https://www.uu.nl/en en Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:07:45 +0200 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/registration-open-now-conference-summit-2024-call-for-abstracts-closed IoS Fair Transitions Platform & LANDac Conference & Summit 2024 Registration Open Now!!! Call for Abstracts Closed 138758 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-seed-money-proposals-spring-2024 Call for seed money proposals Migration and Societal Change, Spring 2024 138490 Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200 Nieuws rawpexel.com / unsplash.com https://www.uu.nl/en/news/paris-aligned-corporate-emissions-targets-create-unlevel-playing-field With increasing pressure from consumers and regulators, corporations worldwide increasingly seek to certify their targets and activities as 'Paris-aligned'. However, recent research led by Utrecht University unveils flaws lurking behind claims of 'Paris-alignment' that may in fact hinder climate action. 140009 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-study-identifies-global-water-scarcity-hotspots-and-reasons-for-their-existence The findings could help those working in water management with finding sustainable solutions to the pressing global challenges of water scarcity hotspots. 139842 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/sustainable-belonging-in-a-migratory-world From most people’s gut perspective, belonging is rooted in a kind of from-ness. Like a tree, you are rooted in a place. Though it’s not easily admitted in liberal society, one’s rootedness is usually detected by skin colour and facial features. Even amongst the most welcoming of insiders, there is an unspoken assumption that those here first get to decide how things ought to be. On a secondary level, cultural behaviour confers belonging. “Okay, their grandparents aren’t from here, but at least they get our way of life.”​​​​​​​ But what is this “our” anyway?​​​​​​​ 139954 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/good-news-for-deltas-increase-in-sediment-since-2000 New Utrecht University research shows an increase in the amount of sediment in deltas since 2000: good news for coastal protection. 140022 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:01:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/two-phd-candidates-to-montpellier-for-a-unique-learning-journey Two PhD Candidates from Utrecht University, Clara Colonna (Agri-food Law) and Sara Ramezani (Urban Planning), embarked on a unique learning journey in Montpellier, south France. 139572 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/optimal-groundwater-pumping-strategies-that-include-surface-water What economically optimal groundwater pumping strategies also account for the interaction between groundwater and surface water? 139796 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:22:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/pathways-to-change-academic-engagement-on-sustainability Short account of a Pathways to Sustainability meeting held at Sonnenborgh Observatory, with several project pitches about increasing your impact as an academic. 139632 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:02:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erc-advanced-grants-for-four-utrecht-researchers Professors Albert Heck, Petra de Jongh (both Science), Jos Malda (Veterinary Medicine / UMC Utrecht) and Walter Immerzeel (Geosciences) will each receive a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. 139558 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/empowering-grassroots-agriculture-tools-for-food-system-transformation For five years (2019-2024), the UNMAKING project researched whether and how agrifood grassroots initiatives such as community supported agriculture unmake environmentally disruptive institutions and practices that are deeply ingrained in capitalist societies 139466 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:06:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-grants-for-research-projects-in-the-sigs-of-applied-data-science The focus area Applied Data Science again provides funding to finance research projects within the SIGs of Applied Data Science. 139355 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:38:00 +0200 Nieuws focusgebied Applied Data Science https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-funds-research-on-just-transitions-in-the-nexus-of-mobility-energy-and-housing Through the "Mobility in a Sustainable Future" program, NWO has committed funding for a four-year project exploring how challenges in mobility, energy and housing can be addressed together. 139335 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:41:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-funds-research-on-responsible-scaling-of-digital-innovation-for-enhancing-mental-healthcare NWO has committed funding for a five-year research project on one of the most complex challenges of our time: scaling digital innovation in a responsible way. 139331 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:28:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/opinion/around-the-future-in-eighty-worlds Throughout history, people have tried to give shape to the future. This piece offers no comprehensive tour of this history. Yet it does share some glimpses of how we might see the future in different ways, or rather different worlds. Here we begin our journey around the future in eighty worlds, even if we visit just a few for now… 139166 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/tim-schuring-is-utrecht-universitys-alumnus-of-the-year With the election of Tim Schuring as Alumnus of the Year 2023, the university emphasises the importance of good and inspiring education. He received this honorary title on Tuesday 26 March 2024 in the Dom Church during the celebration of the university's 388th anniversary, the Dies Natalis. 139015 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-future-of-democracys-unwritten-rules Mark Bovens elaborates the importance of the unwritten rules to uphold democracy. He gives this speech at the 388th anniversary of Utrecht University on the future of democracy on March 26th 2024. 139035 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/spielberg-was-right-three-horned-dinosaurs-lived-and-died-together Paleontologist Jimmy de Rooij receives his PhD title from Utrecht University on his Triceratops research. Utrecht University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center work closely together. 139031 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/peter-pelzer-wins-national-teacher-prize Peter Pelzer, associate professor at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, had been elected as Teacher of the Year by the jury of the Dutch National Student Association (ISO). 139033 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:33:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-abstracts-tropical-horizons-2024 Call for abstracts of papers and posters for the Tropical Horizons Conference 2024. 139150 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws