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Newsletter July-August
30 June 2015 |
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Nora Sutton (WUR-ETE) receives SENSE PhD Award 2015 ›› |
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Photo impression SENSE Summer Symposium 18 June 2015 ›› |
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Hormoonverstorende stoffen kosten de EU miljarden ›› |
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Overview of PhD graduations upcoming period ›› |
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SENSE Writing Week, 2-6 November 2015 ›› |
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Climate-KIC’s PhD Summer Schools ›› |
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Overview of PhD / postdoc courses July-September ›› |
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Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses ›› |
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Reading group Environmental Economics, Amsterdam, 8 July ›› |
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2nd SENSE Sports Day: Beach volleyball tournament, 4 July ›› |
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SENSE Symposium: "Hazard, Risk and Sustainability in the Soil Environment" (HRSSE), 14 October, Wageningen - abstract submission deadline: 20 August ›› |
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Call for abstracts and sessions Adaptation Futures Conference 2016 now open! ›› |
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Overview of upcoming events ›› |
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How best to respond to reviewers ›› |
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Lecturer Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Twente University, deadline 1 August ›› |
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Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship, South University of Science and Technology, China ›› |
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Young 1000 Talents Global Recruitment Program, South University of Science & Technology of China ›› |
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Junior beleidsmedewerker MaGW/NWO (for 6 months) - Professional PhD Program (PPP) ›› |
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| Summer is a season of activity and growth. It can also invite us to take some other routes than we usually do. Such diversions can take many forms: maybe you visit new places, or meet new people, or read new books.
One of the ‘take home messages’ resulting from the recent SENSE Summer Symposium (on 18 June in Wageningen) was about ‘personal development and leadership’: keynote speaker Miriam van Gool urged us all to entertain good connections between ‘brain and heart’ as a necessary basis for the much-needed excellent leadership in sustainable development. The Symposium was a great success, with challenging Keynote speakers and workshop conveners. A photo impression of this meeting is available as a Picasa album (with special thanks to Mengru Wang).
Part of the Symposium programme was the announcement of the SENSE PhD Award 2015: we congratulate dr. Nora Sutton with her excellent work, which was highly appreciated by the SENSE Research Committee. Not only the content of her dissertation, but also the fact that she actively made use of the larger SENSE network was explicitly mentioned as a part of the appreciation by the selection committee.
Considering the ambition to improve connections between ‘heart and brain’, we should not forget to mention here the upcoming 2nd SENSE Sports Day. On Saturday 4th July a ‘beach volleyball’ competition has been organized by the SENSE PhD council in Delft (with excellent weather). This will be a great occasion for Summer diversion and perhaps (only if you respond TODAY), there may still be room for another team or audience member for this event.
As a final consideration for this Summer edition of the SENSE e-News: please do not forget to read books and give your mind some substance to wander new routes. Recently I enjoyed reading a book with the title: “Don’t even think about it: why our brains are wired to ignore climate change” (see review). If anyone would like to sit together and discuss this book after the Summer, please let us know. Meanwhile: enjoy the Summer, both brain and heart.
Ad van Dommelen
SENSE Director of Education
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| SENSE News |
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| Nora Sutton (WUR-ETE) receives SENSE PhD Award 2015 |
 During the SENSE Summer Symposium on 18 June, the 2015 SENSE PhD Award was presented to Dr. Nora Sutton for her thesis: "Microbiological and geochemical dynamics of the subsurface: chemical oxidation and bioremediation of organic contaminants".
“The work of Nora Sutton is an exception as it takes a rather fundamental science approach which sheds new light on the underlying processes which will have impact on the practice of remediation.” |
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| Photo impression SENSE Summer Symposium 18 June 2015 |
For those who joined and for those who missed the SENSE Summer Symposium 2015 but want to get an impressiona: view pictures of the keynote speakers, the public, the workshops, the informal gatherings and the delicious food!
Go to picassa album ›› |
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| SENSE MSc Honours |
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 Friday May 8, nine students of the SENSE MSc Honours Programme 2014-2015 presented their PhD research proposal to the SENSE Doctorate Committee, consisting of Prof. Margreet Zwarteveen (UNESCO-IHE Delft), Prof. John van der Oost (WU), Dr. Nynke Schulp (VU) and Dr. Ad van Dommelen (VU).
