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To adhere to the brand policy of Utrecht University, the logo of the Debye Institute has been replaced by the combination of the Utrecht University logo and the name of the institute.

The international effort ISMIP6, led by NASA and with several participating researchers from Utrecht University, have published new results in The Cryosphere

The Pine Island Glacier and the Thwaites Glacier on West-Antarctica have been undergoing rapid changes, with potentially major consequences for rising sea levels.

Researchers have shown that most of Svalbard’s glaciers have lost their protective firn layer. The results are published in Nature Communications.

Prof. Chris Van Den Broeck (Physics) is one of the scientists involved in the research.

Publication in Nature Physics

Van Sebille develops software that models ocean currents and can therefore map out the journey of plastic waste in the oceans.

During the Opening of the Academic Year 2020-2021, Utrecht University will award two honorary doctorates, to Valerie Masson-Delmotte and Hirokazu Yoshikawa.

Melting ice shelves do not directly impact sea levels, but their disappearance may cause land-based ice to flow into the sea, causing sea levels to rise.

The new technique can be used in a range of sectors, for example in the manufacture of medicines or removing microplastics from water.