2021-2022 was the first academic year in which students could apply for the Travel Green Grant, offered to students who choose to not fly to their exchange destination.
Twenty-two promising, young Utrecht researchers have been awarded a Veni grant of up to 280,000 euros by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.
Music-wise, December is always the same old song. Thats's why, together with her students, computer scientist Anja Volk compiled an alternative December Playlist.
Researchers have show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet played a greater role in sea level rise during warm periods in the early Miocene than previously thought.
Martin Calisto Friant, Kieran Campbell-Johnston, Kaustubh Thapa and Walter Vermeulen have disclosed three inconvenient truths about circular economy practices so far, and policy advises to deal with these.
Personality determines to a large extend how susceptible a person is to contagious yawning. Researchers conclude this after displaying videos of yawning people to a large and diverse group of test subjects.
A fungus responsible for crop losses appears to evade the plant’s immune system by targeting its microbiome. This discovery may lead to new approaches to curtail the fungus and protect crops.
Researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Twente have developed a powerful analytical tool that marks dead catalyst particles for deletion.
There is insufficient certainty about the presence of ultra deep heat in the subsurface of Utrecht East for the further development of ultra deep geothermal energy (UDG). This has been shown by seismic research.
Chantal Remery (Universiteit Utrecht) presenteerde gezamenlijke onderzoeksresultaten aan staatssecretaris Dennis Wiersma van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid.
Prof. Marleen van Rijswick spoke out in a interview on Drinkwaterplatform.nl about the inadequacy of European rules regarding the monitoring of water quality in member states.
Even without the pandemic, it is healthy behaviour to interrupt your working day by working out, say researchers Anne van der Put and Evelien van Leeuwen.
Environmental scientist Marjolijn Haasnoot argues for more and better collaboration between government, citizens and scientists when it comes to shaping climate policy.
The jury praises the Climate Helpdesk for meeting a great societal need with a simple and effective idea, directly connecting scientists and the public.
