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Newsletter November
02 November 2015 |
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Two SENSE members in Sustainable Top 100 (2015) ›› |
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SENSE member Bert Holtslag appointed Fellow of the American Meteorological Society ›› |
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Frank Biermann appointed Professor of Global Sustainability Governance at Utrecht University ›› |
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New blog by SENSE PhD candidate Berhan Melesse Teklu: Be aware pesticides impacting Health and Environment / Ethiopia/World ›› |
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Overview of PhD graduations upcoming period ›› |
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Overview of PhD / postdoc courses November-December ›› |
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Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses ›› |
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Research seminar Earth System Governance, 12 November ›› |
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Wageningen Evolution and Ecology Seminars (WEES) - Marc-Andre Selosse, 19 November ›› |
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ConXion - An event to connect with other PhDs, 4 November ›› |
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MilieuChemTox symposium: Pharmaceuticals in the environment - prescription to science and policy, 6 November ›› |
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CleanSea Project presents: Marine Litter Symposium and Film Premiere, 3 December ›› |
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EURO-AGRIWAT conference Water Footprint of agricultural products: progress, challenges and solutions, 7-9 March 2016 ›› |
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Overview of upcoming events ›› |
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Call for papers for special issue on "Exploring the Circular Economy" of the Journal of Industrial Ecology, deadline 15 February 2016 ›› |
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Talent gezocht voor Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships , deadline 30 November ›› |
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The World needs Science, Science needs Women - Grants available for "Women in Science" ›› |
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The Postdoctoral Conundrum – To Postdoc or NOT to Postdoc! (blogpost) ›› |
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Tijdelijk onderzoeker bij de Inspectie van het Onderwijs – Ministerie van OCW, deadline 17 November ›› |
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PhD Candidate (Promovendus) Automated feature extraction for cadastral boundary definition, ITC, Twente University, deadline 4 November ›› |
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PhD Candidate (Promovendus) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for cadastral mapping, ITC, Twente University, deadline 4 November ›› |
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Full Professor Environmental Policy, Wageningen University, deadline 30 November ›› |
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Counting down to the UN Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) in Paris from 30 November till 11 December a lot is happening.
The Environmental Steering Panel of the EASAC, the European Academies' Science Advisory Council, formed by the national science academies of the EU Member States, published the statement "Facing critical decisions on climate change in 2015".
The statement relates to some of the scientific issues which will be very important to consider in the negotiations at COP21. The analysis concludes that recent evidence suggests some climate changes are proceeding faster than models would predicts - especially in the cryoshere. The national science academies of the EU Member States urge national goverments within Europe and the European Commission to play an active role in Paris in seeking a comprehensive agreement which will limit future warmin to below the 2 degrees target to avoid dangerous climate changes.
Source: EASAC website
At different places local climate activities are organised: discussion meetings, movies, symposia, and even a climate game. You find some of these activities in the SENSE events calendar.
Of course there is more going on within the SENSE network.
SENSE is co-organisor of the international EURO-AGRIWAT conference Water footprint of agricultural products: progress, challenges and solutions, that will take place from 7-9 March 2016.
SENSE PhD candidates pay a reduced fee. The deadline for abstract submission is 30 November.
