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- The Future Food Hub launches training programme to help researchers to improve the societal impact of their researchFuture Food invites researchers searching for effective ways to translate their research findings into innovations & applications to join this programme./en/news/the-future-food-hub-launches-training-programme-to-help-researchers-to-improve-the-societal-impact
- Frank Biermann and Joost Vervoort co-author award-winning sustainability paperThe paper ‘Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene’ has received the 2019 ESA Innovations in Sustainability Science Award./en/news/frank-biermann-and-joost-vervoort-co-author-award-winning-sustainability-paper
- The Plastic Whale and our agreement to conserve the oceansOtto Spijkers, lecturer of Public International Law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and researcher at NILOS and UCWOSL blogs on the Skyscraper whale and SDG 14./en/opinion/the-plastic-whale-and-our-agreement-to-conserve-the-oceans
- Students develop 'sustainability games'Students from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of the Arts Utrecht (HKU) get a week to make serious games about sustainability issues./en/news/students-develop-sustainability-games
- Participatory local democracy can help achieve key Sustainable Development GoalsA new paper examines whether participatory local democracy can help achieve key SDGs and contribute to a greater level of social and environmental justice./en/news/participatory-local-democracy-can-help-achieve-key-sustainable-development-goals
- Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's buildings to become healthy, energy-generating and circularUU has now opted for the following guiding principles when designing, building and managing university property: healthy, energy-generating and circular./en/news/utrecht-universitys-buildings-to-become-healthy-energy-generating-and-circular
- Water, Climate & Future Deltas: seed money callResearchers, stakeholders, and other interested parties can submit a proposal for a small project in WCFD./en/news/water-climate-future-deltas-seed-money-call
- Professor Marleen Van Rijswick sees that "her" whale makes people stop and thinkThe Skyscraper whale, brought here by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, is a beautiful tale of warning./en/bite-of-science/professor-marleen-van-rijswick-sees-that-her-whale-makes-people-stop-and-think
- Underground hydroelectric power plant essential to meet climate targetsThe PhD thesis of Jan Huynen at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ resulted in Blue Battery, a plan for an underground energy buffer in the Dutch province of Limburg./en/news/underground-hydroelectric-power-plant-essential-to-meet-climate-targets
- EU Grant for Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and partners for water project in Burkina FasoThe research of Dr. Daphina Misiedjan, assistant professor and researcher in human rights, at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, forms an important part of this project./en/news/eu-grant-for-utrecht-university-and-partners-for-water-project-in-burkina-faso
- Agricultural intensification a house of cards: challenging the current agricultural systemUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers are addressing the challenges of implementing the transition to sustainable agriculture from varied perspectives./en/background/agricultural-intensification-a-house-of-cards-challenging-the-current-agricultural-system
- African savannas affected by how often and how hard it rains during the wet-seasonA new study co-authored by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers provides insights in how we can manage savannas and grasslands under a changing climate./en/news/african-savannas-affected-by-how-often-and-how-hard-it-rains-during-the-wet-season
- Rethinking the future of urban livingPhD candidate Kieran Campbell-Johnston is part of a team of architects, activists and researchers developing a circular housing cooperative in Amsterdam Oost./en/news/rethinking-the-future-of-urban-living
- ‘Pinch of salt’ keeps crops from growing too tallPlants that stand close together, like in agriculture, tend to quickly grow to great heights, causing weak stems. A little bit of salt attenuates that response./en/news/pinch-of-salt-keeps-crops-from-growing-too-tall
- €5.7 million towards future-proof lettuce varietiesA new €5.7 million research project has been set up in order to make lettuce more resistant to pathogens and the effects of climate change./en/news/eu57-million-towards-future-proof-lettuce-varieties
- Rights for the RiverThe recent developments to grant rights or legal personhood to rivers was the theme of a workshop organised by three researchers of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ./en/news/rights-for-the-river
- Unraveling a muddy catch from the AtlanticAn exciting moment for Earth scientists Martin Ziegler and Ilja Kocken: their first glimpse of the sediment cores collected in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean./en/news/unraveling-a-muddy-catch-from-the-atlantic
- Solar panels in the city: consider well which neighbourhood you want to install them inUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ carries out first long-term study of all factors that influence the installation of solar panels on city rooftops./en/news/solar-panels-in-the-city-consider-well-which-neighbourhood-you-want-to-install-them-in
- Giant plastic whale on its way to UtrechtSoon, the Catharijnesingel near TivoliVredenburg will see the arrival of a giant plastic whale made of five tonnes of litter./en/news/giant-plastic-whale-on-its-way-to-utrecht
- The social risks of sustainabilityJesse Hoffman: ‘The transition to sustainability is fraught with risks. The world could suffer from many negative consequences, both large and small.’/en/news/the-social-risks-of-sustainability