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Professor Chris Backes van de Universiteit Utrecht en Advocaat Marieke Kaajan schreven mee aan rapport Arcadis voor minister Schouten van landbouw en natuur.

Professor Chris Backes of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and lawyer Marieke Kaajan co-wrote Arcadis report for Minister Schouten of Agriculture and Nature.

Sandra van der Hel explains her PhD research on the role of science in sustainability governance. How can research effectively address society's challenges?

Hoogleraar waterrecht Marleen van Rijswick (Universiteit Utrecht) en ingenieur Matthijs Kok buigen zich samen over werkbare innovaties in het waterbeheer.

Professor of water law Marleen van Rijswick (Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ) and engineer Matthijs Kok are work together on practical innovations in water management.

Researchers have created an assessment framework for public values for an informed debate about mobility in future cities and the role played by mobility platforms.

Klimaatverandering is ook een ethische kwestie, betoogt Ingrid Robeyns.

Geef je input via deze vragenlijst van de Green Office.

Here you will find our 15-minute survey, made for UU employees & students. Through this survey, we want to learn what you think the Green Office should be.

Smart Solar Charging behoort tot de vijf meest vernieuwende best practices van duurzaam beleid in Europa.

Bètadecaan Isabel Arends is benoemd tot doctor honoris causa in Technologies and sustainable development aan de Université catholique de Louvain.

Faculty of Science Dean appointed doctor honoris causa in Technologies and sustainable development at the Université catholique de Louvain.

Smart Solar Charging was selected as one of five most innovative best practices in Europe of sustainable policy according to the Regiostars Awards organized by the European Commission. Starting from the Utrecht Region in The Netherlands, Smart Solar Charging develops and expands this sustainable energy system of tomorrow.

Het artikel The Impact of Transitioning to Shared Electric Vehicles on Grid Congestion and Management ontving de Best Paper Award bij de jaarlijkse internationale conferentie over Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST). Nico Brinkel en Wilfried van Sark van Universiteit Utrecht en Tarek AlSkaif van Wageningen Universiteit & Onderzoek schreven dit artikel vanuit het project Smart Solar Charging.

For their paper The Impact of Transitioning to Shared Electric Vehicles on Grid Congestion and Management, Nico Brinkel, Tarek Alskaif en Wilfried van Sark received a Best Paper Award at the international Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST). 

Circular Economy has become a popular discourse, but the actual definition and objectives are still unclear, inconsistent, and contested. What are the differences between all the visions and can they be classified?

Het Utrecht Sustainability Institute (USI) bestaat tien jaar en krijgt een nieuwe vorm. Als zelfstandige organisatie, met een hechte band met de UU, is USI nog breder inzetbaar voor impactprojecten.

Dealing with climate change-induced droughts is a challenging governance issue for the simple reason that it involves multiple actors that represent different interests. During a workshop on 14 December 2020, the strengths and weaknesses of different drought strategies were discussed.

The Utrecht Sustainability Institute celebrates its tenth anniversary and takes on a new form: after a great start and successful maturation within Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, USI becomes an independent organization.

Is the Physics community ready for taking its role in the rapidly escalating climate crisis, and the related technological and societal challenges?