The best three PhD research proposals receive an award of €1000, €500 and €250. The committee and audience enjoyed the variety and quality of the different proposals. The final winners of the SENSE Honours awards were: 1. Susan Klinkert, 2. Victoria Kopylova, 3. Jess Wreyford. Susan, Vica and Jess, congratulations with this outstanding achievement!
Additionally, we would like to congratulate Susan Klinkert with her WIMEK PhD Award, she will start her PhD in October with the Soil Chemistry & Chemical Soil Quality research group. Good luck with your own research!
Meanwhile, on Thursday 25 June, the start of the MSc Honours Programme of 2015-2016 was launched. From the ten nominations, six excellent students were submitted to the programme.
With honour we present the SENSE MSc Honours Class of 2015-2016:
- Aristofanis Tsiringakis (WU): Atmospheric and Environmental Physics
- Coco Chen Xi (WU): Governance for sustainable cities - policy entrepreneurs
- Jeroen Meijer (VU): Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
- Maartje van der Knaap (WU): Urban Environmental Management - Environmental Policy
- Nadine Bergmann (VU): Linkages between environmental, social, and health issues
- Yujia Yuo (WU): Environmental Engineering - renewable energy development
Congratulations to you all and good luck with writing your PhD research proposal!
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| Hormoonverstorende stoffen kosten de EU miljarden |
Volgens een internationaal team onderzoekers, waaronder VU-hoogleraar Toxicologie Juliette Legler (SENSE General Director), worden de Europese kosten van menselijke blootstelling aan hormoonverstorende stoffen geschat op minstens 157 miljard euro per jaar.
Juliette Legler doet al meer dan twintig jaar onderzoek naar hormoonverstorende stoffen. De laatste jaren onderzoekt zij vooral het verband tussen blootstelling van ongeboren en jonge kinderen aan die stoffen. Zij concludeert nu dat blootstelling in de eerste levensjaren een rol kan spelen bij het ontwikkelen van obesitas op latere leeftijd, maar het kan ook leiden tot andere gezondheidseffecten, zoals beperkte vruchtbaarheid en diabetes. |
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| Upcoming PhD Graduations |
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| Overview of PhD graduations upcoming period |
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Raul Pablo Andrada de Palomera
Spectral characterization of hydrothermal alterations associated with epithermal deposits in the Deseado Massif, Southern Argentina
1 July 2015, University of Twente, Earth Systems Analysis
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Sudan Xu
Classification and change detection in multi-epoch airborne laser scanning point clouds
1 July 2015, University of Twente, Earth Observation Science
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Jennifer Lenhart
Urban Climate Governance: The Role of Local Authorities
2 July 2015, Wageningen University, Environmental Policy
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Justin Dijk
On the efficiency and effectiveness of policy instruments in the procurement of ecosystem services
2 July 2015, VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Environmental Economics
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Lan Song
Towards understanding the toxicity of copper nanoparticles in aquatic ecosystems
2 July 2015, Leiden University, Conservation Biology
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Hafeez Rehman
New perspectives on drivers and transitions related to household energy access in developing countries: Case examples from India
6 July 2015, Utrecht University, Energy and Resources
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Alain Pascal Francés
Integration of hydrogeophysics and remote sensing with coupled hydrological models
7 July 2015, University of Twente, Water Resources
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Ermias Teferi Demessie
Soil hydrological impacts and climatic controls of land use and land cover changes in the Upper Blue Nile (Abay) basin
7 July 2015, UNESCO-IHE, Hydrology and Water Resources
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Kun Yan
Low-cost space-borne data for inundation modelling: topography, flood extent and water level
9 July 2015, UNESCO-IHE, Hydroinformatics
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Andrii Butkovskyi
Removal of Micropollutants in Source Separated Sanitation
28 August 2015, Wageningen University, Environmental Techonology
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Marjolein Kloek
Colourful green. Immigrants' and non-immigrants' recreational use of greenspace and their perceptions of nature
28 August 2015, Wageningen University, Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology
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Stephanie Janssen
Greening Flood Protection in the Netherlands. A knowledge arrangement approach
1 September 2015, Wageningen University, Environmental Policy
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Frederick Francis Tating
Tropical sandstone degradation with time: case study in Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia
2 September 2015, University of Twente, Earth Systems Analysis
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Natapol Thongplew
Greening production and consumption: The case of the appliance and dairy industries in Thailand
2 September 2015, Wageningen University, Environmental Policy
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Ishraga Osman
Impact of improved operation and maintenance on cohesive sediment transport in Gezira Scheme, Sudan
3 September 2015, UNESCO-IHE, Land and Water Development, and Wageningen University
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| Upcoming Courses |
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| SENSE Writing Week, 2-6 November 2015 |
During this week you can fully concentrate on writing an article without the distraction of every day practice. The writing week will take place in a comfortable environment where you can spend the night. The presence of other PhD students will provide motivation, support and social contacts. Additionally, an English writing coach will guide us through the writing process with tips&tricks, feedback sessions and individual advice. Each participant will receive information on how to prepare.
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| Climate-KIC’s PhD Summer Schools |
| Take part in Climate-KIC’s PhD Summer Schools across Europe
Join a community of change-makers and share your knowledge and skills to develop solutions to climate change issues.
The two-week Summer Schools have climate-related topics and take place in four European locations. Connecting PhD students from around the globe, the Summer Schools are hubs for new ideas with interdisciplinary approaches.
Combining knowledge from various disciplines, new skills are acquired and innovative ideas brought to life. A combination of discussions with international academic experts and practitioners, creative transferable skills sessions, inspiring workshops, site visits and assignments create a unique learning experience for our students.
In addition to the delivery of knowledge and skills, the programme is about connecting people and ideas.
The Summer Schools are opportunities to get away from your regular work environment, meet people with interdisciplinary and intercultural backgrounds, engage in international networking opportunities and have a great time!
- Towards a Sustainable Economy – The Opportunity of co-developing Agriculture/Forestry and Bioeconomy for Change
- Green City Frankfurt: Shaping Transition Pathways for a Future Economy
- Design for Adaptation. Resilient Urban Communities
- On the way to a low-carbon city – The case of Valencia
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| Overview of PhD / postdoc courses July-September |
- Summer Academy on Economic Growth and Governance of Natural Resources (co-organised with SENSE)
20 July - 1 August 2015, Russia
- Communicating Water - Bridging the Gap between Science and Society (NEW)
27-31 July 2015, Delft
- PhD Summer School Towards a Sustainable Economy – The Opportunity of co-developing Agriculture/Forestry and Bioeconomy for Change (NEW)
27 July - 8 August 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Regional DROUGHT workshop (NEW)
3-5- August 2015, Indonesia
- Smart Cities Summer School (NEW)
11-18 August 2015, Enschede
- iDiv Summer School 2015: “Biodiversity Synthesis”
23-29 August 2015
- PhD Summer School Green City Frankfurt: Shaping Transition Pathways for a Future Economy (NEW)
24 August - 4 September 2015, Frankfurt, Germany
- International PhD course Modeling Climate Effects on Crops and Cropping Systems
24-30 August 2015, Denmark
- Online Course on Environmental Management in Europe
26 August 2015 - 31 January 2016, online
- 1st Joint JRC-IIASA Summer School on Evidence and Policy
2-4 September 2015, Austria
- PhD Summer School Design for Adaptation. Resilient Urban Communities (NEW)
7-18 September 2015, Bologna, Italy
- Hydrological and Hydrogeological Field Methods
8-10 September 2015, UFZ Leipzig, Germany
- SETAC Summer School: The use of Trait Based approaches in Community Ecology and Stress Ecology
14-25 September 2015, Portugal
- Climate change governance - Adaptation and mitigation as institutional change processes
14-25 September 2015, Wageningen
- Mapping Ecosystem Services
16-17 September 2015, UFZ Leipzig, Germany
- PhD Summer School On the way to a low-carbon city – The case of Valencia (NEW)
20 September - 2 October 2015, Valencia, Spain
- MSc Field course: Tropical Biodiversity and Field Methods (also for PhDs) (NEW)
21 September - 16 October 2015, Dutch Caribbean
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Functions and Biodiversity
21-23 September 2015, UFZ Halle, Germany
- 6th ESSA Summer school in Social Simulation
21-25 September 2015, Wageningen
- A1 SENSE Introductory Course
23-25 September 2015, Soest
- Life History Theory (NEW)
27 September - 2 October 2015, Schiermonnikoog
- Summer School on Agent-based Modelling in Ecology - a basic introduction to model development in C++ and ALMaSS (NEW)
28 September - 9 October 2015, Portugal
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| Discussion Groups |
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| Reading group Environmental Economics, Amsterdam, 8 July |
| A reading group with PhD students in the field of Environmental Economics. The idea is to broaden our knowledge and learn from other topics in the field. Therefore, each presents a paper that someone else added to the list and that is not primarily covered in his/her own PhD project. This way, you learn about other topics and methods and there will always be someone to help you explain things (the person that added the paper to the list). An informal presentation of 20 mins will be followed by discussion of the paper of 40 mins. |
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| Upcoming Events |
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| 2nd SENSE Sports Day: Beach volleyball tournament, 4 July |
Join us for a day under the sun and compete against other SENSE fellows. All abilities are welcome. The championship is followed by a barbecue party.
