A new tool to share data about plastic pollution in the ocean has won this year’s edition of the Blue-Cloud Hackathon. The team, led by Delphine Lobelle, wins a €25.000 cash prize.
Awareness campaign of the 14 Dutch university funds, until the end of March tantalising questions will be asked on the radio, social media and in national newspapers.
Bert Weckhuysen and assistant professors Eline Hutter and Freddy Rabouw reflect on rewards and incentives. What consequences do the changes have for them?
From Sunday 3 July to Friday 8 July the Urban Futures Studio of Utrecht University organises a Summer School with the theme 'the university of the future, rethinking the role of universities worldwide in light of the challenges of the 21st century'.
What strategies are most effective in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic? Utrecht University scientists are looking for answers to these and other questions.
Concerning plastics, Dutch policy focuses too much on technological innovations and loses sight of the big picture of a sustainable future, researchers say.
Mirko Noordegraaf was consulted on the design of the parliamentary inquiry into the 'toeslagenaffaire' and suspects we will see a different type of inquiry.
The Deep Transitions Futures research project has developed a global crowdsourcing initiative, the project introduces the three scenarios and asks participants to choose which future they want to live in.