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Natural Sciences of the Environment
Natural Sciences of the Environment
Research School for Socio-Economic and
Natural Sciences of the Environment
Natural Sciences of the Environment
News
| SENSE PhD candidate receives ISA-ESS paper award SENSE PhD candidate Dona Azizi received the Graduate Student Paper Award for her paper on 'Institutional Change and Rule Dynamics in Ocean Governance' (co-authored with Calvin Pritchard) by the International Studies Association - Environmental Studies Section. Tuesday 7 April 2020 |
| Air pollution in relation to coronavirus The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) data confirm large decreases in air pollutant concentrations — of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations in particular — largely due to reduced traffic and other activities, especially in major cities under lockdown measures. Reductions of around half have been seen in some locations. The EEA’s data are measured hourly, on the ground, at about 3,000 monitoring stations across European countries. European Environment Agency, Wednesday 25 March 2020 |
Upcoming events
| COVID-19 virus information Due to the COVID-19 virus several events have been canceled or postponed. Please check the sources for updated information. |
| General assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 3-8 May 2020, online |
| European Urban Resilience Forum 26-27 May 2020, Malmö, Sweden |
| 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector 27-29 May 2020, online |
| EU Green Week 1-5 June 2020, Europe |
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PhD graduations
| Rita de Cassia Silva von Randow Effects of land use and land cover change on the water cycle in the amazon basin under a changing climate Wageningen University, Water Systems and Global Change Graduation date: 14 April 2020 |
SENSE vacancies
| post-doctoral associate position at Data-Driven EnviroLab at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 2-year post-doctoral associate position The Data-Driven EnviroLab (www.datadrivenlab.org) headed by Prof. Angel Hsu is seeking a two-year post-doctoral research associate to contribute to a National Science Foundation-funded project that investigates the role of emerging technologies such as distributed ledger systems to climate change tracking and governance. The Data-Driven EnviroLab is an interdisciplinary group of researchers that applies cutting edge data analytics and quantitative approaches to environmental policy questions, from climate change to urbanization and energy. The post-doctoral associate will also have the opportunity to contribute to a range of the group’s other projects, building quantitative data analysis skills and contributing to ongoing real-world policy efforts and projects. |