The UU provides an open stage where we collaborate on multidisciplinary solutions to sustainable issues. The campus is our living laboratory. Here we educate a new generation, on the way to a sustainable future.
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A new podcast explores the legacy, stories, and living memories of an isolated Indigenous Arctic community fighting to ensure food security while preserving its unique way of life.
Drought and heatwaves result in severe economic losses. To reduce water scarcity, hydrologist Michelle van Vliet argues for a better understanding of the interplay between water use and water quality.
Long-term drought, severe storms, and rising sea levels; Without a clear policy, we will eventually find ourselves surrounded by water, without a drop to drink, explain Maarten Kleinhans, Esther Stouthamer and Niko Wanders.
You can easily put together a curriculum with sustainability as its theme via the course planner (within the free electives, choose the SDGs you think are important).
Scientists from Utrecht University write about their research on sustainability in NRC's climate blog. They work together in the strategic theme Pathways to Sustainability.