We hope to meet you at one of these events! |
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| SENSE News |
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| Two SENSE members in Sustainable Top 100 (2015) |
Two SENSE members made it to the Sustainable Top 100 (2015) the Dutch news paper Trouw annually composes:
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| SENSE member Bert Holtslag appointed Fellow of the American Meteorological Society |
Meteorology Chair Holder Bert Holtslag (WU) has been appointed a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). An appointment like this is only awarded to scientists who, over a period of many years, have made an exceptional contribution to meteorological or hydrological sciences or to practical applications in these disciplines. |
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| Frank Biermann appointed Professor of Global Sustainability Governance at Utrecht University |
The Executive Board of Utrecht University has appointed former General Director of SENSE Professor Dr. Frank Biermann as professor of Global Sustainability Governance with the internationally renowned Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at the Faculty of Geosciences. He will join Utrecht University by 1 December 2015. |
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| New blog by SENSE PhD candidate Berhan Melesse Teklu: Be aware pesticides impacting Health and Environment / Ethiopia/World |
Berhan Melesse Teklu started a blog to
give information to growers/ consumers/ and anyone interested to know about the environmental and health impacts of pesticides in Ethiopia/world. |
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| Upcoming PhD Graduations |
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| Overview of PhD graduations upcoming period |
- Clifford Chuwah
Exploring feedbacks between air pollution and climate policy
3 November 2015, Wageningen University, Meteorology and Air Quality
- Maikel Kishna
How do sectors change? The role of incumbents as institutional entrepreneurs
6 November 2015, Utrecht University, Innovation Studies
- Yamini Jain Singh
Measuring Transit- Oriented Development at regional and local scales- a planning support tool
11 November 2015, University of Twente, Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management
- Arif Wismadi
Equity-based resource allocation for infrastructure development
11 November 2015, University of Twente, Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management
- Gert Becker
Adaptive flood management: Institutional challenges and opportunities in the German Rhine basin
18 November 2015, VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Spatial Analysis and Decision Support
- Natalie Theeuwes
Urban Heat. Natural and anthropogenic factors influencing urban air temperatures
18 November 2015, Wageningen University, Meteorology and Air Quality
- Magda Smink
Incumbents and institutions in sustainability transitions
20 November 2015, Utrecht University, Innovation Studies
- Constanze Haug
Unpacking Learning. Conceptualising and measuring the effects of two policy exercises on climate governance
20 November 2015, VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Environmental Policy Analysis
- Mardik Leopold
Eat or be eaten: porpoise diet studies
20 November 2015, Wageningen University, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality
- Kai Fang
Environmental footprints: Assessing anthropogenic effects on the planet’s environment
Leiden University, Industrial Ecology
Graduation date: 24 November 2015
- Divyani Kohli
Identifying and classifying slum areas using remote sensing
25 November 2015, University of Twente, Earth Observation Science
- Joep Keijsers
Modelling foredune dynamics in response to climate change
30 November 2015, Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management
- Thomas Kruse Hansen
Genomic and Functional Analysis of Organohalide-Respiring Firmicutes
30 November 2015, Wageningen University, Microbiology
- Jelmer Nijp
Fine scale ecohydrological processes in northern peatlands and their relevance for the carbon cycle
1 December 2015, Wageningen University, Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology
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| Upcoming Courses |
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| Overview of PhD / postdoc courses November-December |
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| Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses |
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| Discussion Groups |
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| Research seminar Earth System Governance, 12 November |
| The primary aim of this seminar series is to familiarize PhD students with state-of-the-art research in the field of environmental and earth-system governance. The series provides PhD students the opportunity to present their research and discuss their work with experts in the field of environmental and earth-system governance. |
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| Wageningen Evolution and Ecology Seminars (WEES) - Marc-Andre Selosse, 19 November |
| WEES is an initiative from PhD students and postdocs at Wageningen University to organize a continuing series of stimulating seminars on contemporary topics in evolution and ecology. We aim to bring together different groups at Wageningen University using a variety of systems, but with a common interest in evolutionary and ecological questions. For this series we invite researchers from all over the world that have leading roles in their field. After the talk there will be drinks for an informal discussion and a dinner in town with the speaker. |
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| ConXion - An event to connect with other PhDs, 4 November |
... if you could turn your craziest project idea into reality, what would you do?
> Connect with other PhDs
> Think of a crazy project together and 'connect the dots'
>Make a representation of your project: with legos, videos, anything you like |
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| MilieuChemTox symposium: Pharmaceuticals in the environment - prescription to science and policy, 6 November |
| Keynotes on: ecotox of (veterinary) pharmaceuticals and analysis; the problems and distribution; solutions: green chemistry and removal; the vision of the industry and policy. |
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| CleanSea Project presents: Marine Litter Symposium and Film Premiere, 3 December |
CleanSea, a large European research project, aims to provide instruments and tools to keep European seas clean, healthy and productive. For doing so, it is improving the knowledge and understanding of marine litter composition, distribution and impact in order to identify strategies and right mix of measures to abate this problem.
On 3 December CleanSea will present a showcase of marine litter research highlights, marine litter documentary film and roadmap towards litter-free seas. |
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| EURO-AGRIWAT conference Water Footprint of agricultural products: progress, challenges and solutions, 7-9 March 2016 |
Water represents a main resource for human activities and its management. Together with food and energy production, water scarcity is one of the most outstanding problems for society. In most European regions agricultural productions are intensive water consumers. Therefore, these systems are very vulnerable to a potential decrease in water availability.
In 2011 a European Concerted Reseach Action (COST) started, aimed at the Assessment of EUROpean AGRIculture WATer use and trade under climate change (EURO-AGRIWAT).
EURO-AGRIWAT intends to prepare and disseminate recommendations and guidelines for enabling a more efficient water resource management in relation with agricultural activities under climate change and variability, and involves collaboration between scientists and stakeholders.
