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    Telescopes can help bring renewable energy to isolated Chilean communities

    News

    11 October 2024

    Integrating renewable energy sources into the design of the AtLAST telescope would introduce the astronomical community on the Chajnantor plateau and the nearby residential areas to more sustainable energy systems.
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    “The future of green hydrogen is a wicked challenge”

    Background

    8 October 2024

    Peter Dung, a physicist, recently began a new role at Utrecht University. In this position, he won’t perform academic research, but focus on developing methods to facilitate dialogue among key players in the rapidly expanding green hydrogen industry.
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    New book on Water Governance in the Netherlands and Flanders

    News

    7 October 2024

    The book 'Water management in the Low Countries' was edited by: Cathy Suykens, Marleen van Rijswick, Herman Havekes and Bente de Leeuw.
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    Detlef van Vuuren receives 2024 Spinoza Prize at NWO ceremony

    News

    3 October 2024

    On 2 October Prof. Detlef van Vuuren was awarded the 2024 Spinoza Prize at a ceremony in The Hague hosted by the Dutch Research Council NWO.
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    Extraterritoriality and Ecocide

    News

    30 September 2024

    Ecocide often has an transnational or extraterritorial dimension, as it tends to affect multiple states, and to involve actors based in multiple states.
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    Funding for geothermal project and innovative sensor development project

    News

    26 September 2024

    Two research projects at Utrecht University receive funding from the NWO's Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences through the Open Technology Programme.
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    Breathing and ‘toys’: these two humanities research projects receive an ERC Grant

    News

    24 September 2024

    How can we expose both the environmental and the social impact of planetary crises? And what are the pros and cons of using AI to create new (scientific) knowledge?
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    Frank Biermann awarded the Volvo Environment Prize 2024

    News

    18 September 2024

    Frank Biermann is the first political scientist to receive the Volvo Environment Prize
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    Studying islands to understand the world: Sietze Norder on ecology, culture, and curiosity

    Background

    17 September 2024

    Sietze Norder talks about his experiences as a biogeographer working on remote islands, the parallels between ecology and culture, and the inspiration behind his children’s book, Fire Island.
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    Politics of Feeling in Songs of the Dutch Revolutionary Period

    Publication

    13 September 2024

    Renée Vulto sheds new light on the history of Dutch political songs through her book Politics of Feeling in Songs of the Dutch Revolutionary Period.

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