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.
As of 1 November, Erik van Sebille has been appointed as Professor. His chair is the first in the Netherlands to combine climate research, oceanography and public engagement.
Eleven research pairs from Utrecht University and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) have been awarded grants to carry out joint research into the functioning of coastal seas and oceans.