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- Biomorphodynamics of living river and coastal landscapes
Our aim is to understand and predict natural and human-induced dynamics of living fluvial and coastal landscapes.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/biomorphodynamics-of-living-river-and-coastal-landscapes - Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics
Het doel van deze vakgroep is om nieuwe inzichten in de structuur en functie van cellen te verkrijgen en de cellulaire basis van ziekten zoals kanker en neurologische aandoeningen te ontcijferen.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/cell-biology-neurobiology-and-biophysics - Comparative sedimentology
We study sedimentary rocks for a better understanding of the Earth’s past
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/comparative-sedimentology - Computational geography and earth observation
Earth observation from satellites and other platforms (aircrafts, drones) is crucial for our understanding of System Earth and to monitor processes at the Earth surface.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/computational-geography-and-earth-observation - Copernicus Instituut voor Duurzame Ontwikkeling
The Copernicus Institute investigates and develops processes and opportunities for innovative change towards sustainability.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development - Departement Aardwetenschappen
We focus on understanding the evolution of the Earth and how it works as a system.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences - Departement Fysische Geografie
Our research is directed to understanding the physical processes, patterns, and forms at the Earth's terrestrial surface.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography - Diergedrag en -cognitie
Onderzoek in deze vakgroep omvat twee onderzoekslijnen: het leven in dierengroepen, met een speciale focus op primaten, en dierenwelzijn.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/animal-behaviour-and-cognition - Ecologie en Biodiversiteit
Deze vakgroep onderzoekt de mechanismen die de biodiversiteit reguleren en zorgen voor het onderhoud van het functioneren van ecosystemen in onze veranderende wereld.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/ecology-and-biodiversity - Energy and Resources
We study the grand challenges of our times: how to realize a sustainable energy and resource system within a world constrained by climate change and increasingly resource scarcity?
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/energy-and-resources - Environmental Governance
We study and formulate recommendations about interventions that have the potential to make governance outcomes more congruent with sustainability goals.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/environmental-governance - Evolution and morphodynamics of rivers, floodplains and deltas
Our Delta Evolution programme aims to develop a fundamental, data-driven understanding of the development of deltas and resulting subsurface architecture at time scales of millennia to centuries.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/evolution-and-morphodynamics-of-rivers-floodplains-and-deltas - Experimental rock deformation/HPT-lab
We conduct research on the mechanical behaviour and transport properties of Earth materials at conditions pertaining to the Earth’s crust and upper mantle.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/research/earth-interior/experimental-rock-deformation - Expertisecentrum voor Stedelijke Dynamiek en Duurzaamheid (ESD²)
ESD2 adviseert bedrijven en overheden over duurzame oplossingen voor stedelijke dynamiek. Hierbij staat het ruimtegebruik van bewoners, ondernemers en bezoekers van steden centraal.
https://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/expertisecentrum-voor-stedelijke-dynamiek-en-duurzaamheid-esd2 - Geolab
The GeoLab is the main laboratory facility of the Faculty of Geosciences. We have a wide range of lab facilities available for measuring bulk rock geochemistry, bulk rock stable isotopes (H, C, N, S), in situ stable and radiogenic isotopes (U,Pb-dating), in situ major and trace elements and crystallography.
https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/faculteit-geowetenschappen/laboratoria-en-dienstverlening/onze-laboratoria-en-faciliteiten/geolab - Hydrology, water resources and global change
At Utrecht University we study hydrological processes from the scale of the smallest catchment, to continental and even global scale.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/hydrology-water-resources-and-global-change - Innovation Studies
We investigate the dynamics of emerging technologies and innovations that are relevant for societal problems.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/innovation-studies - Institutions for Open Societies
Binnen Institutions for Open Societies werken wetenschappers samen met maatschappelijke partners aan vraagstukken op het gebied van onder andere groeiende sociaaleconomische ongelijkheid, de macht van 'big tech', terrorisme, discriminatie, de klimaatcrisis en wantrouwen in overheid en wetenschap.
https://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/institutions-for-open-societies - Instituut voor Biodynamica en Biocomplexiteit
Onderzoekers van dit instituut doen interdisciplinair onderzoek naar een combinatie van biologie, natuurkunde, scheikunde en wiskunde om levende systemen te begrijpen.
