/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:22:25 +0200 Thu, 16 Oct 25 11:00:00 +0200 /en/news/jarno-hoekman-appointed-professor-of-science-studies-for-sustainability From 1 November 2025, Jarno Hoekman will be appointed Professor of Science Studies for Sustainability. 152863 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/simona-negro-appointed-professor-of-circular-societies As of 1 November 2025, Simona Negro will be appointed professor of Circular Societies, with a focus on the transition from a linear to a circular society. 152851 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/floor-van-der-hilst-appointed-professor-of-sustainable-land-use The central challenge addressed by this chair is how we can achieve sustainable land use and management in the face of intensifying and often competing demands. 152849 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /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/utrecht-university-researchers-help-identify-top-sustainability-labels-for-food Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� research contributes to an online tool that helps consumers navigate the wide range of labels on food products. 152569 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:13:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-grants-for-research-projects-in-the-sigs-of-ads-1 The focus area Applied Data Science again provides funding to finance research projects within the SIGs of Applied Data Science. 152259 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:32:00 +0200 Nieuws focusgebied Applied Data Science /en/news/eu68-million-for-research-on-the-collective-power-of-citizens-in-societal-transitions A broad consortium will collaborate over the coming years on the research project Empowering Citizen COllectives in societal transitions (ECCO). 152208 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:58:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/rethinking-impact-the-african-urban-futures-project The African Urban Futures project aims to open up possibilities for more just and sustainable cities as an alternative to development visions for African cities that typically are oriented toward replicating the gleaming skylines of Dubai or Singapore. 152115 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:35:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/virtualization-of-electrical-substations-the-next-step-for-our-power-systems-backbone-0 Thanks to new digital technologies, substations are becoming smarter, more efficient, and more connected than ever before. 151909 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:08:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/smart-charging-cheaper-for-the-consumer-better-for-the-grid Smart charging of electric vehicles presents a potential way to deal with the problem of grid congestion 151716 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/three-geosciences-staff-members-selected-as-ipcc-report-lead-author The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced the authors selected for the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). 151472 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:55:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/research-helps-local-energy-communities-take-charge-of-their-own-sustainable-future How can neighbours come together to produce, share, and manage their own energy using solar panels, batteries, and smart software? That’s the challenge being tackled by RENvolveIT, an ambitious European research project that is developing modular digital tools for energy communities. 151382 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:19:00 +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/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/over-45-million-euros-for-sustainable-chemical-industry-with-green-hydrogen This large research programme, which brings together Dutch universities, research institutes and industrial companies, aims to make fuels and materials from industrial waste gases and CO2 using sustainable energy and hydrogen. 150928 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/7-grants-awarded-in-the-may-2025-round-of-the-ads-grant-calls 7 grants were awarded in the May 2025 round of the ADS research grant calls. 150765 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:41:00 +0200 Nieuws focusgebied Applied Data Science /en/news/mastering-the-art-of-making-a-difference A conversation with Dr Joost Vervoort of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development on his new course, Theories of Change in Action. 150760 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:55:00 +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/what-makes-people-stick-with-sustainable-fashion New research shows that experience with buying sustainable fashion makes people more likely to stick with it and offers useful tips for brands and policymakers. 150500 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-workgroup-on-funding-the-unfundable-for-transformative-research By experimenting with new approaches, the New Ways of Funding workgroup seeks to uncover and co-create alternative funding mechanisms that align more closely with the demands of a rapidly changing world. 150376 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:54:00 +0200 Nieuws