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UvA becomes greener, but does not meet its sustainability targets

9 april 2026 - 07:45
UvA becomes greener, but does not meet its sustainability targets
Less flying, more sustainable procurement, and generating more of its own energy: in March 2021, the University of Amsterdam set itself an ambitious sustainability agenda with its White Paper Sustainability. Five years later, the university has indeed become somewhat greener, but many of its sustain...
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J/K courtyard garden on Roeterseiland finally taking shape

23 februari 2026 - 14:54
Greening in progress in REC J/K.
For those who think that Roeterseiland is now more or less finished after all the renovations: not quite yet. But now things are finally moving forward with the courtyard garden of the J/K building currently under construction: greening in progress. The plan includes a vegetable garden, seating are...
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Can ecotourism and reforestation save the Amazon?

11 februari 2026 - 13:29
Panorama from an observation tower in the Amazon rainforest
In Ecuador's Quijos Valley, grasslands and grazing cows are being replaced by palm trees and legumes. Local farmers are focusing on ecotourism and reconnecting their farmland with the Amazon region. UvA students Marleen Leek and Eva van der Veek are researching how to grow the right trees more effec...
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UvA experts predict ‘stormy period’ due to geopolitical tensions

15 januari 2026 - 07:00
View of planet Earth from space, showing a partially illuminated hemisphere with a blue atmospheric glow, visible clouds and ocean surface, set against a dark, star-filled background.
Risk experts have become significantly more pessimistic about global short-term prospects. This is evident from the Global Risks Report 2026 by the World Economic Forum, to which UvA-professor Henk Volberda contributed. Fifty percent of the 1,300 experts surveyed expect the world to face a ‘turb...
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Participation councils: UvA must place more emphasis on sustainability

9 januari 2026 - 11:53
Participation councils: UvA must place more emphasis on sustainability
In a joint recommendation to the Executive Board, the Central Student Council (CSR) and the Central Works Council (COR) have urged the UvA to devote more attention to sustainability.
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The UvA had to think a little bit, but has now signed the climate manifesto

3 december 2025 - 12:36
The green roof on main building 904 of Science Park.
The UvA has also signed the climate manifesto of the Green Young Academy (GrYA). Nine institutions have now signed the manifesto, which calls on knowledge institutions to pursue a more ambitious climate policy.
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UvA alumnus collaborates with Indigenous communities at climate summit in Brazil

20 november 2025 - 15:29
Nina Witteveen together with the Science Panel for the Amazon at the 30th climate summit in Brazil.
UvA alumnus Nina Witteveen travelled to the climate summit in Belém. Together with the scientific initiative Science Panel for the Amazon and the Indigenous population, she wrote a report on rainforest restoration that was published last week. “Demonstrating has an effect, but we still ...
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The Young Academy: “Dutch universities’ sustainability plans not ambitious enough”

4 november 2025 - 13:23
Solar panels and a green roof at the Science Park.
Climate policy at Dutch universities needs to be stepped up, concludes the Green Young Academy (GrYA) in a report published today. It is therefore calling on knowledge institutions to sign a manifesto. Six institutions have signed, the University of Amsterdam is still considering its position.
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Why climate change is conspicuously absent from the election campaign

23 oktober 2025 - 12:08
Why climate change is conspicuously absent from the election campaign
Housing shortages, healthcare, migration: climate change is barely mentioned in the political parties’ election campaigns. Force majeure or strategy? “Climate change polarises public debate, and that doesn’t help anyone.”
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How climate change is slowly driving biodiversity off the mountain

11 september 2025 - 08:00
Alpine zone in the Swiss Alps.
Climate change is causing temperatures to rise, pushing the treelines higher up in mountain ranges. Rare species that live above that treeline are forced to seek higher ground. How did nature cope with warm periods in the past? University of Amsterdam alumna Eline Rentier is reconstructing this on a...
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UvA researchers can better predict extreme weather with AI model

23 mei 2025 - 14:01
Cloudburst over a field.
Weather forecasts have improved significantly in recent years with the help of AI. UvA researchers have contributed to an AI model that can now predict extreme weather more accurately than traditional weather stations. “If you see extreme weather coming, you have more time to make evacuation plans...
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Melting sea ice changes the color of the ocean

20 mei 2025 - 15:09
Melting sea ice changes the color of the ocean
Melting sea ice not only changes the amount of light that enters the ocean, but also its color. This has consequences for algae that live off the light and absorb the greenhouse gas CO₂, and therefore for the climate, as UvA biologists Monika Soja-Woźniak and Jef Huisman have discovered.
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What does the dry spring say about the summer? “This will have a long-lasting effect on nature”

2 mei 2025 - 15:00
What does the dry spring say about the summer? “This will have a long-lasting effect on nature”
It has been extremely dry in the Netherlands for two months now. And nature is suffering as a result. Not only are plants struggling, but soil life is also being depleted by the drought. “It will take years for nature to recover from this.”
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Joyeeta Gupta: “Without justice , we cannot solve the climate crisis”

17 februari 2025 - 12:01
Joyeeta Gupta: “Without justice , we cannot solve the climate crisis”
Joyeeta Gupta, then a PhD student and now a professor, was one of the first to write about climate justice. Since then, she has been respected worldwide, won a Nobel Prize and finally received recognition for her research on justice in the climate crisis with the Spinoza Prize. She has one more drea...
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Why the Baku climate summit is not about fossil fuels

22 november 2024 - 11:00
Industry at the capital Baku in Azerbaijan where the 29th climate summit is taking place.
After almost two weeks of discussions at the climate summit in Baku, most agenda items are still undecided. How does UvA climate lawyer Joyeeta Gupta perceives the summit? “Slowly, rich countries are losing power. At the end of the day, 6 billion people live in developing countries.”
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What makes fields suitable for natural pest control again? UvA biologists figured it out

25 oktober 2024 - 15:18
What makes fields suitable for natural pest control again? UvA biologists figured it out
Hoverflies and other natural enemies of pests can protect agricultural crops from aphids as an alternative to pesticides, provided there are enough bushes, hedges and flower borders around farmland. UvA biologists demonstrate this with a mathematical model. “This is the first step to make the v...
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Can microalgae save Antarctica’s melting ice?

14 oktober 2024 - 15:18
Can microalgae save Antarctica’s melting ice?
Scientists from the UvA are going to research microalgae in the ice sea around Antarctica. These algae could potentially help regulate the climate. “One of the biggest uncertainties is that nobody knows how fast land ice and sea ice will melt and how that affects sea level rise.”
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What deep layers in the Earth tell us about a changing climate

3 april 2024 - 16:03
What deep layers in the Earth tell us about a changing climate
The biodiverse mangrove forests on the northern coast of South America changed into savannahs in a short period of time due to the changing climate during the last Ice Age. This was discovered by UvA researchers using fossil remains. “Mangrove forests play a key role in protecting coastal areas in...
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ENT physician at Amsterdam UMC: “Climate change causing shifts in pollen levels”

26 maart 2024 - 09:43
ENT physician at Amsterdam UMC: “Climate change causing shifts in pollen levels”
Hay fever season came early this year. Due to mild temperatures, birch trees and other spring plants are blooming earlier than expected, to the dismay of hay fever sufferers. Is this a result of climate change? And what can you do about it? “It's often a matter of a nasal spray or a tablet.”
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