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| The start of a new academic year |
| It is September again, the start of a new academic year, we hope this newsletter finds you well and you were able to enjoy a lovely summer holiday. Here the campuses have filled up again after a long quiet period and there are many interesting courses and exciting events coming up. Learn about the future of universities in times of big transitions, through Theatre, TEDtalks and workshops at the UNLIMITEDfestival in Den Bosch, broaden your vision during the Betweter festival in Utrecht through films, music, live science and interactive installations, join the celebration for the 20th anniversary of Wetsus with the theme Environmental Resilience to novel entities or visit the 17th IHE PhD symposium in Delft. Additionally do not forget to register for the free SENSE Symposium on the 15th of November in Amsterdam on Science and Impact.
We hope that you have a good start of the new academic year and find a lot of inspiration for interesting courses and events in this Newsletter.
Replacing editor Anouk de Plaa |
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| Water quality and quantity reports in the Netherlands |
| Two recent reports about the major rivers de Meuse (in Dutch: Maas) and the river Rhine (In Dutch: Rijn) show the need for improving our water management. The Maas reports concludes that both quality and quantity have decreased; while the Rhine report emphasise the increased importance of the Rhine for our drink water in the future.
It also contains the hopeful message that more medical doctors, and mainly the younger generation, are interested in the environmental impact of the treatments they prescribe.
You can find the reports here: https://www.riwa-rijn.org/en/publicatie/annual-report-2022-the-rhine/
And here: https://www.riwa-maas.org/en/publicatie/riwa-annual-report-2022-the-meuse/
Peter Vermeulen
PhD education coordinator and PhD advisor |
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| Upcoming courses and discussion groups |
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| A1 SENSE Introduction Course, 8-10 November 2023 |
| This course brings together PhD candidates that have the ambition to work on environmental issues, and who have just started their journey within SENSE. During the course, you will discuss the need for interdisciplinary research and start to think about what role you would like to play as a scientist in solving environmental issues. The course will also be part introduction to personal leadership, exploring what is important to you, and hence talking about how to tackle any potential challenges you may face along the way. And you will meet other PhD candidates with which you will share a lot of the same experiences with. |
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| Overview of PhD / postdoc courses October - November 2023 |
- Embracing openness: an introduction to Open Science practices
02-06 October 2023, Online
- From topic to proposal: Getting started
05 October-02 November 2023, Wageningen
- Risk Assessment
09 - 13 October 2023, Wageningen
- Introduction to R and R studio
10-23 October 2023, Wageningen
- BCF Grant Application Course
10-11 October 2023, Online
- Systematic approaches to reviewing literature
11 October - 29 November 2023
- Big Data analyses in the Life Sciences
23-26 October 2023, Wageningen
- Intercultural Cooperation Skills in Academia
25-27 October 2023, Wageningen
- Advanced Course Bioprocess Design
30 October-3 November 2023, Delft and online
- Tidy data transformation and visualization with R
07-17 November 2023, Wageningen
- A1 SENSE Introductory Course
8 - 10 November 2023, Ede
- System, Sustainability and Societal Aspects in the Energy Transition
20 - 21 November 2023, Utrecht
- Modelling and Computation for Micro-organisms in Bioprocesses
27 November - 1 December 2023, Delft
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| Upcoming Events |
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Wetsus Congress 2023: Environmental resilience to novel entities
We are happy to invite you to the Wetsus Congress 2023!
Environmental resilience to novel entities is the theme this year, and we will also celebrate our 20th anniversary. In plenary sessions on
Monday October 9, the congress theme will be addressed from an international context and from the sustainable innovation perspective.
Tuesday October 10 is all about science.
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IHE PhD Symposium 2023: ''Water in the Context of the Triple Planetary Crisis: Climate change, Biodiversity loss and Pollution
We are pleased to announce the upcoming 17th PhD Symposium on “
Water in the Context of the Triple Planetary Crisis: Climate change, Biodiversity loss and Pollution” on
October 19th and 20th. This symposium aims to bring together brilliant minds from around the world to address the urgent challenges posed by the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity.
A workshop and a panel discussion with experts will also be included in this year symposium.
All SENSE PhD candidates are cordially invited to participate. Participation is free.
Call for Abstracts
We invite abstract submissions from PhD candidates actively working on topics related to the Triple Planetary Crisis and its intersections with water resources management, environmental engineering, climate science, ecological restoration, policy development, technologies development and other relevant disciplines. The symposium aims to encourage collaborative discussions and knowledge exchange, as well as to explore potential pathways towards achieving sustainable solutions. Participation is free and register here if you’re interested.
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| Overview of upcoming events October - November 2023 |
- Symposium Future Dutch Delta
28 September 2023, Delft
- UNLimited Festival: A gathering about transcending boundaries for everyone who works at, with and for universities
28-29 September 2023, Den Bosch
- Wetsus Congress: Environmental resilience to novel entities
09-10 October 2023, Leeuwarden
- IHE PhD Symposium 2023: ''Water in the Context of the Triple Planetary Crisis: Climate change, Biodiversity loss and Pollution
19-20 October 2023, Delft
- 2023 Radboud Conference on Earth System Governance: Bridging Sciences and Societies for Sustainable Transformations
24-26 October 2023, Nijmegen
- Amsterdam International Water Week 2023 (AIWW2023): ''Water in transition. Accelerate the action''
06-09 November 2023, Amsterdam
- SENSE symposium 2023 ''Science and Impact''
15 November 2023, Amsterdam
- The Future of Biogas Europe Summit 2023
22-23 November 2023, Amsterdam
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Overview of the upcoming PhD graduations ›› |
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Overview job vacancies ›› |
| More vacancies |
| During the month new vacancies are regularly posted on the SENSE vacancy page. |
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