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As of 15 October 2023, Irene Monasterolo has been appointed as Professor of Climate Finance at the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Economics (U.S.E.).

Wouter Boon has been appointed Professor of Innovation and Transition Studies as of 1 November 2023.

From 1 November 2023, Kei Otsuki will be appointed professor of International Development Studies at the faculty of Geosciences.

Its existence was predicted over 10 years ago based on fragments of old tectonic plates found deep in the Earth’s mantle.

Marjolijn Haasnoot has been appointed Professor of Climate Adaptation in Deltas and Coastal Regions as of 1 November 2023.

On 11 October, Derek Karssenberg will hold his inaugural lecture.

A Dutch-Indonesian team investigated the potential of mangrove restoration as a cost-effective and sustainable solution for coastal protection in rapidly subsiding areas.

A new series of eight videos explores the experiences of agroecological farmers in Zona da Mata, Brazil.

Experts in water law from the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law wrote an advisory report on meeting the Water Framework Directive by 2027

A team of researchers at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ concludes in the journal Nature, trust in institutions is one of the most significant predictors of whether students will drop out.

Farmer Jorn Vernooij is taking a drone pilot course. From now on, he will use a drone to inspect the fields before mowing.

Two new PI's of UIPS have recently been successful in obtaining prestigious grants

Catherine Blanchard participated in the Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) in a panel on Fairness and Natural Resources.

Energy scientist Dr. Matteo Gazzani and earth scientist Dr. Suzanne Hangx will study the potential for upscaling green hydrogen and the associated subsurface storage solutions.

Equipped with advanced robotics, hyperspectral imaging, laser scanners, climate chambers, and other installations, the Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre (NPEC) opens its doors today in Utrecht.

The alliance of TU/e, WUR, UU, and UMC Utrecht (EWUU) has appointed two Scientific Directors and a Director EWUU Education to strengthen the collaboration between the four institutes in Eindhoven, Wageningen and Utrecht.

Silicate grout is used to build dry construction pits for underground construction below groundwater.

A recent study finds that the SDGs have had little impact on communication, policies, institutional structures or country-level processes within the World Bank.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is looking for a consortium of builder, architect and demolisher to design and develop their own based on the Martinus G. de Bruinge building.

Affiliation for research collaboration

Just before the summer a VENI and a VIDI grant landed in the same group.

On 27 September, Prof Elisabetta Manunza of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Centre for Public Procurement speaks to the Dutch Lower House Committee for Economic Affairs and Climate

Per September 1, prof. Friedrich Förster has been appointed as the new scientific director of the Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research.

Dull playgrounds. It makes children do less and less 'risky play'. And that is a shame, say Utrecht researchers Kirsten Visser (UU) and Heidi Lesscher (UU).

We are happy to invite you to the next S4S Café on the multifaceted topic of porous materials. The event will take place on Monday, October 9th from 15:30.