Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers are studying the routes that icebergs followed during geological periods of rapid ice cap deterioration, such as the ends of ice ages.
The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has appointed Prof. Marc Bierkens as the new interim Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences as of 1 March 2025.
On January 21st, the second marine Carbon Dioxide Removal was organized in Utrecht. A broad variety of speakers gave an overview of the science-industry interface of mCDR.
While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite wiping out the dinosaurs impacted.
Alissa Kotowski and Lennart de Groot, both teachers in Earth Sciences, are the lucky winners of the Geo Teacher Awards 2025. On Wednesday 11 December, both received this prize.
This year, seven Utrecht researchers will receive an ERC Consolidator Grant of approximately 2 million euros each. The European Union provides these grants support excellent scientists and scholars at the career stage where they may still be consolidating their own independent research teams to pursue their most promising scientific ideas.
An international research team, with researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ College London and Johannes Gutenberg ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Mainz, unraveled an unusual extraction mechanism for lithium using iron oxides.
On November 5th scientists, students, industry leaders and policy makers gathered to explore the challenges, feasibility and ethical aspects of marine Carbon Dioxide Removal.
Two research projects at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ receive funding from the NWO's Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences through the Open Technology Programme.
At first glance birds may not seem good runners. An international team led by researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and Naturalis have discovered why birds use this running style.
According to a new publication, biogeochemical processes in global inland waters that break down, transform, or bury nitrogen in sediment are occurring three to six times faster compared to 110 years ago.
