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Newsletter November 2022
03 November 2022 |
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Using crushed minerals to combat climate change ›› |
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Nitrogen boundaries exceeded in many world regions ›› |
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Bioinformatics with Linux and Python, 20 February - 3 March 2023 ›› |
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Grasping Sustainability: the context and potential impact of your research, 13-17 March 2023 ›› |
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A1 SENSE Introduction Course, 28-29 March 2023 ›› |
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Overview of PhD / postdoc courses November-December 2022 ›› |
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Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses ›› |
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Water-Energy-Food Nexus symposium, 7 November 2022 ›› |
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Overview of upcoming events November-December ›› |
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Overview of recently announced events ›› |
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Overview of PhD graduations November 2022 ›› |
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GAIA Masters Student Paper Award (deadline: 28 November 2022) ›› |
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Call for participation: Spark (deadline: not yet finalised, but not earlier than March 2023) ›› |
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Call SENSE Course Development (deadline: 31 May 2022) ›› |
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Open Competition Domain Science - M (deadline: 31 July 2023) ›› |
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Overview job vacancies ›› |
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| Delivering for people and the planet |
This month the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) will be held, this year in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, where "Heads of State, ministers and negotiators, along with climate activists, mayors, civil society representatives and CEOs will meet [...] for the largest annual gathering on climate action" with the motto "Delivering for people and the planet".
No need to stress the urgency of the matter here, as the SENSE community will be acutely aware already and many are also involved in IPCC reports and other matters concerning climate change.
 At WIMEK, the Wageningen SENSE partner, we have been discussing our own climate footprint this year, and developed a policy to reduce the climate footprint as an organisation. We hope that this will enable some behavioural changes and will inspire others to take similar steps.
Next to that we are thinking about steps to strengthen the SENSE network and the support we give to SENSE PhD candidates. Since we have a new website, we have a Current research functionality to enable PhD researchers to easily find each other. To make it easier for you to get your own PhD project included, we made a form you can use to submit your data, and will stimulate new A1 course participants to fill the form. Of course you will remain the owner of your data, and we will adjust of remove any information when you ask as.
In addition, we will soon open a blog section on PhD life on the SENSE website (https://sense.nl/blog/). Here, we will post stories from PhD candidates on their PhD experiences. We hope this will inspire many of us during our journeys. If you are willing to write a blogpost yourself, let us know!
Marjolijn Dannenburg, Communication officer
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| Using crushed minerals to combat climate change |
 Can minerals help extract the greenhouse gas CO2 from the air? PhD student Emily te Pas (WUR) is investigating the potential of spreading crushed silicate minerals on agricultural land. ‘This is still pioneering at this stage. It is important to collect data: does it work and is it safe?’’ |
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| Nitrogen boundaries exceeded in many world regions |
 It has long been known that humanity is exceeding planetary boundaries for nitrogen use. Scientists have now mapped those exceedances regionally for the first time. Whereas countries in north-western Europe and parts of India and China are emitting far too much nitrogen, there is actually room for intensification of nitrogen use across much of Africa and South America. The research was published today in the scientific journal Nature. |
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| Upcoming courses and discussion groups |
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| Bioinformatics with Linux and Python, 20 February - 3 March 2023 |
| Linux and Python, a dynamic, readable programming language, is a popular combination for all types of bioinformatics work, from simple one-off scripts to large, complex software projects. This workshop is aimed at complete beginners and assumes no prior programming experience. |
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| Grasping Sustainability: the context and potential impact of your research, 13-17 March 2023 |
| To date, many different scientific concepts and approaches of sustainability exist. What are the differences and what do they entail? What is your role as a scientist in achieving sustainable development? How can you apply sustainability in your own research? And in doing so, how can you deal with facts, uncertainty, values and opinions? This course will enable you to think about the ‘bigger picture’, grasp sustainability and to apply concepts and approaches to your own research, in a collaborative learning environment. To ensure that the content of the course is aligned to your own research, the content of the course will also be determined by the research topics of the participants. |
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| A1 SENSE Introduction Course, 28-29 March 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 November-December 2022 |
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| Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses |
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In case you are interested in either participating or teaching a course that is currently not in the programme, please do not hesitate and contact us with your suggestions. |
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| Water-Energy-Food Nexus symposium, 7 November 2022 |
 The OECD predicts there will be 9 billion people on Earth by 2050. At the same time, it is anticipated that global water needs will rise by 55%, energy consumption by 80%, and food production by 60%, all of which could have an impact on land use patterns. In light of these forecasts, the importance of the Water Energy Food Nexus(WEF) thinking is needed more than ever.
In this symposium, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art, gaps and advances in WEF research. We invited well-known keynotes and prominent early-career scientists to cover a wide range of topics including water and energy footprints, the role of forests and food waste, governance, and many more. Sounds interesting? Then see you in November! |
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| Overview of upcoming events November-December 2022 |
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| Overview of recently announced events |
| No current new events |
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| Upcoming PhD graduations |
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| Overview of PhD graduations November 2022 |
- Timothy Tiggeloven
Sea Change to Nature-based Solutions: a coastal flood risk perspective
2 November 2022, VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)
- Yan Wang
Response of soil phosphorus to fumigation in ginger production
2 November 2022, Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management
- Alice Nikuze
Supporting stakeholoders' participation in urban displacement and resettlement: a case study in Kigali, Rwanda
3 November 2022, University of Twente, Urban and regional and Geo-information Management
- Robert Barneveld
Form and Process; Norwegian studies in the interaction between overland flow and soil surface
8 November 2022, Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management
- Roxani Chatzipanagiotou
Combining Chemo- and Bio-Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion. A systematic investigation of the catalytic and non-catalytic effects of metals in bio-electrochemical systems
16 November 2022, Wageningen University, Biobased Commodity Chemicals
- Anna Huang
Inter- and intra-species sensitivity of aquatic arthropods to imidacloprid and flupyradifurone
16 November 2022, Wageningen University, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management
- Dirk Eilander
Towards global scale compound flood risk modeling
22 November 2022, VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)
- Afua Owusu
The Practice and Opportunities in Re-operating Dams for the Environment
30 November 2022, IHE Delft, Land & Water Management; in cooperation with TU Delft
- Fenna Hoefsloot
Knowledge infrastructure for just urban futures: a case of water governance in Lima, Peru
2 December 2022, University of Twente, Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management
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| GAIA Masters Student Paper Award (deadline: 28 November 2022) |
| The international journal GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society invites Masters students to participate in the GAIA Masters Student Paper Award. Masters students are encouraged to submit their results from research-based courses or Masters theses in the field of transdisciplinary environmental and sustainability science. Every year, one article will be selected by a jury as the winner of the GAIA Masters Student Paper Award. |
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| Call for participation: Spark (deadline: not yet finalised, but not earlier than March 2023) |
| Spark grants aim to stimulate unusual collaborations to address societal challenges. The grants do this by offering initial financial support to start building a committed project team with whom to explore the potential of an idea and/or to test whether it can be taken further and developed into a project application, for an Unusual Collaborations grant or another funding scheme. Spark grants are thus a low-threshold stimulus to support connection with others outside one’s own disciplinary background, to initiate collaboration around a research idea, to share knowledge and best practices, and to develop something together. |
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| Call SENSE Course Development (deadline: 31 May 2023) |
| To support the development of new courses and the collaboration between members, SENSE allocated an annual fund of 20.000 euros to support course development. Each proposal can apply for a maximum of 4.500 euro. Applications are open to all SENSE member institutes. |
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| Open Competition Domain Science - M (deadline: 31 July 2023) |
| ENW-M grants are intended for curiosity-driven scientific research with impact. The ENW-M grants offer researchers the opportunity and freedom to start, and/or strengthen excellent, challenging and innovative lines of research, both mono disciplinary, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. For this call for proposals, your application must fit in the NWO Domain Science. Consider at an early point in time if the contents of your application meet this condition. In case of any doubts, for instance because your application is (partially) multidisciplinary, please contact one of the contact persons for this programme. This person can advise you about the substantive connection between your application and this Call for Proposals. |
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| Job vacancies |
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| Overview of vacancies at SENSE partners |
- PhD project 'Extrapolation of ecotoxicological effects in a changing climate", Wageningen University
Apply before 8 November 2022
- Research Assistant @ Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University
Apply before 8 November 2022
- Member Governing Board IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Profile: Financial and project development
- Assistant Professor in Local Photovoltaics Integration, Utrecht University
Apply before 20 November 2022
- Assistant Professor in Nutrient enrichment and biodiversity loss, Utrecht University
Apply before 21 November 2022
- Researcher (Postdoc) "Enriching 3D city models with energy-related information using UAV imagery, University of Twente
Apply before 24 November 2022
- PhD student in co-designing transformative pathways for just biodiversity and climate actions, Wageningen University
Apply before 28 November 2022
- Assistant or Associate Professor Water Quality Processes and Modeling, Wageningen University
Apply before 29 November 2022
- PhD-position: Long-term governance of climate adaptation in Urban Deltas, Wageningen University
Apply before 30 November 2022
- Postdoctoral researcher Life Cycle Assessment of electrochemical conversion of CO2
Apply before 1 December 2022
- PhD Researcher climate-responsive and health-focused design, Wageningen University
Apply before 2 December 2022
- Post-doctoral researcher Governance scenarios for zero pollution of European Seas, Wageningen University
Apply before 7 December 2022
- PhD position Antarctic Tourism Governance, Wageningen University
Apply before 20 December 2022
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| Other vacancies in the SENSE field |
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| More vacancies |
| During the month new vacancies are regularly posted on the SENSE vacancy page. |
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