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By pushing the button Frederique Houben and Dick Groeneveld turned off the first engines of the Thermal energy plant, on Monday, November 23rd.

Introduction IMAU newsletter by Rupert Holzinger

Claudia Wieners and Michiel Baatsen are starting a new group around the theme of Earth System Modelling.

Peter Kuipers Munneke looks back on the public engagement project The Weather challenge, a tribute to the Utrecht professor Marcel Minnaert.

'As meteorologist at Infoplaza I now work for Dutch companies that somehow depend on weather conditions.'

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.

Copernicus Researcher dr. Walter Vermeulen published a new book: Transdisciplinarity For Sustainability: Aligning Diverse Practices

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.

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.

Future Food Utrecht becomes a member of the Green Protein Alliance

Frank Biermann and Rakhyun E. Kim critically review the planetary-boundaries approach as set in 2009.

During the lockdown young people reported less parental support than before the lockdown.

Geophysicist dr Ylona van Dinther was awarded with the Early Career Award of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

New computer simulations show how mangrove forests get pushed against their shores and what causes the loss of their diversity.

Almost 30 young Utrecht based researchers receive a grant of 250.000 euro's from NWO to further develop their research ideas.

The laureates are going to use the NWO-grant, worth 800.000 euros, to to develop their own, renewing research projects.

Designated Caregivers: Migrant Mothers During a Global Pandemic

Authors argue for the introduction of a European Phosphate Directive

PhD candidate Maurice van Tiggelen shares his photos, videos and experiences of an expedition to Greenland in a visual story.

Scientists launch online platform for climate questions

Climate scientist Appy Sluijs is advisor and presenter of the Dutch TV programme Code Rood, which shows how climate change affects and changes the Dutch climate.

Voor de organisatie van een nieuwe reeks UGlobe Cafés zijn we op zoek naar een multidisciplinaire groep enthousiaste studenten

The network of public engagement fellows of the Open Science Programme started with a kick-off meeting