Education

Themes surrounding the NPUH are already integrated in the UU curriculum, including fieldwork and guest lectures. The Research & Education Hub Utrechtse Heuvelrug aims to coordinate and extend on these efforts in a more consistent way that improves the transdisciplinary education and research on the BSc and MSc level. By doing so, it will offer students case studies of real world issues right around the corner and provides transdisciplinary research topics  in a multi-stakeholder environment. In return, these research projects can result in valuable data and insights for a sustainable management of the national park.

​​​Bachelor's programmes 

• Global Sustainability Science 
• Biologie 

Bachelor's courses 

• Regional Integration Project 

  • e.g. Soil quality, forest management effects on biodiversity, sustainable infrastructure & visitor mobility

• Chemistry and the Environment 

  • Water quality measurements 

• Environment, Behaviour & Communication

  • e.g. Reduce visitor impact on nature by initiating behavioural changes without belittling visitors

• Consultancy project Global Sustainability Science 

  • e.g. Climate adaptation strategies for the agricultural transition & sustainable visitor mobility with a focus on public transport  

• Research Skills Global Sustainability Science 

  • e.g. Exploring the similarities between residents’ and national park’s ambitions for the Utrechtse Heuvelrug

• Wetenschapper in Beleid 

  • e.g. Developing a monitoring protocol for nature, landscape and recreation.

Master's courses

• Transdisciplinary Case Study

  • e.g. Waterproblems for landowners
     

Student research reports

Research reports concerning the Utrechtse Heuvelrug can be found on the website of Stichting NPUH, where stakeholders in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug can access and use the reports: 

Internship & thesis opportunities

An overview of current internship and thesis opportunities can be found here: