Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:17:53 +0200 Thu, 04 Apr 24 10:25:00 +0200 Air pollution increases risk of infection and severity of illness from COVID-19 /en/publication/air-pollution-increases-risk-of-infection-and-severity-of-illness-from-covid-19 Mensen die wonen in gebieden met een slechte luchtkwaliteit hebben meer kans om corona te krijgen. Ook zijn de klachten erger waardoor er meer mensen overlijden. Dat luchtvervuiling de kans op luchtwegaandoeningen vergroot was al bekend. Onderzoek uit het buitenland toonde al eerder aan dat dit ook voor corona geldt. Nu blijkt dit ook voor Nederland. 139307 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:25:00 +0200 Nieuws Air quality must improve quickly to protect citizens /en/news/air-quality-must-improve-quickly-to-protect-citizens On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the British newspaper The Guardian published a study on air quality in Europe. 134706 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:49:00 +0200 Nieuws High concentrations of ultrafine dust in living rooms with wood-burning stove /en/news/high-concentrations-of-ultrafine-dust-in-living-rooms-with-wood-burning-stove While using a wood-burning stove, large amounts of particulate matter and ultrafine dust are released into living rooms. This is according to a citizen science project by Utrecht ľϸӰ. 129383 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:47:00 +0200 Nieuws Six million euros to quantify European greenhouse gas emissions /en/news/six-million-euros-to-quantify-european-greenhouse-gas-emissions The new insights are vital to improve strategies for greenhouse gas mitigation, and improve the countries’ emission reports requested annually by the United Nations. 128692 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:37:00 +0100 Nieuws New start-up to reduce global methane emission /en/news/new-start-up-to-reduce-global-methane-emission “My company operates with the latest academic knowledge. Although many questions are still unanswered, we have developed enough methods which are suitable for application in the real world.” 127275 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:51:00 +0100 Nieuws New measurement campaign maps greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in Rotterdam /en/news/new-measurement-campaign-maps-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-air-pollution-in-rotterdam This very moment, a campaign to measure air pollution and urban emissions of greenhouse gases is taking place in the Rotterdam area. 123062 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:47:00 +0200 Nieuws El aire de La Vuelta no siempre es saludable /en/news/el-aire-de-la-vuelta-no-siempre-es-saludable Se dice que "el ciclismo es saludable" cuando salimos con todo tipo de clima. Pero, ¿hasta qué punto es limpio el aire que se respira si se recorre la misma ruta que el pelotón de La Vuelta en un día normal? 122466 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:51:00 +0200 Nieuws La Vuelta air not always healthy /en/news/la-vuelta-air-not-always-healthy How clean is the air at the locations visited by La Vuelta? Researchers from Utrecht ľϸӰ mapped the air quality of all stages. 122457 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:51:00 +0200 Nieuws Air quality mapped in detail by Project Air View /en/achtergrond/air-quality-mapped-in-detail-by-project-air-view Google donated two Project Air View cars to Utrecht ľϸӰ a year ago. With these ‘Air View’ cars, the quality of air in cities can be mapped down to street level. Jules Kerckhoffs of Utrecht ľϸӰ coordinates these projects and is responsible for processing the data. He talks about his experiences. 124953 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 11:12:00 +0200 Nieuws How healthy is exercising along the Utrecht Singel canal? /en/bite-of-science/how-healthy-is-exercising-along-the-utrecht-singel-canal How healthy is it to exercise along the Singel canal with all the traffic passing by? RTV Utrecht and Ulrike Gehring get on their bikes to answer this question. 114316 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:47:00 +0100 Nieuws Strong reasons for the new WHO air quality guidelines /en/news/strong-reasons-for-the-new-who-air-quality-guidelines On 22 September 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised its guidelines for air quality. Gerard Hoek of Utrecht ľϸӰ was involved in the study leading to the new WHO guidelines and explains them further. 109964 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:01:00 +0200 Nieuws Project Air View shares hyperlocal map of air quality in Amsterdam /en/news/project-air-view-shares-hyperlocal-map-of-air-quality-in-amsterdam Air quality measurements at street level show that Amsterdam streets with heavy traffic contain up to three times more harmful particles than quieter neighborhoods with fewer cars. 108238 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Air quality and COVID-19 /en/news/air-quality-and-covid-19 Utrecht ľϸӰ will be researching whether air quality affects the course and severity of COVID-19 in the Netherlands. 108142 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Working together on clean air /en/achtergrond/working-together-on-clean-air Is stoking fires the new smoking? Fleur Froeling and her fellow scientists are working with members of the public to research the health effects of wood smoke. 105063 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:49:00 +0200 Nieuws UU launches exposome MOOC /en/bite-of-science/uu-launches-exposome-mooc Sign up for the new MOOC of Utrecht ľϸӰ and find out why the exposome is the biggest influencer on health. Several researchers will introduce you to the exposome concept and explain what is needed to advance this nascent and transformative field of research. 103548 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:31:00 +0100 Nieuws 'Measuring the quality of our living environment is key to understanding why we stay healthy or become sick' /en/bite-of-science/measuring-the-quality-of-our-living-environment-is-key-to-understanding-why-we-stay-healthy-or Environmental epidemiologist Roel Vermeulen of Utrecht ľϸӰ and ľϸӰ Medical Center Utrecht measures air pollution with his research team. 85431 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:43:00 +0200 Nieuws George Downward, Roel Vermeulen, Edith Milanzi, Calvin Ge, Jie Chen, Kees Meliefste, Jules Kerckhoffs, Yongliang Zhang, Anke Juss, Lützen Portengen Creating a street-by-street picture of air pollution in Amsterdam /en/news/creating-a-street-by-street-picture-of-air-pollution-in-amsterdam Utrecht ľϸӰ is collaborating with Google and the municipality of Amsterdam to map the air quality in the city at street level. 78583 Wed, 15 May 2019 12:04:00 +0200 Nieuws Google Air View auto Methane promising route for storage of renewable energy from sun and wind /en/news/methane-promising-route-for-storage-of-renewable-energy-from-sun-and-wind Utrecht ľϸӰ researchers are publishing a Perspective article on the status quo of ‘Power to Methane’ today in Nature Catalysis. 74525 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws New virtual data center brings together global health and environment /en/news/new-virtual-data-center-brings-together-global-health-and-environment The Global Geo Health Data Center brings together clinical health scientists and geographers, combining health and the environment as a single subject. 53778 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 13:19:00 +0100 Nieuws