Climate and Nature

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.

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.

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has awarded a Gravitation grant to the Green Tissue Engineering research programme, of which professor Marleen Kamperman, from the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials

On the mudflats along the Chinese coasts where shellfish are cultured, shorebirds like knots and bar-tailed godwits are doing relatively well. That is shown in the dissertation that biologist He-Bo Peng will defend at the University of Groningen on January 15th.