Utrecht University

Associate professor Robert de Vries has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). The 150.000 Euro grant allows De Vries to bridge the gap between his pioneering research into influenza virus receptor…

The public debate about young people with a refugee background is mainly about this group. But the young people themselves, how do they experience their situation? And what do we actually know about the steps they take to find their way…

River deltas are drowning in the face of rapidly rising sea-levels. To keep up with sea-level rise, delta land needs to be raised with sand and mud from rivers. But sand and mud supply from rivers is decreasing globally, and doesn’t make…

Millions of farmers in South Asia depend on meltwater from the Himalayas. Melting glaciers, rainwater and groundwater allow farmers downstream to irrigate their crops. Using a novel model, an international team of researchers determine…

The pharmaceutical sciences could be a lot more sustainable. This is what three lecturers and a Master's student from the Pharmacy programme at Utrecht University realised. Last year, they started a project to make their courses more…

Conservationists have long been hoping for it: a positive relationship between biodiversity and CO2 storage in tropical forests. If you can protect a forest that stores a lot of CO2 and is also home to many different plant species, you…

This spring four Special Interest Groups have been awarded funding from the Focus Area Migration and Societal Change. All SIGs bring scholars form various faculties and disciplines together to work on one common topic. A wide variety in…

The Surinamese coast changes constantly. Mangrove tree roots retain sediment, causing the coast to rise along with sea levels, thus providing protection against flooding. But the supply of sediment is extremely variable. In phases of ten…

Kees van den Bos and Elly Hol are two of the 22 new members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Members of the KNAW, eminent scientists from all disciplines, are elected based on their scientific achievements.…

It is well known that CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels underlie the havoc being wrought by climate change. Stemming further emissions through innovations in sustainable energy production is certainly part of the solutions. However,…