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- Academy of Ecosystem Services
The Academy of Ecosystem Services acts as a platform to provide solutions to issues related to ecosystem services and to stimulate the exchange between science and practice.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/academy-of-ecosystem-services - Biomorphodynamics of living river and coastal landscapes
Our aim is to understand and predict natural and human-induced dynamics of living fluvial and coastal landscapes.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/biomorphodynamics-of-living-river-and-coastal-landscapes - Centre for Complex Systems Studies
The focus area Complex Systems Studies brings together the fundamental knowledge and models of complex systems with empirical knowledge and data from society. Connecting the dots for a better understanding of our world.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/centre-for-complex-systems-studies-ccss - Cognitive and Clinical Psychology
In this Research Priority we investigate psychological processes. We describe and approach them at the fundamental, neurobiological and applied level.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/cognitive-and-clinical-psychology - Computational geography and earth observation
Earth observation from satellites and other platforms (aircrafts, drones) is crucial for our understanding of System Earth and to monitor processes at the Earth surface.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/computational-geography-and-earth-observation - Condensed-Matter Theory, Statistical and Computational Physics
The general goal of this research theme is to obtain a fundamental understanding of macroscopic phenomena on the basis of microscopic many-body theories.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics/research/condensed-matter-theory-statistical-and-computational-physics - Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
The Copernicus Institute investigates and develops processes and opportunities for innovative change towards sustainability.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development - Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
At the Debye Institute for Nanomaterial(s) Science, chemistry and physics meet to study the properties of materials at the nanoscale, with a specific focus on three themes: catalysis, colloid science and nanophotonics.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/debye-institute-for-nanomaterials-science - Department of Earth Sciences
We focus on understanding the evolution of the Earth and how it works as a system.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences - Department of Physical Geography
Our research is directed to understanding the physical processes, patterns, and forms at the Earth's terrestrial surface.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography - Energy and Resources
We study the grand challenges of our times: how to realize a sustainable energy and resource system within a world constrained by climate change and increasingly resource scarcity?
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/energy-and-resources - Environmental Sciences
We investigate interactions between global changes and ecosystem processes, for sustainability of ecosystem services to humans
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/environmental-sciences - Evolution and morphodynamics of rivers, floodplains and deltas
Our Delta Evolution programme aims to develop a fundamental, data-driven understanding of the development of deltas and resulting subsurface architecture at time scales of millennia to centuries.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/evolution-and-morphodynamics-of-rivers-floodplains-and-deltas - Experimental rock deformation/HPT-lab
We conduct research on the mechanical behaviour and transport properties of Earth materials at conditions pertaining to the Earth’s crust and upper mantle.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/research/earth-interior/experimental-rock-deformation - Fundamental mathematics
The three broad pillars of this research group are algebra, geometry and analysis, as well as their relation to logic, number theory and physics, with an eye for the history of the subject.
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/fundamental-mathematics - Future Food Utrecht
The focus area Future Food brings together fundamental research of Utrecht University related to health, behaviour, and innovations for future food production. By connecting their knowledge, researchers aim to provide sustainable and healthy food solutions for the next generations.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/future-food-utrecht - Game Research
The focus area Game Research reinforces and expands the scope, quality, volume, and impact of research activities at Utrecht University related to games, gaming practices and culture, gamification and various other forms of playful interaction such as simulations and apps.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/game-research - Geochemistry
Geochemical research at Utrecht University emphasizes the study of processes taking place in environments near the Earth's surface, in particular, soils, sediments, aquifers, estuaries, and the ocean.
http://www.geo.uu.nl/Research/Geochemistry/index.htm - Geolab
The GeoLab is the main laboratory facility of the Faculty of Geosciences. We have a wide range of lab facilities available for measuring bulk rock geochemistry, bulk rock stable isotopes (H, C, N, S), in situ stable and radiogenic isotopes (U,Pb-dating), in situ major and trace elements and crystallography.
