New methods to better use predictions for disaster prevention Environmental scientist Gabriela Guimarães Nobre investigated the link between climate variability and the occurrence of floods and droughts.
Symposium Animal-Free Innovations in Science On 25 November Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC organize a symposium on Animal-Free Innovations in Science.
Local land use change decision-making in a global context IVM Researchers Žiga Malek, Bianka Douw, Jasper van Vliet and Peter Verburg from the Environmental Geography Group investigated decision-making on local...
Why ‘the roof of the world’ collapses The roof of the world in Tibet is collapsing, and now we know why.
Arjen Amelink new endowed professor in Physics The Executive Board of the VU has decided to appoint Arjen Amelink, from TNO, from 1 October 2019 as endowed professor of ‘Light-tissue interactions and...
New Headquarters VU startup LUMICKS in Amsterdam The tech company LUMICKS celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Amsterdam on September 16.
