/en en Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:38:51 +0200 Fri, 12 Sep 25 11:40:00 +0200 /en/news/nominate-your-student-for-the-migration-and-societal-change-best-master-thesis-award-1 To recognize and promote excellence in student research as well as awareness in our field, the focus area Migration and Societal Change awards the best master’s thesis. 152068 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:40:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/droughts-have-had-limited-effect-on-tropical-tree-growth-but-will-it-stay-that-way Stem growth resilience could weaken when droughts occur more frequently and become more intense under aggravating climate change. 151062 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/reflections-on-the-2nd-migration-and-societal-change-conference On the 19th and 20th of June we hosted a wonderful conference with speakers and attendees from all around the globe discussing migration from many perspectives. 150781 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:33:00 +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/frontiers-of-development-prospering-cant-be-at-the-cost-of-other-people Conflict, war, and the ternination of USAID: international development has come under pressure. What is the importance and future of the field? 148063 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/two-new-senior-fellows-centre-for-academic-teaching-and-learning As of September 2025, two new Senior Fellows will be appointed by the executive Board: dr. Sigrid Merx (Humanities) and dr. Patrick Witte (Geosciences). 146972 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/marc-bierkens-interim-dean-geosciences The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has appointed Prof. Marc Bierkens as the new interim Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences as of 1 March 2025. 146610 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/geo-teachers-of-the-year-alissa-kotowski-and-lennart-de-groot Alissa Kotowski and Lennart de Groot, both teachers in Earth Sciences, are the lucky winners of the Geo Teacher Awards 2025. On Wednesday 11 December, both received this prize. 145507 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/our-counterparts-in-the-global-south-need-to-know-what-it-means-to-collaborate-with-the-diverse-geo The faculty of Geosciences is working on a strategy to collaborate with the Global South in a meaningful, inclusive and mutually beneficial way. 144578 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/anything-they-want-to-learn-from-utrecht-university-is-on-demand-of-the-communities The faculty of Geosciences is working on a strategy to collaborate with the Global South in a meaningful, inclusive and mutually beneficial way. 144577 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/new-sig-on-international-student-mobility We’re excited to announce a new Special Interest Group (SIG) funded by our focus area, led by Özge Bilgili and Ajay Bailey. 144965 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:17:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/it-is-a-new-challenge-every-time-you-coproduce-with-a-country-youre-not-embedded-in The faculty of Geosciences is working on a strategy to collaborate with the Global South in a meaningful, inclusive and mutually beneficial way. 144576 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-university-and-umc-utrecht-awarded-with-fourteen-nwo-vidi-grants Researchers each receive up to 850.000 Euros to develop innovative line of research. 144384 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/studium-generale-lecture-with-marcel-lubbers Our board member Marcel Lubbers was recently invited by Studium Generale to give a lecture on the rise of the political radical right in Europe and their rhetoric. 144065 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:11:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/a-glimpse-into-brussels-where-migration-stories-come-alive A group of scholars from the Multidisciplinary PhD group from the focus area Migration and Societal Change went for a short city trip to explore Brussels. 143761 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:26:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/high-academic-award-for-economic-geographer-ron-boschma First Dutch person to receive the Prix Vautrin Lud, the highest academic award within the field of geography. 143535 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-papers-migration-and-societal-change-conference-june-2025 The Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� focus area Migration and Societal Change invites you to submit a proposal for a panel or an individual paper for our conference in June 2025. 143238 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:44:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/what-can-we-learn-about-the-ways-caribbean-communities-adapt-and-bring-in-culturally-vibrant-ways-of This May the Island and Oceans imaginaries workshop took place at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��. Researchers and others interested in the Caribbean came together to learn more about islands, islanders, their relationship to the ocean, and the unique challenges they face in the wake of a changing climate. 143099 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:42:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/nominate-your-student-for-the-migration-and-societal-change-best-master-thesis-award-0 To recognize and promote excellence in student research as well as awareness in our field, the focus area Migration and Societal Change awards the best master’s thesis. 142951 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:13:00 +0200 Nieuws