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- Academy of Ecosystem Services
The Academy of Ecosystem Services acts as a platform to provide solutions to issues related to ecosystem services and to stimulate the exchange between science and practice.
/en/node/23635 - Algorithms
Algorithms consists of various research groups that each tackle challenges from their unique perspective, related to artificial intelligence and gathering, analysing, and applying knowledge through computer guided systems.
/en/research/algorithms - Animal Behaviour and Cognition
Research in this research group involves two research lines, concerning animal group living, with a special focus on primates, and animal welfare.
/en/research/animal-behaviour-and-cognition - Applied Data Science
The focus area Applied Data Science builds a community of researchers who are interested in developing the field of data science. By joining forces and working interdisciplinarily, we can accelerate the development of data science techniques.
/en/research/applied-data-science - Biomorphodynamics of living river and coastal landscapes
Our aim is to understand and predict natural and human-induced dynamics of living fluvial and coastal landscapes.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/biomorphodynamics-of-living-river-and-coastal-landscapes - Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics
The aim of this research group is to acquire novel insights into the structure and function of cells and to decipher the cellular basis for human disease such as cancer and neurological disorders.
/en/research/cell-biology-neurobiology-and-biophysics - Computational geography and earth observation
Earth observation from satellites and other platforms (aircrafts, drones) is crucial for our understanding of System Earth and to monitor processes at the Earth surface.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/computational-geography-and-earth-observation - Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
The Copernicus Institute investigates and develops processes and opportunities for innovative change towards sustainability.
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development - Department of Earth Sciences
We focus on understanding the evolution of the Earth and how it works as a system.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences - Department of Physical Geography
Our research is directed to understanding the physical processes, patterns, and forms at the Earth's terrestrial surface.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography - Developmental Biology
The research of the Developmental Biology division focuses on studying biological principles in the context of living, developing multicellular organisms.
/en/research/developmental-biology - Ecology and Biodiversity
This research group investigates the mechanisms that regulate biodiversity and allow for the maintenance of ecosystem functioning in our changing world.
/en/research/ecology-and-biodiversity - Economic Geography
This research programme aims to develop Evolutionary Economic Geography both theoretically and empirically.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/economic-geography - Energy and Resources
We study the grand challenges of our times: how to realize a sustainable energy and resource system within a world constrained by climate change and increasingly resource scarcity?
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/energy-and-resources - Environmental Governance
We study and formulate recommendations about interventions that have the potential to make governance outcomes more congruent with sustainability goals.
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/environmental-governance - Environmental Sciences
We investigate interactions between global changes and ecosystem processes, for sustainability of ecosystem services to humans
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/environmental-sciences - Evolution and morphodynamics of rivers, floodplains and deltas
Our Delta Evolution programme aims to develop a fundamental, data-driven understanding of the development of deltas and resulting subsurface architecture at time scales of millennia to centuries.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/evolution-and-morphodynamics-of-rivers-floodplains-and-deltas - Experimental rock deformation/HPT-lab
We conduct research on the mechanical behaviour and transport properties of Earth materials at conditions pertaining to the Earth’s crust and upper mantle.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/research/earth-planetary-processes/experimental-rock-deformation - Fundamental mathematics
The three broad pillars of this research group are algebra, geometry and analysis, as well as their relation to logic, number theory and physics, with an eye for the history of the subject.
/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/fundamental-mathematics Geochemical research at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ emphasizes the study of processes taking place in environments near the Earth's surface, in particular, soils, sediments, aquifers, estuaries, and the ocean.
- Geolab
The GeoLab is the main laboratory facility of the Faculty of Geosciences. We have a wide range of lab facilities available for measuring bulk rock geochemistry, bulk rock stable isotopes (H, C, N, S), in situ stable and radiogenic isotopes (U,Pb-dating), in situ major and trace elements and crystallography.
/en/organisation/faculty-of-geosciences/research-facilities/geolab - History and Philosophy of Science
This research group tries to understand the nature and the history of the scientific enterprise and the knowledge it produces, which is a crucial part of understanding the world we live in.
/en/research/freudenthal-institute/about-us/history/history-and-philosophy-of-science - Human Geography and Spatial Planning
Human Geography and Spatial Planning focusses on Sustainable Cities and Regions as an overarching theme.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning - Hydrology, water resources and global change
At Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ we study hydrological processes from the scale of the smallest catchment, to continental and even global scale.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/hydrology-water-resources-and-global-change - Innovation Studies
We investigate the dynamics of emerging technologies and innovations that are relevant for societal problems.
/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/innovation-studies - Institute for Theoretical Physics
Researchers at this institute use concepts and methods encoded in mathematical language to explain physical reality.
