Natural Sciences of the Environment
Natural Sciences of the Environment
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Welcome to SENSE!
Welcome to SENSE!
SENSE Research School is a joint venture for integrated environmental and sustainability research and multidisciplinary PhD training:
- School for disciplinary and multidisciplinary PhD training
- Network for high quality environmental and sustainability research
- Bridge for sustainable solutions at the science-practice interface
SENSE is a partnership involving nine Dutch universities and two institutes.
New SENSE A2 coordinator
We welcome new SENSE employee Katarzyna Negacz. She joined the SENSE network as the new coordinator for the A2 projects and she will co-organise the A1 course in fall 2020. Kate is an interdisciplinary researcher at the Environmental Policy Analysis Department at the IVM-VU. You can find her at the IVM-VU or contact her by email: k.e.negacz@vu.nl
SENSE PhD blog about super cyclone Amphan
Uthpal is a Bangladeshi SENSE PhD candidate who currently stays in Khulna, Bangladesh. His research in the WaterApps project is on weather and climate information services, which helped local farmers prepare before the cyclone hit. All of the farmers involved in the project harvested in time and have minimal damages.
Upcoming Courses
| Assessing Economic Policies Using the Real Options Methodology 17-21 August 2020, Wageningen |
Graduations
| Juan Carlos Mendez Fernandez Ion complexation modelling of ferrihudrite: From fundamentals of metal (hydr) oxide nanoparticles to applications in soils systems
Wageningen University, Soil chemistry and chemical soil quality Graduation date: 27 August 2020 |
Upcoming Events
| Conference Eurosoil 2020 (POSTPONED) 24-28 August 2020, Switzerland |