Thirteen Utrecht-based researchers receive Vidi grant

The Dutch Research Council has awarded thirteen experienced, Utrecht-based researchers a Vidi grant worth 800,000 euros. The grant enables them to develop their own innovative line of research and set up their own research group in the coming five years. The grants are intended for experienced researchers who have been conducting successful research for several years after their PhD defense. Thirteen of the 97 laureates in this round are from UU and UMC Utrecht. Five of the laureates do research at the Faculty of Science, one at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, three at the Faculty of Geosciences, one at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and three at the UMC Utrecht. Besides the thirteen Vidi grants for Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht, there is also one laureate from the Hubrecht Institute, one laureate from the Princess Máxima Centrum and two laureates from NIOZ. The Vidi grant helps us build a new bridge between geometry and algebra. Dr. Gijs Heuts Faculty of Science Heuts and his team are studying a new type of algebra called Hopf algebras to describe geometric shapes in high dimensions.