/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics - Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity
Researchers at this institute perform interdisciplinary research that combines biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics to understand living systems.
/en/organisation/institute-of-biodynamics-and-biocomplexity - Institutions for open societies
Scholars from the fields of economics, history, public administration, culture, law, sociology, social psychology, ethics, innovation studies, and geography join forces to find answers to the following key questions: Why do societies develop so divergently? And how do institutions contribute to the formation of open and sustainable societies?
/en/research/institutions-for-open-societies - International Development Studies
The International Development Studies (IDS) research programme provides an innovative contribution to our understanding of development within a context of globalization.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/international-development-studies - Landscape functioning and natural hazards
Our group focuses on studying natural hazards processes: including landslides and soil erosion in mountainous areas in the Alps and the Himalayas, and wind erosion and droughts in semi-arid environments like the Mediterranean region and the Sahara. The results of our studies and the outcome of our models helps society to mitigate the negative impacts of hazards.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/landscape-functioning-and-natural-hazards - Mantle Dynamics
We study how geodynamic processes of the Earth’s mantle couple to tectonic evolution of the crust and to the deformation of the Earth’s surface.
/en/research/mantle-dynamics - Marine Palynology and Paleoceanography
We study climate and biota in past oceans to project the future.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/marine-palynology-and-paleoceanography - Mathematical Institute
The Mathematical Institute conducts high level research in pure and applied mathematics
/en/organisation/mathematical-institute - Mathematical modeling
Mathematicians investigate solution structures, assess dynamics, stability, and the dependence on parameters.
/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/mathematical-modelling - Microbiology
Research in the group of Microbiology focuses on understanding the mechanisms involved in secretion of protein.
/en/research/microbiology - Molecular Plant Physiology
This research group investigates sugar-, light- and high temperature-mediated signal transduction mechanisms and how this controls growth in plants.
/en/research/molecular-plant-physiology - Paleoclimate & Biogeology
Palaeoecology studies past environmental dynamics by means of palaeo-reconstructions combined with experiments and observations to understand past and present behavior of biota in relation to humans, climate and natural competition.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/paleoclimate-biogeology We investigate variatons of the geomagnetic field, neotectonic and geodynamical research, and rock magnetism & environmental magnetism
- Plant Ecophysiology
This research group studies the complex interactions between plants and their environment.
/en/node/743 - Plant-Microbe Interactions
This research group aims to unravel at the molecular level how the plant immune system orchestrates interactions with beneficial microbes, pathogens and insects.
/en/research/plant-microbe-interactions - Quaternary climate and landscape
Our research covers the last hundred thousands of years when rapid climate change and sea level rise took place under mostly natural conditions. By studying this particular time-period, we gain a better understanding of the relative contribution and functioning of natural processes on climate and landscape changes.
/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/quaternary-climate-and-landscape We extract information from earthquakes recorded at global and regional seismic networks to produce three-dimensional models of the Earth'sinterior, mostly using supercomputing.
- Software
Software consists of various research groups, each with their unique perspective on software systems. We focus amongst others on how programming languages, methods, and tools can be designed and applied to support the construction of programmes and related artefacts.
/en/research/software - Spatial Planning
Our research program endeavours to further our understanding of how and why different – often co-existing – modes of governance either do or do not result in (environmentally) sustainable outcomes.
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/spatial-planning - Stratigraphy and Paleontology
We carry out research in the field of (biological) validation of proxies and the development of time scales.
/en/node/609 - Structural Biochemistry
This section aims at a precise biochemical understanding of chemical and biological processes in cells and tissue that are enabled by proteins.
/node/105019 - Structural Geology
We study structures and deformation processes in the Earth at all scales, from nanostructures to plate boundaries using tools ranging from electron microscopy to field geology.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/structural-geology - Sustainability
This research theme aims to unravel system Earth for a sustainable future.
/en/research/sustainability - Tectonics
The Tectonics Group conducts innovative research to get a better understanding of the tectonic processes that control the mechanical deformation and thermal evolution of the Earth’s lithosphere and sedimentary basins.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonics - Tectonophysics
Tectonophysics (or lithospheric geodynamics) concentrates on trying to understand mantle and lithospheric processes that shape our planet.
/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonophysics - Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics
This research group studies computational biology, ranging from bioinformatics and mathematical modeling to computer simulation, with an overarching interest in evolution.
/en/research/theoretical-biology-and-bioinformatics - Urban Geography
Interactions between the behaviour of individuals and their households and the social and material-spatial structures at varying temporal and spatial scales
/en/research/human-geography-and-planning/research/urban-geography - Water Climate and Future Deltas
This research area focuses on dealing with problems related to subsidence and associated loss of ecosystem services.
/en/research/water-climate-and-future-deltas