During the Opening of the Academic Year 2020-2021, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will award two honorary doctorates, to Valerie Masson-Delmotte and Hirokazu Yoshikawa.
Melting ice shelves do not directly impact sea levels, but their disappearance may cause land-based ice to flow into the sea, causing sea levels to rise.
Alumnus Pieter Koeze has provided funding for no fewer than 2.5 PhD positions for research into complex systems at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. This is the second time that Koeze has donated to this type of research.