https://www.uu.nl/en en Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:54:48 +0200 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:59:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/less-mowing-more-insects Since 2022, we have been managing the thirty-four hectares of grass on campus ecologically. This means that verges and lawns are mowed less often and in phases. 139425 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:59:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/workshop-butterflies-in-utrecht-science-park This workshop will introduce you to the butterfly in one hour. 139423 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:53:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/competition-make-the-campus-more-beautiful-more-sustainable-and-greener Do you have a smart and innovative idea to generate solar energy AND enhance biodiversity on campus? 139007 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:42:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/a-uu-living-lab-carves-the-path-to-a-zero-waste-campus Utrecht University plans to be zero waste by 2030. With research and teaching laboratories, restaurants, and hundreds of offices, this is no small task. Delving into the complexities of waste management on campus, insights from ‘living lab’ research connecting research, education and operations hope to shift the university’s waste management paradigm. 135265 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:54:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/uu-staff-plant-flower-bulbs-on-princetonlaan This morning, a club of UU staff planted some 65 m2 of organically grown flower bulbs in the flower boxes in front of the old cogeneration plant on Princetonlaan. 135246 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:17:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/veterinary-medicines-farm-works-to-increase-biodiversity At De Tolakker, ten hectares of grassland is making way for ecological corridors and ditches with nature-friendly banks. 134898 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/it-is-time-we-owned-the-future On July 5, Fatima Denton gave her inaugural lecture in which she explored the dynamics of power and powerlessness in climate diplomacy beyond the surface of just transitions. 131961 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:56:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-sustainability-monitor-2022-is-now-live Read what steps were taken to make the university more sustainable in 2022 and find an overview of sustainability highlights from education and research. 131780 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:58:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/travel-to-your-european-study-destination-for-free-with-the-travel-green-grant The Travel Green Grant is a grant of up to €194 for students who choose to travel by train or bus to their European study destination. 131845 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:04:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ios-fair-transitions-landac-international-conference-2023 From June 28th to June 30th, the IOS Fair Transitions Platform and LANDac are hosting the IOS Fair Transitions / LANDac International Conference 2023 at the heart of Utrecht City Centre. Join us! 131553 Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:05:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/a-participatory-carbon-offsetting-policy-for-utrecht-university On 11 May 2023, Utrecht University's Sustainability Office organised an internal canvas session on the university's CO2 offsetting policy. 130934 Tue, 30 May 2023 13:44:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/with-the-graduation-tree-there-is-something-on-campus-for-every-student-to-return-to How can we increase biodiversity on Utrecht Science Park? With this challenge in mind, students Ay Ling Thung (Green Office) and Tamara Luiken (Lijst VUUR) initiated the Utrecht Student Tree Fund. 129878 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-university-a-little-darker On Saturday 25 March, it is the sixteenth time households and companies all over the world are asked to turn off their lights between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm. 128942 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:25:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/first-65-students-finish-new-european-masters-programme Sixty-five students following the same Master’s programme at the same time, but scattered over and moving between the premises of five different European universities. It might sound peculiar, but this is exactly what CHARM-EU Master’s students do. 128833 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/bio-inspired-innovation-towards-a-circular-campus-by-learning-from-nature Utrecht University researchers collaborate with professionals of the Corporate Real Estate & Campus office to put the concept into practice. 128772 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/is-nature-conservation-working-watch-or-read-julia-joness-inaugural-lecture In her lecture, Jones spoke about how the evaluation of conservation measures can be advanced to improve the outcomes for people and nature. 127091 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:43:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/extra-boost-energy-transition-utrecht-university-turns-the-switch How do you save energy? That question is not only on the minds of many Dutch households, but also of Utrecht University. 125825 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:10:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/usp-partners-go-for-collective-thermal-storage-installation Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht, Hogeschool Utrecht, SSH and Stichting Internationale School signed a cooperation agreement to jointly realise a new collective thermal storage system. 124390 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:37:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/prestigious-balzan-prize-for-climate-researcher-hans-oerlemans Professor Hans Oerlemans has been emeritus for three years now, but his work continues to be honored. 123337 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:55:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/45-million-years-antarctic-temperature-change Reconstruction of the temperatures of the ocean when ice sheets grew and shrank. 123307 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws