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Wouter Botzen on the economy of climate change
16 Dec 2017
On 15 December, Wouter Botzen held his inaugural address on the economy of climate change and natural disasters, thereby officially accepting his appointment as professor.
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UvA and VU researchers on NICO ocean expedition
12 Dec 2017
How can we gain a better grasp of the opportunities and threats for the changing seas? In the months ahead, researchers and students from both the UvA and VU will join the national multidisciplinary expedition ...
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SENSE Workshop on Migration in the Context of Water Scarcity
7 Dec 2017
On 6 December, Research School SENSE, together with IVM-VU and Amsterdam Water Science, organised a Workshop on Migration in the context of Water Scarcity. The workshop was the second in a series and attracted 30 ...
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Lecturer in the Spotlight: Petra Visser
5 Dec 2017
Petra Visser studies cyanobacteria in fresh and salt water. As coordinator of the Master’s programme in Freshwater and Marine Biology (Biological Sciences), she is closely involved in the teaching and supervision of ...
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Sponges and the cycling of food on Caribbean coral reefs
16 Nov 2017
Last year marine ecologist Jasper de Goeij (UvA-IBED) received a prestigious ERC starting grant for his proposal 'SPONGE ENGINE: Fast and Efficient Sponge Engines Drive and Modulate the Food Web of Reef Ecosystems'. ...
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Now available: EQA - Green Scholar Game
27 Oct 2017
Recently, the learning quiz ‘EQA - the Green Scholar Game’ was launched. The questions in the quiz are related to environmental issues, paying special attention to water, climate, economy and ecosystems.
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Research grant for identification of harmful compounds in the aquatic environment
20 Oct 2017
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has been awarded a research grant of 600.000 euros from NWO-TTW for the project RoutinEDA. The project aims to develop new technologies to detect harmful substances in the aquatic ...
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Is 'biological water' the same as plain tap water?
12 Oct 2017
Everyone knows that plants and animals consist mostly of water. Does this water behave the same as normal tap water? To find out, researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer ...
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The role of microbial communities in oxic-anoxic regime shifts
6 Oct 2017
In a study published in Nature Communications, Prof Jef Huisman, Prof Gerard Muyzer, PhD student Muhe Diao and colleagues assess the role of microbial communities in environmental regime shifts.
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Ocean acidification: in search of sea butterflies
20 Sept 2017
Marine biologist Katja Peijnenburg is interested in the evolutionary ecology of marine zooplankton, especially pteropods (sea butterflies), which are very sensitive to ocean acidification. Together with PhD student ...
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Policy Experiments for Climate Adaptation
11 Sept 2017
To explore climate adaptation options, water managers conduct policy experiments. Political researchers Belinda McFadgen and Dr Dave Huitema (both VU-IVM) study the role of 'learning' in such experiments. Their ...
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Recent hurricanes in the Caribbean and US demand Dutch approach
8 Sept 2017
In the past weeks, hurricanes Harvey and Irma have caused vast damages. Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit study the consequences of storms in coastal areas and have analysed the economic value of Dutch approaches ...
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The Global Water Grabbing Syndrome
7 Sept 2017
In a recently published paper, environmental social scientist Jampel Dell'Angelo (IVM-VU) and colleagues review the phenomenon of 'water grabbing'. They explore the biophysical and ethical implications of 'blue' ...
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Increase in carbon emissions from Dutch peatlands
5 Sept 2017
Climate change causes carbon emissions from peatlands to increase, possibly by seventy percent over the course of the next century. At the same time, the Netherlands are required to decrease peat emissions by a third ...
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SENSE Workshop on Water Scarcity
4 Sept 2017
On 1 September, Research School SENSE organised a workshop on water scarcity hosted by the Institute for Environmental Studies (VU Amsterdam). The invited speakers provided different perspectives on water scarcity ...
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Research Vessel Dreissena sails around Pampus
1 Sept 2017
On Sunday 27 August, research vessel RV Dreissena was presented at the annual event ‘Rondje Pampus’. Last year, the event provided a great boost to the crowdfunding of the vessel. The ship was was open for visits all ...
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SponGES team embarks on two research cruises in the Arctic
30 Aug 2017
A team of researchers part of the European project SponGES is in the middle of a busy summer performing experiments on two research cruises and in lab facilities in Bergen (Norway). PhD student Martijn Bart, Post-Doc ...
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EyeonWater app involves the public in water science
25 Aug 2017
Remote sensing expert Hans van der Woerd (IVM-VU) and colleagues from Maris and NIOZ have developed an app that makes it possible for citizens to assess water quality. The app is called EyeOnWater and is freely ...
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Using Twitter to locate floods
18 Aug 2017
PhD researcher Jens de Bruijn (IVM-VU) uses Twitter to determine the location of floods. The new approach can help first-responders react quicker in case of emergency. Earlier this month, he tested the system for use ...
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MSc Hydrology student Nick Roos reports on erosion in Bonaire
12 Aug 2017
The island of Bonaire suffers from the effects of soil erosion. To determine possible solutions, Master' student Nick Roos is currently examining the causes of this erosion around the capital of Kralendijk. Other ...
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