https://www.uu.nl/en en Mon, 06 May 2024 05:52:43 +0200 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:01:00 +0200 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/hugo-de-boer-joins-delta-climate-center The Delta Climate Center, established in 2023, investigates how we can create sustainable, climate-resilient and prosperous deltas. 138516 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/herman-kasper-gilissen-appointed-professor-of-climate-change-regulation-and-deltas Per 1 maart 2024 is Herman Kasper Gilissen benoemd tot hoogleraar Climate Change, Regulation and Deltas aan de Universiteit Utrecht en het Delta Climate Center in Vlissingen. 138122 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:54:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sustainability-dialogue-on-the-urban-rural-divide During this dialogue we looked at the supposed separation between city and countryside. We examined the urban-rural divide in the Netherlands from different angles. 137867 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:26:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/improving-water-quality-drentsche-aa-is-urgent-groningen-drinking-water-supply-depends-on-it Prof. Frank Groothuijse and Prof. Jasper Griffioen advised the Province of Drenthe on improving the (drinking) water quality of the Drentsche Aa 136566 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:32:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/mariette-wolthers-appointed-professor-of-aquatic-geochemistry Mariëtte Wolthers is appointed professor of Aquatic Geochemistry in the Earth Sciences Department of the Faculty of Geosciences 136022 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-professor-albert-klein-tank-named-scientific-director-of-delta-climate-center As of 1 January 2024, Professor Albert Klein Tank will begin work as the Scientific Director of the Delta Climate Center, and as Professor of Sustainable Transitions for River Deltas in a Changing Climate at Utrecht University. 134702 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/marjolijn-haasnoot-appointed-professor-of-climate-adaptation-in-deltas-and-coastal-regions Marjolijn Haasnoot has been appointed Professor of Climate Adaptation in Deltas and Coastal Regions as of 1 November 2023. 134290 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/riverine-floods-worldwide-stress-the-importance-of-proper-spatial-planning-and-water-management Herman Havekes, professor of the Public organization of water management (affiliated to Utrecht University), reports on his participation in the workshop on riverine floods 125902 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/dutch-lowlands-response-to-sea-level-rise-two-and-five-metres Sketch of a future by Utrecht University, commissioned by the Delta Commissioner 124813 Sat, 05 Nov 2022 22:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/turbulent-times-for-environmental-law-in-transition-to-a-more-sustainable-society This summer, when the roads in the Netherlands are covered with farmer's protest flags, Frank Groothuijse was appointed professor of European and national environmental law. 122660 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 23:01:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/proactive-risk-management-needed-to-limit-impacts-of-extreme-floods-and-droughts A new study shows that tailoring risk management measures to the worst flood or drought to date is not enough. 122069 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:52:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/maps-reveal-the-historical-path-of-the-rhine Why does the Rhine have such an extensive history? Researchers explain this in detail with the help of some 40 old maps of the Netherlands. 120659 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/other-forms-of-collaboration-required-to-realise-goals-of-the-water-framework-directive Collaboration with other sectors such as agriculture and spatial planning must be strengthened in order to achieve the objectives of the Water Framework Directive. 115687 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:21:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-researchers-working-on-climate-proofing-urban-areas-of-the-netherlands Investors, planners and managers of real estate and infrastructure work together with scientists from various disciplines, including law. 114975 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:16:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/climate-scientists-launch-national-climate-research-initiative Sanli Faez, Liesbeth van de Grift and Marjolijn Haasnoot participate in a national taskforce that will explore how Dutch climate researchers can join forces for a common agenda for climate research. 114599 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:23:00 +0100 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/stockstudioX https://www.uu.nl/en/news/esther-stouthamer-appointed-professor-delta-evolution-and-subsurface-processes Dr Esther Stouthamer has been appointed by the Executive Board of Utrecht University as professor Delta Evolution and Subsurface Processes in the department of Physical Geography. 114019 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:16:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/study-of-western-antarctic-ices-deep-past-shows-it-could-be-more-vulnerable-to-warming Researchers have show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet played a greater role in sea level rise during warm periods in the early Miocene than previously thought. 112351 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/dredging-not-climate-change-will-determine-the-future-of-the-dutch-delta By 2085, 12 million tonnes sediment will be lost from Dutch deltas annually - enough to fill the Kuip stadium every other month. 110695 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/journal-sustainability-on-mixed-success-of-eus-water-framework-directive New issue of the journal Sustainability, co-edited by Utrecht University's professor of water law Marleen van Rijswick, focuses on the EU's Water Framework Directive 110482 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:19:00 +0200 Nieuws