In de natuur worden planten bedreigd door overstromingen of aanhoudende stortbuien. Utrechtse biologen ontdekken hoe planten zichzelf redden van de verdrinkingsdood.
Utrecht scientists have discovered how plants can quickly detect that they are under water when flooded and initiate processes that prevents them from drowning.
To support newly emerging topics, research themes and impact events, different objectives are eligible for funding through the Acceleration Grant Scheme.
Through a deep drilling campaign at Lake Ohrid an international team including Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has reconstructed 1.4 million years of climate in detail.
Leading scientists from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and UMC Utrecht will join all six projects awarded funding under the prestigious NWO Gravitation Programme.