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How flawed calculations let high-polluting countries off the hook, and how courts can hold them accountable

Smart charging of electric vehicles presents a potential way to deal with the problem of grid congestion

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced the authors selected for the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7).

Discover theses from the UCU Class of 2025, reflecting the diverse ideas, research, and passions of our recent graduates.

ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� College Utrecht (UCU) alumnus Sake Slootweg ’07 draws on childhood memories and a spirit of exploration in his debut book, out August 2025.

How can neighbours come together to produce, share, and manage their own energy using solar panels, batteries, and smart software? That’s the challenge being tackled by RENvolveIT, an ambitious European research project that is developing modular digital tools for energy communities.

Laurens van Hofslot shares how steeplechase, identity, and resilience shaped his path to the Dutch Nationals—and what it means to run on his own terms.

The so-called weathering continuum provides a much more complete picture on what controls and regulates the natural removal of CO2.

A groundbreaking study has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe’s most seismically active regions.

The study is the first publication based on data collected in the long-term Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Biodiversity and Climate Variability Experiment (UU BioCliVE).

Stem growth resilience could weaken when droughts occur more frequently and become more intense under aggravating climate change.

Young teens wearing baggy jeans. Listening to Nirvana. On a Walkman. Have you fallen through a time portal? This 90s revival reminds us that inklings of alternative futures can already be found in the recent past – often in unexpected trends and among unlikely people.

“A tree reacts differently to a drought than grass does, and a tree in Norway reacts differently than a tree in the Netherlands.”

ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� College Utrecht alumna Leanne Hoogwaerts reflects on unlearning, redefining success, and building a slower life rooted in regenerative values.

This large research programme, which brings together Dutch universities, research institutes and industrial companies, aims to make fuels and materials from industrial waste gases and CO2 using sustainable energy and hydrogen.

Jeroen Claus, founder of Phospho Biomedical Animation, transforms complex science into vivid visuals that make research clear, accurate, and compelling.

7 grants were awarded in the May 2025 round of the ADS research grant calls.

A conversation with Dr Joost Vervoort of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development on his new course, Theories of Change in Action.

For this research, Utrecht master student Sophie ten Hietbrink worked for four weeks aboard the research vessel RV Pelagia. On a trip from the Azores to the continental shelf of Europe, she took water samples at 12 locations where she filtered out anything larger than one micrometer.

At ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� College Utrecht, students don’t just learn about the world—they actively shape it. Daniella Mires, majoring in Earth & Environment and Law and chair of EcologiCo (Ecological Committee), is a prime example. Read the interview.

On 15 August, Annemarie van Wezel will start as the new dean of the Faculty of Geosciences. We interviewed her to get acquainted.

A team has developed a new framework that identifies the key drivers of change in deltas worldwide.

For the first time, scientists have been able to determine how sea level must have varied also on thousand-year timescales during the last 540 million years.

NWO has announced 59 allocations for the SSH Open Competition M programme; among them are eleven Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers.

New research shows that experience with buying sustainable fashion makes people more likely to stick with it and offers useful tips for brands and policymakers.