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Though a lack of iron is a factor limiting algal growth in the oceans, more dissolved iron in the ocean East of Greenland due to the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet does not lead to more algae there.

Geert Buelens talks to Nieuwsuur and De Wereld Vandaag about the new literary genre climate fiction.

Niki Frantzeskaki will be appointed as full professor with a chair in Regional and Metropolitan Governance and Planning on 1 January 2022.

Hans van Meerten will be a visiting professor at the China ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Political Science and Law for two months and will teach international pension law.

Scientists and policy makers are calling to frame climate change as an emergency, to make quick large-scale political decisions. But is this a good strategy?

Nadine Smit, researcher at the Royal NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, has discovered new chemical tracers to investigate the presence of terrestrial bacteria that consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane.

The report by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will help planners and lawyers to strengthen residential areas to adapt to heat stress, flooding and drought.

Internationalization of the curriculum also implies adapting our teaching and our curriculum. What does this entail, and where do you start?

A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Kees van den Bos conclude that copycat behaviour in terrorist attacks can be (partially) prevented

The popularity of programmatic assessment has increased significantly. How do you translate this concept to your own course?

New research published today by palaeo-ecologist Dr Timme H. Donders may provide tools for forest management to increase forest resilience to future climate change.

There's a well-known Dutch saying 'The rain that falls today, will not fall tomorrow'. But can you also say 'What falls today, will not fall next week'?

'COVID-19: Expert visions on the consequences for society and policy' by the WRR and KNAW outlines important policy challenges for the Netherlands.

The English Wikipedia now has a large number of articles on oceanography after 40 students of Dynamic Oceanography each wrote an article for the platform.

Paleontologists revised the description a Patagosaurus fossil that was discovered in the 1970s. What were they able to research now, that wasn't possible before?

Anthropogenic forces can have a 6-7 times larger impact on salt intrusion than climate change and sea level rise.

Fourteen Utrecht-based researchers each receive an NWO Vidi scholarship of 800,000 euros. The laureates are going to use this money to develop their own, renewing research projects.

It’s like using one stone to kill three birds, or actually four: the capture of CO2 from the oceans

'Comparative research shows that on average the quality of childcare in Denmark and Norway is more likely to be lower than in in the Netherlands, rather than higher.'

Air quality measurements at street level show that Amsterdam streets with heavy traffic contain up to three times more harmful particles than quieter neighborhoods with fewer cars.

For a truly circular economy, manufacturers should have much more incentive to use reused materials and life extension.

Irrigation is sensitive to salt, but also seems to be the most important driver of salinisation – even in wetter areas. How can we break this vicious cycle?

Mantle plumes might explain how a mosaic of tectonic plates was once formed.

Last week, Brill published a book about Adriaan Reland, co-edited by various Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers.

Margot Peeters, youth researcher studied the smoking and drinking behaviour of young people in the Netherlands.