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Erik van Sebille’s inaugural lecture as Professor of Oceanography & Public Engagement is now available online. Van Sebille is a renowned oceanographer and climate scientist with a focus on how ocean currents transport plastic, heat, marine organisms, and nutrients.

'I realized that people like me could find a place in the humanitarian sector.'

The report shows that crucial tipping points in the Earth's climate system are getting closer. From Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, several climate scientists contributed.

Two researchers at IMAU, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have been awarded a fellowship, the prestigious Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship and the Netherlands eScience Fellowship.

This new insight results from calculations with a computer model that includes a record number of measurements and observations.

Several hundred million kg of Dutch plastic waste remain off the radar. That applies to both plastic waste within the Netherlands and Dutch plastic waste that is exported to other countries.

Het leven in zeeën en oceanen staat onder druk doordat het zuurstofgehalte daalt. Herstel gaat uiterst langzaam, schrijft oceaanonderzoeker Caroline Slomp.

Gezamenlijke visie die de noodzaak laat zien van investeringen in het fundament van deze sectoren.

Joint perspective on how these sectors can contribute to solving urgent scientific and societal issues

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

Laten we vanaf nu alleen nog maar no-regret waterwerken bouwen, stelt Peter Kuipers Munneke in NRC.

In the scientific journal Science, physics researcher Anna von der Heydt reflects on a new publication that gives a glimpse into the future of Earth’s climate.

Henk Dijkstra ontvangt een Europese subsidie van 2,5 miljoen euro voor onderzoek naar het afzwakken van de Warme Golfstroom.

Henk Dijkstra is receiving a European grant of 2.5 million euros for research on the weakening of the Warm Gulf Stream.

On 1 July 2021, our colleague Leo Maas officially retired. Although Leo will continue to come to the IMAU, this landmark offers a great opportunity to look back at his impressive academic career.

De eerste drifters zijn deze week vanaf een boot in zee losgelaten. De locatie van de drifters is live te volgen op een interactieve kaart.

The first batch of drifters was put to sea from a boat this week. The location of the drifters can be followed live on an interactive map.

As of 1 November, Erik van Sebille has been appointed as Professor. His chair is the first in the Netherlands to combine climate research, oceanography and public engagement.

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

Using a complex climate model, researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have simulated the collapse of the large-scale ocean circulation in the Atlantic Ocean.