The acceleration rate of sea-level rise will be an impeccable indicator of sea level threats along the vulnerable coasts over the 21st century. We investigated the main drivers.
Deltas have historically been the focus of human development. Some deltas became locked-in, too costly to return to natural states. Researchers conducted a historical analysis on anthropogenic pressures over the past 300 years over 48 deltas world-wide.
[interview] What does research data management mean in a researcher's practice? In this interview, social scientist Laura Boeschoten shares how the Research Engineering team helped her develop an algorithm to anonymize social media data.
Scientists are less willing to cooperate with companies in their research. They prefer to do research together with fellow scientists. A study by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and the Rathenau Institute has shown this.
Five projects from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have received funding from the so-called National Science Agenda. The Utrecht led consortia receive a total 24.8 million.
Utrecht researchers are involved in four major European Horizon 2020 projects that are all connected with research into substances that are harmful to our health. A brief impression of the projects is provided below.
In the science-policy interface scenarios to a low-carbon future are often made using Integrated Assessment Models. But there are many more ways to explore the future, such as visioning, gaming and speculative design. Why have IAMs become such dominant tools?
On an almost daily basis, wonderful encounters happen between between the public and researchers. You will find a small selection of these encounters in Close-up.
A special manuscript from the Utrecht St. Mary’s Curch is back in Utrecht after more than 176 years of wandering. Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Library, which manages the St. Mary’s Church collection, was able to purchase the rare work earlier this year.
Dokalis graduated in 2019 from the Public International Law master's programme at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and wrote his thesis on protecting the Arctic Ocean.
Evelien van Leeuwen, PhD candidate at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, together with her colleagues, conducted research into job crafting among medical specialists.
