Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:31:55 +0200 Fri, 24 Oct 25 11:27:00 +0200 Deep emission cuts before mid-century decisive to reduce long-term sea-level rise legacy /en/news/deep-emission-cuts-before-mid-century-decisive-to-reduce-long-term-sea-level-rise-legacy The study goes beyond the usual sea level projections by quantifying how much sea-level rise in 2300 will be “locked in” by emissions this century. 153180 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:27:00 +0200 Nieuws New “ZeeWijzer” shows voters: Political parties say too little about protecting the North Sea and the ocean /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 UU researchers contribute to Global Tipping Points Report /en/news/uu-researchers-contribute-to-global-tipping-points-report Researchers from Utrecht ľϸӰ’s Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) played an important role in the case study of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the Subpolar Gyre, ocean systems that strongly influence how heat is distributed across the planet. 152820 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200 Nieuws How reliable are climate models? /en/news/how-reliable-are-climate-models Utrecht climate scientists Roderik van de Wal and Michiel Baatsen explain both the strengths and the uncertainties of these powerful tools. 152308 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:34:00 +0200 Nieuws Anna von der Heydt appointed Professor of Paleoclimate Dynamics /en/news/anna-von-der-heydt-appointed-professor-of-paleoclimate-dynamics “In the past, there were periods much warmer than today,” says Anna von der Heydt. “By looking at what happened then, we can learn what might lie ahead.” 152433 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:45:00 +0200 Nieuws Largest galaxy simulations now public /en/news/largest-galaxy-simulations-now-public The Flagship Catalogue contains 3.4 billion simulated galaxies, each with hundreds of properties, reproducing the large-scale structure of the cosmos in great detail. 152337 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Hawking was right: black hole surfaces can only grow, not shrink /en/news/hawking-was-right-black-hole-surfaces-can-only-grow-not-shrink The conclusion of the study is that the surface area of ​​a newly formed black hole is, with 99.999 percent certainty, significantly larger than the two original surface areas combined. 152026 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Gravitational waves could reveal exotic matter inside neutron stars /en/publication/gravitational-waves-could-reveal-exotic-matter-inside-neutron-stars “Gravitational waves could one day help us tell the difference between ‘normal’ nuclear matter and something we’ve never directly observed before.” 151495 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Deep Learning removes glitches in gravitational wave data /en/news/deep-learning-removes-glitches-in-gravitational-wave-data Physicist Tom Dooney developed DeepExtractor, a fast AI tool for cleaning gravitational wave data that helps scientists ‘hear’ the universe better. 151440 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Lu Zhou receives Netherlands Polar Programme grant /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 33 Utrecht researchers receive Veni grant /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 Marijn van Huis appointed Professor of Electron Microscopy of Materials /en/news/marijn-van-huis-appointed-professor-of-electron-microscopy-of-materials With cutting-edge techniques and state-of-the-art equipment, he aims to deepen our understanding of material and use that knowledge to enhance their properties for advanced applications. 150335 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Utrecht ľϸӰ hosts Rubin First Look Watch Party /en/news/utrecht-university-hosts-rubin-first-look-watch-party On 23 June, a new chapter in astronomy begins as the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile unveils its first images of the universe. Register now to join the watch party at Sonnenborgh in Utrecht! 150069 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws What will happen to Europe if the Gulf Stream weakens significantly? /en/publication/what-will-happen-to-europe-if-the-gulf-stream-weakens-significantly If the Gulf Stream weakens, Europe will become the odd one out on a warming planet. It will warm less than other regions, or may even become colder, especially in winter. 150099 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:25:00 +0200 Nieuws Three Open Competition ENW-M grants awarded to Utrecht ľϸӰ researchers /en/news/three-open-competition-enw-m-grants-awarded-to-utrecht-university-researchers Three researchers at Utrecht ľϸӰ’s Faculty of Science receive grants of up to €400,000 each from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grants are part of NWO’s Open Competition Domain Science-M programme, which aims to initiate new, innovative, and fundamental research projects. 150027 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws Said Rodriguez appointed Professor by Special Appointment in Emergence and Information in Light /en/news/said-rodriguez-appointed-professor-by-special-appointment-in-emergence-and-information-in-light Rodriguez researches and develops information processing systems that are based on light rather than traditional electronics. These systems are promising when it comes to energy efficient, fast, and accurate computing. 149620 Thu, 22 May 2025 11:22:00 +0200 Nieuws Real-world data to help maximize hydrogen’s climate potential /en/news/real-world-data-to-help-maximize-hydrogens-climate-potential First-of-its-kind comprehensive study kicks off to quantify the amount of hydrogen released into the atmosphere at each stage of the hydrogen supply chain — from production to end use. The goal: mitigate indirect warming and maximize climate benefits of hydrogen. 149646 Wed, 21 May 2025 15:33:00 +0200 Nieuws Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for four collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider /en/news/breakthrough-prize-in-fundamental-physics-for-four-collaborations-at-the-large-hadron-collider On April 5 the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN were honoured with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. 149270 Wed, 07 May 2025 09:34:00 +0200 Nieuws ‘On clear nights, we would watch the stars from the school rooftop’ /en/background/on-clear-nights-we-would-watch-the-stars-from-the-school-rooftop Olaf Massen is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics at Utrecht ľϸӰ, regularly works at the CERN particle accelerator and mentors the next generation of physicists. 149185 Thu, 01 May 2025 14:43:00 +0200 Nieuws Estuaries around the world expected to become saltier in the coming decades /en/publication/estuaries-around-the-world-expected-to-become-saltier-in-the-coming-decades More saltwater intrusion poses serious risks to drinking water, ecosystems, and agriculture. 148756 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws