Researcher at greenhouse
Researcher at greenhouse

Sustainability in research

Products, technology and human actions impact the natural world. Research into these effects and how we should adapt is essential in sustaining a habitable planet.

Projects

Groene parochie with allotment in Nijmegen

Green Parishes and Monasteries in the Netherlands

Research

Parishes and monasteries are also following the social trend of sustainability. The Green Parishes in the Netherlands research project aims to examine and analyse the Catholic Netherlands’ approach to environmental friendliness and sustainability.

Living Lab Ooijpolder

Living Lab Ooijpolder

Research

In recent years, scientists have experimented with innovative forms of biodiversity restoration in the Ooijpolder in Gelderland. The Living Lab looks at how the existing pilot schemes and initiatives have improved biodiversity in this region.

Een meting van medicijnresten in het Nijmeegse riool in 2019.

Prioritisation and Risk Evaluation of Medicines in the EnviRonment (PREMIER)

Research

Pharmaceutical residue can cause environmental damage. Much of the medicines that we use are released into the sewer via excretion. That is why a European research consortium is developing a system that analyses the environmental risks of medicines.

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News about sustainability research

In warmere meren huizen langzamere methaaneters

Methane-consuming microorganisms are more selective than previously thought: they prefer carbon monoxide

Research news item

Research by microbiologists Reinier Egas and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University shows that many methane-consuming microorganisms actually prefer carbon monoxide over methane. When carbon monoxide is present, they consume far less methane.

Wetenschappers moeten gevoelens en angsten van klimaatsceptici serieus nemen

Climate change does not polarise opinions: ‘In fact, we are increasingly in agreement’

Research news item

Differences of opinion on climate change among the Dutch have not increased over the past forty years; in fact, they have decreased. This is evident from research conducted by sociologists Anuschka Peelen and Jochem Tolsma of Radboud University.

Insectenval in het veld

More hedges lead to more insects – even in relatively green agricultural areas

Research news item

Field margins where hedges have been planted attract twice as many insects as those without hedges. This is according to research by ecologist Robin Lexmond at Radboud University.

Researchers

Researchers from various faculties and research institutes are working on interdisciplinary projects relating to Sustainability.

Prof. I.J. Visseren-Hamakers (Ingrid)

Prof. I.J. Visseren-Hamakers (Ingrid)

professor (Environment)
Visseren-Hamakers is specialized in environmental governance. Her research is especially focused on transformative global environmental governance, and aims to contribute to both academic and the societal debates on how societies and economies can become sustainable.
Dr A.M. Schipper (Aafke)

Dr A.M. Schipper (Aafke)

associate professor (Environmental Science)
Aafke Schipper studies responses of biodiversity and ecosystems to human changes in the environment. She develops models to determine how human activities influence plants and animals from local to global scales.
Prof. M.D. Davidson (Marc)

Prof. M.D. Davidson (Marc)

professor (Philosophical ethics and political philosophy)
Marc Davidson researches the ethics of sustainability and climate change. He focuses on how we should behave towards future generations and the environment. He also examines how the costs of environmental policy can be equitably distributed at both the national and international level.
Prof. M.A.J. Huijbregts (Mark)

Prof. M.A.J. Huijbregts (Mark)

professor (Environmental Science)
Mark Huijbregts assesses the global environmental impact of chemicals, products, services and technologies to provide recommendations to decrease the environmental
footprint of our human behaviour.
Prof. J.C.J.M. de Kroon (Hans)

Prof. J.C.J.M. de Kroon (Hans)

professor (Ecology)
Hans de Kroon wants to understand how changes occur in the biodiversity of plant, bird and insect species. The global insect decline is an important issue for him. In collaboration with a variety of partners, he also develops programmes that aim to restore our biodiversity.
Prof. S. Kosten (Sarian)

Prof. S. Kosten (Sarian)

professor (Ecology)
Sarian Kosten has a broad interest in the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems. How does global warming and drought affect water quality and how can negative effects be minimised? How does climate change affect aquatic greenhouse gas emissions?
Dr S.W. Haarbosch (Simone)

Dr S.W. Haarbosch (Simone)

assistant professor (Planning)
The energy transition requires a responsible and active role of citizens according to the various national, regional and local climate agreements. But how do citizens consider their own role, and what do they consider as a just energy transition?
Prof. S.V. Meijerink (Sander)

Prof. S.V. Meijerink (Sander)

professor (Planning)
His research focuses on water governance and climate change adaptation in international comparative perspective. Research themes are flood risk management, the management of water scarcity and drought, water quality management and climate proof cities.
Dr B.C.N. Müller (Barbara)

Dr B.C.N. Müller (Barbara)

associate professor (Communication Science), member (Works Council), associate professor (Behavioural Science Institute)
Dr K.M. van Teijlingen (Karolien)

Dr K.M. van Teijlingen (Karolien)

assistant professor (Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies), assistant professor (Radboud Social Cultural Research)
Focused on the political ecology of resource extraction and alternatives to development in Latin America, particularly Ecuador. Her research has documented the territorial transformations, conflicts and resistance movements spurred by the expansion of large-scale mining in the Amazon region, as well as the gendered criminalization of land defenders in Ecuador.
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Cirkel Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals

On the initiative of Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), an analysis has been carried out for all Dutch universities to determine how their publications relate to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The aim is to gain a better understanding of the academic and societal contribution universities make towards these development goals. This analysis has also been carried out for Radboud University.

Dashboard SDG publications

Education

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