The call for abstracts for oral contributions closes 30 November 2015.
Co-organised by SENSE. |
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| Overview of upcoming events |
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- Studium Generale Utrecht: Movies & Science - Carbon Nation: verslaafd aan CO2
2 November 2015, Utrecht
- Symposium Klimaatcommunicatie: De publieke atmosfeer
6 November 2015, Amsterdam
- National PhD day 2015
10 November 2015, Delft
- Seminar Sustainable use of the subsurface for low carbon energy systems
10 November 2015, Utrecht
- Seminar Managing the climate–water–forest nexus for sustainable development: Are we on the right track?
12 November 2015, Wageningen
- The Environmental Risk Conference
16-17 November 2015, Denmark
- International Conference on Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
18-20 November 2015, Rwanda
- NVBM Najaarssymposium 2015: Space Weather
20 November 2015, Wageningen
- Symposium: Climate Stories
20 November 2015, Utrecht
- CoCooN Conference 'Natural resource conflicts: sense and sensitivity'
27 November 2015, The Hague
- KNAW-symposium Zeespiegelstijging
8 December 2015, Amsterdam
- Workshop Accountability on global environmental governance
18-19 December 2015, Australia
- Climate event WIMEK: Climate Negotiation Game
10 December 2015, Wageningen
- Afscheidssymposium Pier Vellinga: Meer Zee of meer Zon
10 December 2015, Wageningen
- Climate event WIMEK: Movie Chasing Ice and discussion
10 December 2015, Wageningen
- International Women's Day 2016 conference "Wanted: Women in Water"
17 March 2016, Delft
- Symposium One Health for the Real World: zoonoses, ecosystems and wellbeing
17-18 March 2016, London
- 2016 Berlin Conference on Global Environmental Change "Transformative Global Climate Governance"
23-24 May 2016, Berlin, Germany – Extended abstract submission deadline: 16 November 2015
- Joint Lund University and Stockholm Environment Institute Workshop: ”The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Their Reform”
16-17 June 2016, Sweden – Deadline submission paper proposals: 23 November 2015
- International Conference Disclosing Sustainability: The Transformative Power of Transparency?
24-25 June 2016, Wageningen – Extended abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2015
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| Call for papers for special issue on "Exploring the Circular Economy" of the Journal of Industrial Ecology, deadline 15 February 2016 |
| It is the ambition of this special issue to probe diverse dimensions of the concept, methodologies, performance and history (intellectual and practical) of the circular economy. This includes the examination of the environmental, economic, resource, engineering, managerial, design, and policy implications of the circular economy. Analysis can employ well known tools in industrial ecology including life cycle assessment (LCA), material flow analysis (MFA), techno-economic analysis, and input-output analysis as well approaches from other fields and disciplines such as social science, public policy, design, engineering and business. Detailed and well documented case studies are welcome especially if they speak to key questions related to the circular economy. |
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| Talent gezocht voor Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships , deadline 30 November |
| Zwitserland investeert in onderwijs, is een belangrijk centrum voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek en heeft veel Nobelprijswinnaars voortgebracht. Om internationaal toptalent aan te trekken biedt Zwitserland beurzen aan: de Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships. De deadline voor het indienen van aanvragen ligt op 30 november 2015.
De Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships zijn beurzen van twaalf maanden voor (promotie-)onderzoek en postdoctoraal onderwijs. De scholarships zijn bestemd voor excellente onderzoekers uit alle vakgebieden, maar studenten en onderzoekers van de technische universiteiten worden in het bijzonder aangemoedigd om een aanvraag in te dienen.
Cultureel Verdragbeurzen
Het beurzenprogramma valt onder een Cultureel Verdrag tussen Nederland en Zwitserland. Culturele Verdragen bevorderen de samenwerking tussen landen op cultureel, educatief en wetenschappelijk gebied. EP-Nuffic bemiddelt voor een aantal van deze landen.
Zwitserland is dus niet het enige land met Cultureel Verdragbeurzen. Ook Duitsland, Hongarije, Indonesië, Israël, Japan, Mexico, Polen, de Russische Federatie en Tsjechië verstrekken beurzen voor studie, onderzoek en zomercursussen. Kijk voor meer informatie op: www.wilweg.nl/cv.
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| The World needs Science, Science needs Women - Grants available for "Women in Science" |
| Each year, the Dutch L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship Programme awards two grants of maximum €25,000 to female scientists in the period up to ten years after receiving their doctoral degree (Vidi level) in the field of Life Sciences.
