https://www.uu.nl/en en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:21:08 +0200 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 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/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/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/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/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/suzanne-mcgowan-appointed-professor-of-aquatic-ecosystem-dynamics Utrecht University has appointed Suzanne McGowan as Professor of Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics. McGowan aims to uncover how have water ecosystems been functioning, and how major changes on our planet affect this. 138693 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/tracing-water-flows-with-tritium-will-rapidly-become-impossible-research-shows Because of declining concentrations of tritium the conventional way of studying underground flows of water is at risk of becoming useless. A group of researchers including scientists from Utrecht University worked out just how long the old tritium method will still be useful across the world. 138735 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:46:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/surprising-insights-about-debris-flows-on-mars The period that liquid water was present on the surface of Mars may have been shorter than previously thought. That is the conclusion of a new study by Lonneke Roelofs, a planetary researcher at Utrecht University. 138624 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:14:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-the-east-asian-summer-monsoon-unveiling-a-21000-year-temperature-record Soil moisture content plays a key role in reshaping land surface temperatures 137858 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/three-talented-utrecht-researchers-go-to-foreign-institutions-with-rubicon-grant Three Utrecht-based researchers who have recently received their PhDs can do their research at institutes abroad thanks to a Rubicon grant from NWO. 137070 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-first-high-resolution-time-dependent-groundwater-model-of-the-world Groundwater scientists and model developers from Utrecht University and Deltares joined forces to create the very first 1 km global groundwater model. 136958 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:23:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/rising-sea-levels-pose-an-imminent-threat-to-coastal-groundwater-resources-worldwide Under the most severe sea level rise predictions, more than 60 million people could lose over five percent of their fresh groundwater resources by 2100. 136831 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:22:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/frozen-past-unstable-future-a-warming-climates-influence-on-mountain-stability When, where and how many rocks detach from their mountain partially depends on the climate. How will a warming climate influence this in the future? 136343 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/clearing-mangroves-makes-muddification-worse Clearing mangroves to stop estuaries getting clogged with mud actually makes the problem worse, new research shows. 135520 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +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/climate-scientists-send-open-letter-to-dutch-government Utrecht University academics contend that previous administrations have taken a rather lenient stance on addressing the climate crisis 134911 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:11:00 +0200 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/transitions-in-geosimulation On 11 October, Derek Karssenberg will hold his inaugural lecture. 134421 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:18:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sustainable-protection-of-rapidly-subsiding-coastlines-with-mangroves A Dutch-Indonesian team investigated the potential of mangrove restoration as a cost-effective and sustainable solution for coastal protection in rapidly subsiding areas. 134360 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:36:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/marc-bierkens-is-2023-agu-hydrologic-sciences-award-recipient AGU Hydrologic Sciences Award 2023 awarded to Marc Bierkens 133608 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0200 Nieuws AGU logo