It is clear that public engagement is flourishing at Utrecht University: no fewer than 17 applications were received for the latest call from the Public Engagement Seed Fund, demonstrating enormous diversity in form and audience, all of high quality.
This year, four Utrecht researchers will receive an ERC Consolidator Grant of approximately 2 million euros each. With these grants from the European Union, they can further consolidate their independent research teams and pursue their most promising scientific ideas.
Students of sustainability-related Master’s at the Graduate School of Geosciences can now follow the course Nature-positive Futures: Understanding and working with Nature-Based Solutions for Ecosystem Services.
A team of scientists from Utrecht University, GFZ Potsdam, the University of Rennes, the University of Maine and Tribhuvan University returned from a successful research expedition in the Nepalese Himalaya.