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Plants that stand close together, like in agriculture, tend to quickly grow to great heights, causing weak stems. A little bit of salt attenuates that response.

Prof. Bert Weckhuysen (Chemistry) has been awarded a Comenius Programme Teaching Fellow grant.

COGEM advises the Dutch government on the risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to humans and the environment.

An international team of history researchers have received a European grant for research on intoxicating substances in Europe between 1600 and 1850.

In residents’ initiatives that aim to boost a city’s climate resilience, municipalities aim to focus more on facilitating, according to UU scientists.

On April 26th, Bert de Vries discussed the role of complex systems science to unravel human interactions in sustainability research.

In April - June, CCSS hosts 3 discussions on how complex system science can contribute towards solving big societal challenges.

Giuseppe Soligno and Daniel Vanmaekelbergh developed a simulation model that reproduces the formation of these nanostructures in detail.

A new study co-authored by Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers provides insights in how we can manage savannas and grasslands under a changing climate.

On April 16th Lesson Study NL organized a WALS webinar presenting Dutch Lesson Study PhD research.

Prof. Toine Pieters will be appointed as Ambassador for CLARIN ERIC for two years.

Solène Guggisberg attended the second substantive session of negotiations on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction in New York and presented her research .

Three of six Dutch projects selected for ERA-NET co-fund AXIS awarded to researchers from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��'s Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development.

PhD candidate Kieran Campbell-Johnston is part of a team of architects, activists and researchers developing a circular housing cooperative in Amsterdam Oost.

Neurobiologists published their results in Cell Reports.

'Climate Proof Vietnam' will provide the country with support in training professionals in the field of water management

From retro games to the latest game research: experience the entire field of game research and industry from 13 to 17 May!

Publication in Nature Communications

The paper ‘Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene’ has received the 2019 ESA Innovations in Sustainability Science Award.

A new type of paper made from just a few nanometers thick cellulose fibres has the potential to become a sustainable alternative for plastic packaging material.

Two researchers from Utrecht contributed to FEED-X, a worldwide project for more affordable and sustainable food production via the animal feed industry.

Research has shown that the Earth’s climate was subject to regular changes 2.5 billion years ago.

Young girls visited the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine during Girlsday.

A large overview study describes all the consequences of climate change in the Arctic.

The Netherlands have to take a stance in the debate on deliberately cooling down the Earth, argues Frank Biermann in 'De Volkskrant'.