/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:22:23 +0200 Mon, 13 Oct 25 06:00:00 +0200 /en/news/new-zeewijzer-shows-voters-political-parties-say-too-little-about-protecting-the-north-sea-and-the By comparing the positions of the fifteen largest political parties, ocean scientists aim to show voters what each party plans for our seas and the ocean. 152816 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/wout-krijgsman-elected-as-an-agu-fellow Honour in recognition for exceptional contributions 152404 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-world-map-in-the-news Marco van Egmond, curator of maps and atlases at the university library, has been interviewed by various media outlets in recent days in response to developments surrounding the world map and the representation of Africa. 151514 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:48:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/lu-zhou-receives-netherlands-polar-programme-grant Her aim is to uncover how the loss of Arctic sea ice impacts melting of surrounding glaciers. Specifically, she will look at the effects of the rapid loss of sea ice in the Last Ice Area, which harbours the Arctic's oldest ice. 151126 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:43:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/earths-natural-co2-vacuum-cleaners The so-called weathering continuum provides a much more complete picture on what controls and regulates the natural removal of CO2. 151202 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-insights-into-tectonic-movements-in-south-eastern-europe A groundbreaking study has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe’s most seismically active regions. 151227 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:27:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/33-utrecht-researchers-receive-veni-grant Over thirty promising, young Utrecht researchers will receive a Veni grant of up to 320,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 1 in 7 Venis went to Utrecht researchers this year. 150884 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/tremendous-amount-of-plastic-floats-as-nanoparticles-in-the-ocean For this research, Utrecht master student Sophie ten Hietbrink worked for four weeks aboard the research vessel RV Pelagia. On a trip from the Azores to the continental shelf of Europe, she took water samples at 12 locations where she filtered out anything larger than one micrometer. 150697 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/scientists-reconstruct-540-million-years-of-sea-level-change-in-detail For the first time, scientists have been able to determine how sea level must have varied also on thousand-year timescales during the last 540 million years. 150644 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:17:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/meteorite-common-amino-acid-induces-formation-of-nanocavities-in-clay-mineral This hitherto unrecognised phenomenon could be relevant to the origin of life on Earth. 150434 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:49:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/erc-advanced-grant-awarded-for-nanoplastics-research € 3.5 million to study microbe and nanoplastics interactions and the nanoplastics inventories 150162 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/winner-breaking-science-announced-elena-dominguez-valdes Elena aims to better understand climate change with her research. How does she do that? Read it here. 149990 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:07:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/rinsing-pfas-from-soil-with-biodegradable-soap With this research, a solution to the PFAS problem has come another step closer. 149615 Tue, 20 May 2025 09:33:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/oxygen-is-running-low-in-inland-waters-and-humans-are-to-blame Research reveals that the way oxygen is produced and used in inland waters has dramatically changed since 1900. The culprit? Human activities 148441 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:04:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/eocene-paradox-intensified-bottom-water-in-greenhouse-climate Investigation of the chemical signature of fish remains to track past ocean currents at the sea floor. 148433 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/uu-and-vu-discuss-potential-continuation-of-some-earth-science-education-and-research Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� (UU) is exploring the possibility of continuing certain aspects of earth science research and education of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) in Utrecht. 148418 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/delta-climate-center-launches-first-phd-projects-zeeland-as-a-living-lab-for-sustainable-deltas First Delta Climate Center PhD researchers Wim Huibregtse, Saskia Nijhof and Kiara Lasch start their research on sustainability challenges in the Dutch province of Zeeland and delta regions globally. 148331 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:46:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/embodying-randomness-in-nature-through-theatre-teaching-evolution-to-kids-at-science-is-wonderful Science is Wonderful! demonstrates that it is possible to explain research-focused, complex scientific topics to children of all ages and cultural backgrounds. 148255 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/winners-uu-teacher-awards-2025-lennart-de-groot-and-alissa-kotowski At the OnderwijsFestival on Thursday 6 March, the winners of the prestigious Teacher Awards were announced. 147604 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:45:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/major-project-launched-improving-climate-models-with-historical-data The researchers aim to enhance existing climate models by incorporating paleo data: information from natural archives that provide insights into past conditions 147419 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws