader level. But did you know that this tool has been developed by our own Science department?
Due to maintenance, Blackboard is temporarily unavailable on Friday 24th of June from 22:30 PM. As of Saturday 25th of June 10:00 AM Blackboard will be available again. We apologize for any inconvenience.
In December 2021, we asked our science students about their information preferences and how they rate our student communication. This is how you responded and what actions we are gonna take:
Because of the introduction of the student loan system in the Netherlands, financial funds became available to enhance the quality of higher education. In 2019 the Faculty of Science received these Quality Funds. Since then, plans have been made on how the money will be used.
