Sanli Faez, Liesbeth van de Grift and Marjolijn Haasnoot participate in a national taskforce that will explore how Dutch climate researchers can join forces for a common agenda for climate research.
Publication of the report edited by StanisÅ‚aw Tosza and Johan Vervaele of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's RENFORCE on illicit tobacco trade and effective enforcement in the EU
The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive, a group of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers gave input for this much needed tool to help women.
A heteronormative marriage model still lies at the basis of parentage law. Laureen Hu's research focuses on rethinking this from a legal and ethical study.
Study shows that social cohesion and a green environment are crucial for mental well-being. But you do not have to live in the middle of the forest or busy city centre to enjoy these benefits.
Utrecht researchers have fully mapped out how much litter is washed up from the sea onto Dutch beaches, under which conditions it washes ashore and from where it originates.
How healthy is it to exercise along the Singel canal with all the traffic passing by? RTV Utrecht and Ulrike Gehring get on their bikes to answer this question.
Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ appoints Willemien Kets as Professor of Game Theory per 1 March 2022. Professor Kets will work to further strengthen game theory by combining new elements from mathematics and the social sciences.
The sea butterfly is very sensitive to climate change. As CO2 in the atmosphere increases, it causes acidification of the oceans. The sea butterfly's shell has to take the first hit.
The first land masses rose above sea level 3.7 billion years ago, a billion years earlier than some estimates, and only 800 million years after the formation of the Earth.
From now on, the university will go for maximum reuse of furniture for office use and education. This will be achieved by means of second-life or circular furniture. The ambition is that eventually, no new furniture will be purchased at all.
Researchers discussed the challenges & opportunities of publishing in an Open Science context during the roundtable 'How does Open Science affect our publishing strategy' on 10 February 2022. You can read the report here.
IRW’s dr Lauren Gould appeared on the Dutch NOS Podcast ‘Met het Oog op Morgen’ to speak about civilian harm caused by the Dutch airstrike on Hawija in 2015. Gould’s appearance followed the news that lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld is to support eleven Iraqi survivors suing the Dutch state.
Dr Esther Stouthamer has been appointed by the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ as professor Delta Evolution and Subsurface Processes in the department of Physical Geography.
Kees Koedijk joined Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ last year as professor Sustainable Finance. He studies the effects of climate change on the investments in shares and bonds of large investors such as pension funds and insurance companies.
