The activities during the ‘Weekend van de Wetenschap’ at the Utrecht Science Park

From Friday 27 September to Sunday 6 October is the fourth edition of the Utrecht Science Week and the Utrecht Science Park will open its doors wide for anyone interested in (applied) science. For families with children, the weekend of 5 and 6 October is the ‘Weekend van de Wetenschap’ (Weekend of Science). The Utrecht Science Park is a hotspot this year and seven organisations from the Utrecht Science Park have come up with exciting activities to introduce visitors to science in various ways.

The participating organisations are: Utrecht University (and Botanic Gardens), Hubrecht Institute, Westerdijk Institute, UMC Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Princess Máxima Center and KNMI. KNMI will open its doors on Saturday 5 October and the other organisations on Sunday 6 October.

All activities are listed on the website from today. Find out soon what you can do during this weekend.

The activities
At Utrecht University, for example, you can join a mini-lecture on dinosaur sea monsters and participate in exciting experiments.

At the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital (WKZ), you will learn more about the wonderful world of bacteria and experience what signals our body gives about emotions with VR glasses.

The Hubrecht Institute opens its doors in collaboration with the Westerdijk Institute and the UMC Utrecht. There you will learn more about tiny cells in your body, minuscule fungi and bacteria in the ground. You will also learn about 3D printing of organs at the Regenerative Medicine Centre Utrecht.

At the Princess Máxima Center, you will be taken into the world of researchers, do experiments together and get a tour of the laboratories. At the Máxima, registration is required. Go to: https://weekendvandewetenschap2024.prinsesmaximacentrum-events.nl/

All the above organisations will be open on Sunday 6 October.

On Saturday 5 October, KNMI will open its doors and you will discover everything to do with weather, climate and seismology. It promises to be a day full of wonder. Click here for more information, registration is required: https://www.knmi.nl/open-dag-2024

More information

For more information on locations, activities and opening hours, visit the website (in Dutch).

Curious about the full Utrecht Science Week programme? Visit the website and check out the programme.