Medical and biomedical research at UMC Utrecht enjoys international prestige. Our publications are among the best in the world and UMC Utrecht is one the most highly-rated academic medical centers in the Netherlands. Our main partner is Utrecht University, which ranks 42nd in the world, seventh in Europe and first in the Netherlands, according to the Top 500 Universities in the World Ranking published by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University for Higher Education.
University Medical Centre Utrecht
- Budget: 728 million euro
- PhDs awarded in 2007: 124
- PhD students: 751
- Citation score 1998-2006: 1.6
- ISI publications in 2007: 1550
- Hospital beds: 1,042
- Patients admitted: 29,377
- Hospitalization days: 233,522
Utrecht University
- Largest in the Netherlands
- Budget: 715 million euro
- Students: 29,000
- PhDs awarded in 2007: 438
- Academic publications in 2007: 7332
For more Facts and Figures, we refer you to the
Indicators at 'Mission & Strategy'.
Scientific Integrity at the UMC Utrecht - guidelines and vision In this concise publication, we clarify precisely what scientific integrity means to us, and how it is practiced at UMC Utrecht. This document will help you find your way among the rules and regulations on financing, publication, pre-conditions for projects, reviews and dealing with the media, among other key topics, including some guidelines about how to patent a scientific idea in the UMC Utrecht (valorisation). It also explains more general aspects of UMC Utrecht's culture and approach. (Please note: the publication contains both a Dutch and English text.)
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'Scientific Integrity at UMC Utrecht'.
Medical Research Ethics Committees (MREC/ METC) Research governed by the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO) must be reviewed by an independent committee of experts. The study may not be conducted without the positive judgement of this committee. More information about the committee in the UMC UTrecht (MREC/ METC) can be found at the
METC-website (in Dutch). More general infomation about research committees in the Netherlands can be found at the
CCMO-website (in English).