Second Call for Proposals Seed Grants 2024
University of Amsterdam's Sustainability Platform is announcing the second round of Seed Grant calls for 2024.
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UvA Sustainability Platform (USP)
An interdisciplinary UvA wide community for generating knowledge on sustainability within our planetary boundaries
USP Associates in the spotlight
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'There will always be clean drinking water running from the tap in the Netherlands, it's just a question of at what price.'
An interview with Annemarie van Wezel, professor at the UvA and scientific director of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, on the poor quality of Dutch surface water. -
‘Let us make no mistake: the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of the imagination.’
Colin Sterling, an Assistant Professor of Memory and Museums at the UvA, critically examines heritage and museums through the lens of art and ecology. -
Joyeeta Gupta: “What I could do at the UN? Maybe less than what I can do in a scientific paper, but at least I can push the political agenda forward.”
An interview with Prof. Joyeeta Gupta, who has been appointed as co-chair of the so-called United Nations 10-Member-Group.
Impact
What politicians and society expect from science is changing rapidly. They openly ask what scientists do for society, what they do to reverse climate change and to stop our environment from becoming even more polluted. These 3 researchers do just that: creating impact!
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Vegetarianism as an illustration of how people manage to impose restrictions on themselves
Historian Peter van Dam reminds us how important it is to ‘ground ourselves in the past’ and work towards a historiography that helps us better understand current problems and critically weigh solutions. -
'The biggest climate case in human history' is a fact thanks to... students!
This week, on December 2nd, a unique court case began at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. It is unique both in size – as many as 98 countries and 12 NGOs are participating – and in its inception. -
Bridging Behavioral Science and Sustainability: A Conversation with Dr. Cameron Brick
In this interview, Dr. Cameron Brick discusses his research, the barriers to sustainable development, and the interdisciplinary collaborations driving innovation in the field. -
Climate change affects soil health in a predictable way
Worldwide all kinds of ecosystems, from nature reserves to agricultural lands, are under pressure from climate change. Bacteria and fungi in the soil play a sometimes overlooked but important role in this. They ...