https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/instituut-voor-biodynamica-en-biocomplexiteit - Landscape functioning and natural hazards
Our group focuses on studying natural hazards processes: including landslides and soil erosion in mountainous areas in the Alps and the Himalayas, and wind erosion and droughts in semi-arid environments like the Mediterranean region and the Sahara. The results of our studies and the outcome of our models helps society to mitigate the negative impacts of hazards.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/landscape-functioning-and-natural-hazards - Manteldynamica
De Manteldynamicagroep onderzoekt hoe geodynamische processen van de aardmantel in verband staan met de tektonische evolutie van de aardkorst en de vervorming van het aardoppervlak.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/mantle-dynamics - Marine Palynology and Paleoceanografie
We study climate and biota in past oceans to project the future.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/marine-palynology-and-paleoceanography - Microbiologie
Het onderzoek in deze vakgroep is gericht op het begrijpen van de mechanismen betrokken bij uitscheiding van eiwitten en de rol van uitgescheiden eiwitten in bacteriële membraanbiogenese en schimmelgroei en -ontwikkeling.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/microbiology - Milieuwetenschappen
Gaining insight into how the terrestrial system (including terrestrial freshwater) influences and responds to such global changes is the core of our work.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development/research/research-groups/environmental-sciences - Moleculaire Plantfysiologie
Deze vakgroep onderzoekt signaaltransductiemechanismen gemedieerd door suiker, licht of hoge temperatuur, en bestudeert hoe deze plantengroei beïnvloeden.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/molecular-plant-physiology - Ontwikkelingsbiologie
Het onderzoek van deze afdeling richt zich op het bestuderen van biologische principes in het kader van ontwikkelende, levende, meercellige organismen.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/developmental-biology - Paleoclimate & Biogeology
Palaeoecology studies past environmental dynamics by means of palaeo-reconstructions combined with experiments and observations to understand past and present behavior of biota in relation to humans, climate and natural competition.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/paleoclimate-biogeology - Paleomagnetisme
We investigate variatons of the geomagnetic field, neotectonic and geodynamical research, and rock magnetism & environmental magnetism
http://www.geo.uu.nl/Research/Paleomagnetism/ - Petrology
We focus on fundamental research in stable isotope geochemistry to develop and improve biomarkers and environmental proxies related to the Archean Earth, and we investigate early Earth and modern hydrothermal settings as analogues of Mars for future planetary missions.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/petrology - Plant-microbe Interacties
Deze vakgroep probeert op moleculair niveau te ontrafelen hoe planten hun immuunsysteem orkestreren interacties met gunstige microben, ziekteverwekkers en insecten.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/plant-microbe-interactions - Plantecofysiologie
Deze vakgroep bestudeert de complexe interacties tussen planten en hun omgeving.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/plant-ecophysiology - Quaternary climate and landscape
Our research covers the last hundred thousands of years when rapid climate change and sea level rise took place under mostly natural conditions. By studying this particular time-period, we gain a better understanding of the relative contribution and functioning of natural processes on climate and landscape changes.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-physical-geography/research/quaternary-climate-and-landscape - Seismologie
We extract information from earthquakes recorded at global and regional seismic networks to produce three-dimensional models of the Earth'sinterior, mostly using supercomputing.
http://www.geo.uu.nl/Research/Seismology/ - Sociale Geografie en Planologie
Wij onderzoeken duurzame sociale en economische ontwikkeling en de governance van steden en regio’s.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/human-geography-and-planning - Stratigraphy and Paleontology
Wij doen onderzoek naar de validatie van (biologische) proxies en het ontwikkelen van geologische tijdschalen.
http://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/stratigraphy-and-paleontology - Structural Biochemistry
This section aims at a precise biochemical understanding of chemical and biological processes in cells and tissue that are enabled by proteins.
https://www.uu.nl/node/105019 - Structurele Geologie
We study structures and deformation processes in the Earth at all scales, from nanostructures to plate boundaries using tools ranging from electron microscopy to field geology.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/structural-geology - Sustainability
Dit strategisch thema brengt duurzaamheidsonderzoek bij elkaar van enkele moleculen tot complete planeten, waarbij we focussen op water, energie en een gezonde omgeving.
https://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/sustainability - Tectoniek
The Tectonics Group conducts innovative research to get a better understanding of the tectonic processes that control the mechanical deformation and thermal evolution of the Earth’s lithosphere and sedimentary basins.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonics - Tectonofysica
Tectonophysics (or lithospheric geodynamics) concentrates on trying to understand mantle and lithospheric processes that shape our planet.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/department-of-earth-sciences/tectonophysics - Theoretische biologie en Bioinformatica
Deze vakgroep bestudeert computationele biologie, variërend van bio-informatica en wiskundige modellering tot computersimulatie, met een overkoepelende interesse in evolutie.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/theoretical-biology-and-bioinformatics - Water Climate and Future Deltas
Water Climate and Future Deltas richt zich op het begrijpen en voorspellen van delta’s en deltamanagement en biedt een beleidsmatig gericht perspectief op het onderzoek naar en het beheer van deltasystemen door fysische, chemische, biologische, institutionele, juridische en socio-economische processen te bestuderen.
https://www.uu.nl/en/research/water-climate-and-future-deltas