/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:25:42 +0200 Thu, 25 Sep 25 12:34:00 +0200 /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 /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 /en/news/how-students-transformed-research-into-art-and-narrative Climate Physics master’s students from IMAU were challenged to explain science behind two recently published papers, based on storytelling and scientific rigour. They pleasantly surprised their lecturers with their remarkable creativity and impact. 150438 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/a-legacy-of-excellence-in-coastal-oceanography As we bid farewell to Huib de Swart, it is impossible to fully capture the depth of his impact on the IMAU, the Department of Physics, our students, and the field of coastal oceanography. 150436 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/from-tidal-bars-to-ns 'Working on something that everybody knows, interacts with, and has an opinion about is also nice.' 150304 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /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 /en/news/how-universities-themselves-contribute-to-the-spread-of-misinformation Universiteiten spelen een cruciale rol in het verspreiden van betrouwbare wetenschappelijke informatie. Ironisch genoeg kunnen wetenschappelijke persberichten soms ook bijdragen aan misleidende beeldvorming. 149138 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws /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 /en/news/national-ocean-science-conference-2025 Building on last year’s success, we are excited to announce that the second edition of the National Ocean Science Conference will take place on June 3, 2025! 147842 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/from-academia-to-the-fuel-cell-industry 'I recently made a dream come true: I started my own data science company!' 147856 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +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 /en/news/mega-iceberg-from-antarctica-on-collision-course-with-south-georgia-harbinger-of-things-to-come Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers are studying the routes that icebergs followed during geological periods of rapid ice cap deterioration, such as the ends of ice ages. 147269 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:16:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/smart-algorithms-make-climate-predictions-faster-and-more-accurate Machine learning can fill in 'invisible puzzle pieces', making climate models more realistic and accurate. 145364 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:15:00 +0100 Nieuws Henk Dijkstra at opening CLUe /en/news/new-eu-horizon-project-past-to-future-p2f-set-to-start-in-2025 Responding to a call within the EU-HORIZON program “Climate Science and Responses”, a European consortium has received funding for a four-year project called Past to Future. 144878 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/inaugural-lecture-by-laura-villanueva-oceans-hidden-heroes In her inaugural lecture, Prof. Laura Villanueva will illuminate the hidden world of marine microbes, and highlight how they influence our planet’s complex systems in remarkable and sometimes unexpected ways. 144855 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:25:00 +0100 Nieuws Laura Villanueva /en/news/whose-ocean Does the ocean belong to humanity? To states? Or does the ocean belong to itself? The “Whose Ocean?” project received an Incubator Grant to explore this question and understand its significance. 141150 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-oceanparcels-team-goes-to-the-wadden-sea How do plastic items move through the Wadden Sea? To answer that question, the OceanParcels team went on two expeditions to deploy 24 Stokes drifters. 141179 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/30-million-euros-for-research-into-climate-change-feedbacks The next step in climate change research thanks to NWO Summit grant: climate feedbacks and their interference with present-day climate change 140755 Fri, 24 May 2024 06:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/seaweed-forests-are-an-overlooked-component-of-oceanic-carbon-storage The world’s seaweed forests transport 56 million tonnes of carbon (between 10 to 170 million tonnes) to deep ocean sinks each year. 140715 Wed, 22 May 2024 10:29:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/working-for-rijkswaterstaat 'It is a great job, acting as coordinator between the forecasters/users, the developer Deltares and the ICT people at Rijkswaterstaat.' 138519 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws