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FERTILE SOILS Gets €5.5 Million NWO-KIC Grant for Research on Strengthening the Relationship Between Rural and Urban Areas

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We are pleased to announce that FERTILE SOILS, a consortium comprising of scientists from three EWUU partners (TU/e, WUR, and UU), 10 knowledge institutions, and 30 practical partners, has been awarded €5,500,000 by the NWO.

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Call for Applications: Spark Grants Ignite Unusual Collaborations for Societal Impact

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Spark grants aim to stimulate unusual collaborations to address societal challenges. The grants offer initial financial support to start building an interdisciplinary project team and explore the potential of an idea and/or test whether it can be further developed into a project application for an Unusual Collaborations grant or another funding scheme.

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Advancing lifestyle and healthy living environments through transdisciplinary collaboration

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Preventive health has become a cornerstone in the pursuit of long-term health and wellbeing, playing a crucial role in relieving stress on the healthcare system. One of the central themes in preventive health therefore is to preserve health and keep people living healthily for as long as possible. Lifestyle interventions and the development of healthy living environments are both essential in supporting this goal.

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Save the Date: Preventive Health Conference 2024 – Just Transformations

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Save the date! Join us at the “Preventive Health Conference - Just Transformations”, organised by the institute 4 Preventive Health (i4PH) part of the alliance between Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University, and the University Medical Center Utrecht (EWUU)

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Seed Funding Circular Safe Hospitals – Call for Pressure Cooker and Proposals

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The Institute for a Circular Society (i4CS), part of the EWUU alliance, is excited to introduce the next round of Seed Funding. Are you a researcher at TU/e, WUR, UU or UMCU and passionate about advancing circular solutions through inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration and innovative research? Then this is your opportunity to team up with EWUU colleagues, develop collaborative projects and drive impact in the pursuit for a circular society.

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'Working in healthcare is a team sport'

Portrait picture of Ronald de Krijger.

Ronald de Krijger, Professor of Pathology of Solid Childhood Tumours delivered his inaugural address at the Academy Building of Utrecht University on 4 July. His message: 'In connection, developments within pathology allow us to further improve care for children with cancer.'

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AI helps pathologists at UMC Utrecht detect metastases in breast cancer faster and cheaper

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Research from UMC Utrecht shows that AI can help pathologists perform sentinel node assessment more efficiently. This assessment is performed to detect breast cancer metastases. Implementing AI assistance for the detection of these metastases is safe, it significantly reduces costs, it saves pathologists time and it makes their work more enjoyable. The research group's findings were published today in the scientific journal Nature Cancer.

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Bas Veersema is retiring from UMC Utrecht

Bas Veersema in the operating room.

Bas Veersema, a man with a mission: to give new momentum to the gynecology department of the UMC Utrecht. His work as a gynecologist and professor of benign gynecology has had a significant impact on this department. On Friday, June 14, Bas gave his farewell speech in the Academy Building in Utrecht. Bas: 'Looking back, I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished together.'

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The true age of your blood vessels reveals the risk of further cardiovascular diseases

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We all have that one friend who never seems to age. But did you know this phenomenon is visible not only on the outside but also deep within our blood vessels? This biological ageing caught the attention of Ernest Diez Benavente, PhD, from the Department of Experimental Cardiology at UMC Utrecht. His new research shows that the biological age of our blood vessels plays a significant role in the development of future cardiovascular diseases.

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Jaap Trappenburg appointed EWUU Alliance Coordinator

Jaap Trappenburg, EWUU Alliance Coordinator

The Board of the EWUU alliance between Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University and University Medical Centre Utrecht has decided to appoint Jaap Trappenburg to the position of Alliance Coordinator as of 12 August.

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