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/faculty-of-geosciences/laboratories-and-collaboration/labs-and-facilities/geolab - History of Science
The Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities is a joint collaboration of all seven Faculties at Utrecht University.
http://www.uu.nl/en/descartes-centre - Hydrology, water resources and global change
At Utrecht University we study hydrological processes from the scale of the smallest catchment, to continental and even global scale.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/hydrology-water-resources-and-global-change - Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics (GRASP)
Researchers at this institute try to gain understanding of the basic constituents of matter, their interactions and the fundamental properties of space and time. They conduct experimental research in which they perform measurements of heavy-ion collisions and gravitational waves.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-gravitational-and-subatomic-physics - Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU)
The mission of the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU) is to contribute to the basic science of the oceans, atmosphere and cryosphere.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-marine-and-atmospheric-research-imau - Institute for Theoretical Physics
Researchers at this institute use concepts and methods encoded in mathematical language to explain physical reality.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics - Integrative Bioinformatics
The focus area Integrative Bioinformatics combines data from various sources and research methods to gain a better insight in the various cellular processes. By sharing knowledge and methods, our approach allows for the integration of information at the level of DNA, genes, proteins and metabolites, thus yielding a comprehensive picture.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/bioinformatics - Landscape functioning and natural hazards
Our group focuses on studying natural hazards processes: including landslides and soil erosion in mountainous areas in the Alps and the Himalayas, and wind erosion and droughts in semi-arid environments like the Mediterranean region and the Sahara. The results of our studies and the outcome of our models helps society to mitigate the negative impacts of hazards.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/landscape-functioning-and-natural-hazards - Mantle Dynamics
We study how geodynamic processes of the Earth’s mantle couple to tectonic evolution of the crust and to the deformation of the Earth’s surface.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/mantle-dynamics - Marine Palynology and Paleoceanography
We study climate and biota in past oceans to project the future.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/marine-palynology-and-paleoceanography - Mathematical Institute
The Mathematical Institute conducts high level research in pure and applied mathematics
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/mathematical-institute - Mathematical modeling
Mathematicians investigate solution structures, assess dynamics, stability, and the dependence on parameters.
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/mathematical-institute/research/mathematical-modelling - Paleoclimate & Biogeology
Palaeoecology studies past environmental dynamics by means of palaeo-reconstructions combined with experiments and observations to understand past and present behavior of biota in relation to humans, climate and natural competition.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/paleoclimate-biogeology - Paleomagnetisme
We investigate variatons of the geomagnetic field, neotectonic and geodynamical research, and rock magnetism & environmental magnetism
http://www.geo.uu.nl/Research/Paleomagnetism/ - Quantum Gravity, Strings and Elementary Particles
The main research areas of this research group are quantum gravity, quantum field theory, string theory, and cosmology.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institute-for-theoretical-physics/research/string-theory-cosmology-and-elementary-particles - Quaternary climate and landscape
Our research covers the last hundred thousands of years when rapid climate change and sea level rise took place under mostly natural conditions. By studying this particular time-period, we gain a better understanding of the relative contribution and functioning of natural processes on climate and landscape changes.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/quaternary-climate-and-landscape - Seismology
We extract information from earthquakes recorded at global and regional seismic networks to produce three-dimensional models of the Earth'sinterior, mostly using supercomputing.
http://www.geo.uu.nl/Research/Seismology/ - Stratigraphy and Paleontology
We carry out research in the field of (biological) validation of proxies and the development of time scales.
https://www.uu.nl/en/node/609 - Structural Geology
We study structures and deformation processes in the Earth at all scales, from nanostructures to plate boundaries using tools ranging from electron microscopy to field geology.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/structural-geology - Sustainability
This research theme aims to unravel system Earth for a sustainable future.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/sustainability - Tectonics
The Tectonics Group conducts innovative research to get a better understanding of the tectonic processes that control the mechanical deformation and thermal evolution of the Earth’s lithosphere and sedimentary basins.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonics - Tectonophysics
Tectonophysics (or lithospheric geodynamics) concentrates on trying to understand mantle and lithospheric processes that shape our planet.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonophysics - Water Climate and Future Deltas
This research area focuses on dealing with problems related to subsidence and associated loss of ecosystem services.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/water-climate-and-future-deltas