The participation of women in scientific research is essential for the economic, social and cultural development of a country. Even though women these days achieve the highest academic level, they are under-represented at all levels of scientific research. Despite excellent university results, relatively few women make it to strategic positions. The number of female professors in the Netherlands is 15,7% (2012), whereas the European target is 25%.
Since March 2012 the Dutch L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship are awarded each year with the help of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) and the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH) in order to contribute to the increase of the number of female professors in the long run. These grants are intended for a residency of three to five months at the NIAS campus to work on writing scientific articles. The NIAS campus is expected to move to the historical centre of Amsterdam in the summer of 2015.
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| The Postdoctoral Conundrum – To Postdoc or NOT to Postdoc! (blogpost) |
| For many PhD candidates, undertaking postdoctoral training after their PhD programs appears as the “natural” career transition upon graduating. This is not an exact science and in today’s post, Dr Victor Ujor discusses the ‘postdoctoral concept’ and offers beneficial tips for PhD candidates thinking of the of the next steps in their career after the PhD. |
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| Professional PhD Program vacancies |
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The Professional PhD Program (PPP) aims to provide opportunities for PhD candidates to work on their transferable skills. Currently the PhD track fully focuses on an academic career, while around 80 per cent of the people who finish their PhD will continue their career outside universities. In addition to this, companies and public organizations can experience the added value of a PhD candidate. Furthermore, PPP can strengthen the collaboration between universities and non-academic organizations.
The Professional PhD Program is an initiative by Promovendi Netwerk Nederland. |
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| Tijdelijk onderzoeker bij de Inspectie van het Onderwijs – Ministerie van OCW, deadline 17 November |
Momenteel zoekt de Inspectie van het Onderwijs (van het Ministerie van OCW) een enthousiaste promovendus die gedurende een half jaar als onderzoeker bijdraagt aan de activiteiten van de afdeling Hoger Onderwijs van de Inspectie.
Meer specifiek zal je worden ingezet op het Onderzoek Selectie en Toegankelijkheid en deels bijdragen aan de werkgroep Kengetallen en Sectorbeelden (wks). De verhouding voor beide onderdelen zal naar verwachting ongeveer 4:1 zijn.
Vanzelfsprekend participeer je in het dagelijks reilen en zeilen van de afdeling:
het overleg in de projectgroep Selectie & Toegankelijkheid,het afdelingsoverleg (± eens per maand) en het teamoverleg (idem, afwisselend met het afdelingsoverleg). Ook behoort incidentele inzet in andere werkzaamheden (instellingsonderzoeken, ronde tafels, gesprekken met externen) tot de mogelijkheden, al naar gelang je interesse en de kansen die zich voordoen. |
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| PhD Candidate (Promovendus) Automated feature extraction for cadastral boundary definition, ITC, Twente University, deadline 4 November |
| You will seek the development of a framework for (semi) automatic image interpretation using very-high resolution imagery, in the specific context of cadastral mapping. Very high resolution of UAV-based images (better than 5cm ground resolution) presents new possibilities for mapping. The human operator can easily recognize most objects in the imagery. However, for an efficient workflow, ideally objects of interest should be detected and extracted (semi) automatically from the imagery: this expedites the surveying and mapping process. |
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| PhD Candidate (Promovendus) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for cadastral mapping, ITC, Twente University, deadline 4 November |
| You will analyze the current status of UAV-flight regulations in several East African target countries and come up with designs for decision makers and practitioners for future regulations and workflows. You will also analyze the need for ground-truthing, and implement and test methods to mitigate the need for ground surveys. UAVs have reached a certain level of maturity for professional civil applications, including cadastral development. However, compared to established workflows based on manned airborne photography, key issues still hinder efficient use of UAVs in practice. |
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| Full Professor Environmental Policy, Wageningen University, deadline 30 November |
| We are looking for a full Professor (1.0 / 0.8 fte; permanent position) who will lead the chair group Environmental Policy (ENP) at Wageningen University. The group's main aim is to study the governance of environmental change at local, national and international level. ENP has a prominent position in the international field of environmental social sciences (sociology and political sciences in particular) and is well known for its innovative research on the institutions, arrangements and practices involved in the transition to a more sustainable society. More than 40 PhDs are carrying out empirical research in all regions of the world, often in the context of interdisciplinary projects and programmes. Based on its cutting edge research program, the group is able to serve students in eight different study programmes at Wageningen University with courses at Bachelor and Master levels and with supervision of theses. The international outlook in education and research is made possible and supported by extensive international networks and formal relations with leading universities in the environmental field. |
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