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- European ban on fuel made from palm oil: “It's not being grown in the right way”Birka Wicke has been researching the harmful effects of palm oil for the past ten years./en/news/european-ban-on-fuel-made-from-palm-oil-its-not-being-grown-in-the-right-way
- Frank Biermann awarded ERC Advanced Grant for SDG researchProf Frank Biermann from Utrecht ľϸӰ has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for his research into the Sustainable Development Goals./en/news/frank-biermann-awarded-erc-advanced-grant-for-sdg-research
- Sanne Akerboom at young climate tableAkerboom participates in the young electricity table, which will provide advice to the electricity section at the Climate and Energy Agreement./en/news/sanne-akerboom-at-young-climate-table
- Water, Climate & Future Deltas Seed Money Call 2018Researchers can apply for funding to support pilot projects contributing to the transdisciplinary goals of the Water, Climate & Future Deltas hub./en/news/water-climate-future-deltas-seed-money-call-2018
- Recipe for fast recovery after floodingUtrecht biologists deciphered the system that plants use to recover from a flooding. When the water is gone, plants still experience severe stress./en/news/recipe-for-fast-recovery-after-flooding
- Achieving Paris climate targets requires a substantial reallocation of global investmentsInvestments in low carbon energy and energy efficiency will need to markedly increase if the world is to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement./en/news/achieving-paris-climate-targets-requires-a-substantial-reallocation-of-global-investments
- Utrecht researchers construct ecosystem of the futureA collaboration between scientists, Botanical Gardens, contractors, and students to examine the interaction between biodiversity and climate change./en/news/utrecht-researchers-construct-ecosystem-of-the-future
- Three professors from Utrecht ľϸӰ in Trouw Sustainable 100 rankingKlaas van Egmond, Maarten Hajer and Marko Hekkert from Utrecht ľϸӰ are in the annual Trouw Sustainable 100 ranking./en/news/three-professors-from-utrecht-university-in-trouw-sustainable-100-ranking
- Appy Sluijs awarded ERC Consolidator Grant for research into climate change in the pastProf Appy Sluijs of Utrecht ľϸӰ explores the impact of variations in CO2 concentrations on the climate of millions of years ago./en/news/appy-sluijs-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant-for-research-into-climate-change-in-the-past
- Unlocking the potential of metal nanoparticles as catalysts for fast and efficient CO2 conversionMechanism of CO2-conversion catalysed by nickel nanoparticles unlocked for 'power-to-gas' concept/en/news/unlocking-the-potential-of-metal-nanoparticles-as-catalysts-for-fast-and-efficient-co2-conversion
- Drought in South Africa caused by El Niño, human action and climate changeDrought expert Niko Wanders blames the lack of rain in South Africa on the strong El Niño of recent years, human action and climate change./en/news/drought-in-south-africa-caused-by-el-nino-human-action-and-climate-change
- Seline Trevisanut appointed as Professor of International Law and SustainabilityChallenges like climate change can, according to Trevisanut, only be tackled efficiently through international cooperation with the help of international law./en/news/seline-trevisanut-appointed-as-professor-of-international-law-and-sustainability
- Utrecht ľϸӰ is helping municipalities find alternatives to natural gas in housesUtrecht ľϸӰ energy researcher Dr Robert Harmsen develops smart road maps to find alternatives to natural gas in neighbourhoods./en/news/utrecht-university-is-helping-municipalities-find-alternatives-to-natural-gas-in-houses
- Heat Roadmap Europe for achieving a sustainable heat supplyDiscussions about energy are usually on the subject of electricity, even though more than half of our final energy consumption concerns heat./en/news/heat-roadmap-europe-for-achieving-a-sustainable-heat-supply
- Of Mangroves and MudResearchers from Utrecht and Suriname are working together in mitigating the effects of climate change in the coastal areas of Suriname./en/news/of-mangroves-and-mud
- Higher risk of cardiovascular diseases due to the vicinity of fast food outletsThe number of fast-food restaurants near people’s homes increases their risk of cardiovascular diseases./en/news/higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-diseases-due-to-the-vicinity-of-fast-food-outlets
- Learning more about land subsidence in Kanis, Kamerik and KockengenResearchers from Utrecht ľϸӰ and Deltares investigated land subsidence in Kanis, Kamerik and Kockengen and its extensive damage./en/news/learning-more-about-land-subsidence-in-kanis-kamerik-and-kockengen
- Come out of the laboratory and work on the good lifeEngineers should not only be studying the climate, they also have a duty to work with sociologists in identifying ways to implement their recommendations/en/news/come-out-of-the-laboratory-and-work-on-the-good-life
- Master thesis projects3 new opportunities for master students to do their thesis research within WCE/en/news/master-thesis-projects
- Utrecht’s Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development among the best in the worldA recent visitation ranked Utrecht ľϸӰ’s Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development as the best in the Netherlands./en/news/utrechts-copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development-among-the-best-in-the-world-0