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On 17 February the European Research Council announced the appointment of Professor Sierd Cloetingh of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ as its vice president.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ earth scientists and chemists have discovered a mechanism that triggers earthquakes.

For his impressive share in magnetostratigraphy, prof. dr. Cor Langereis is awarded the Van Waterschoot van der Gracht medal.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ’s Faculty of Geosciences has received a philanthropic donation of €2.5 million to continue funding its Quantitative Water Management chair.

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an ERC starting grant of €1.5 million to Dr André Niemeijer.

André Niemeijer of the Faculty of Geosciences has been awarded a Vidi grant of up to €800,000 for research into the evolution of earthquakes.

Earth Sciences postdoc André Niemeijer, and former Earth Sciences PhD student Suzanne Hangx, are both to receive Division Outstanding Young Scientist Awards.