Climate and Nature

Microorganisms may offer solutions that can help us combat climate change, say RUG scientists. This is also shown in an international report.

The Wadden Sea has always played an important role for fish, birds, and soil life: it serves as a breeding ground, refuelling station, and resting place. However, the Wadden Sea is not doing well. Today, researchers of the University of Groningen present their findings of the projects Swimway Waddenzee and Waddenmozaïek. 

Professor of Migratory Bird Ecology Theunis Piersma has been named a Knight of the National Order of Mauritania.

Michele Cucuzzella and Ming Cao are partners in the research programme ‘Behavioural Insights for Climate Policy’

How much land, water, and other resources does our lifestyle require? And how can we adapt this lifestyle to stay within the limits of what the Earth can give?

A research consortium led by UG Professor of Ecology Han Olff has been awarded a €6.75 million grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). In the coming years, the transdisciplinary consortium named CurveBend seeks to develop a new approach to biodiversity restoration in areas where livestock farming is a major form of land use in the coming years.

The European Green Deal will bring the emission of greenhouse gases in the European Union down, but at the same time causes more than a twofold increase in emissions outside its borders.

For his research in the field of Natural Sciences, Casper van der Kooi will receive the Heineken Young Scientists Award.

Seagrasses have all but disappeared throughout the world, but these unique saltwater plants play a vital role in an ecosystem. On the occasion of the World Seagrass Conference this week (17-21 June) in Naples, Italy, the BBC premieres a mini documentary on the seagrass restoration work done byUG scientist Laura Govers.

Prof. Chris Smit (GELIFES) and Prof. Kai Jensen (University of Hamburg) will receive an NWA grant of 2.9 million euros for research that will contribute to sustainable managemnt of the salt marshes of the Wadden Sea.

Most people will enjoy colours in nature. However, the interest of evolutionary biologist Casper van der Kooi goes much further: he studies how flowers, birds, butterflies, and beetles get their colours. He also studies how these colours are used to attract pollinators and sexual partners.

In celebration of his honorary doctorate, FSE has invited Hiemstra to give a lecture entitled ‘Science, let's talk about it’ on the morning of 24 May

In this video, Katja Loos talks about the hybrid research team HyBRit and their research into biodegradable and recyclable plastics.