Organised by SENSE PhD Council.
Signing up (UNTIL TODAY!!) and general questions, please contact:
> Arda (a.isildar@unesco-ihe.org), or
> Thea (t.a.r.turkington@utwente.nl)
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| SENSE Symposium: "Hazard, Risk and Sustainability in the Soil Environment" (HRSSE), 14 October, Wageningen - abstract submission deadline: 20 August |
The year of 2015 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Soils, under the topic "Healthy Soils for a Healthy Life". According to the UN, "the current rate of soil degradation threatens the capacity to meet the needs of future generations". Therefore, there is an urgent need to promote sustainable soil and land management practices, in order to ensure a productive and healthy food system and environment.
 The Symposium "Hazard, Risk and Sustainability in the Soil Environment" (HRSSE) is organized by four PhD students from the Soil Physics and Land Management Group (SLM), from the department of Environmental Sciences of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. The aim of this symposium is to share knowledge between students and researchers, and to promote the discussion of new ideas, problems and challenges faced, and solutions encountered for the different soil-related topics covering this symposium.
Call for abstracts!
Authors can submit an abstract to the HRSSE Symposium.
The deadline to submit an abstract is 20 August 2015. |
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| Call for abstracts and sessions Adaptation Futures Conference 2016 now open! |
| Adaptation Futures is the biennial conference of PROVIA (Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation). In 2016 the European Commission and the Government of the Netherlands will co-host the fourth edition. The programme of the conference will offer a variety of plenary and parallel sessions, round tables, excursions, exhibition, side events and back-to-back meetings. |
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Comments from referees reviewing a paper can sometimes be less than polite, making it tempting for authors to send equally rude replies. But a trio of blog posts emphasizes the importance of professional, constructive responses from authors. The posts, by three ecologists, aim to help researchers to avoid common pitfalls that can lower their chances of publication. See:
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| Vacancies |
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| Lecturer Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Twente University, deadline 1 August |
The Department of Earth Observation Science (EOS) of the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, has a vacant two-year full-time position for a Lecturer Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing This position supports our education in geo-informatics. Topics to be taught include sensor characteristics and operational aspects of image acquisition, geo-referencing and mapping.
You support and teach modules in photogrammetry and remote sensing at technician, master and Master of Science level. You contribute to the development of educational modules and new educational products. You keep your theoretical and practical expertise up to date, following the development of technology. The focus is on geometric processing of images from aerial and satellite camera systems; including aerial triangulation and direct georeferencing, DTM generation, ortho-image production, topographic feature extraction and texture mapping. |
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| Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship, South University of Science and Technology, China |
| The South University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China (SUSTC) is seeking outstanding candidates for the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. A total of twenty (20) fellowships will be awarded annually in all major science and engineering fields, beginning immediately. This prestigious fellowship comes with an annual stipend of 300,000 RMB, plus subsidized university housing accommodation depending on availability. Furthermore, the recipients have the opportunity to work with their faculty advisors to apply for research funding from the central and local governments. Upon completion of the fellowship in two years, those who have performed exceptionally will be encouraged to apply for tenure-track faculty positions at SUSTC. |
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| Young 1000 Talents Global Recruitment Program, South University of Science & Technology of China |
| The South University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China (SUSTC) is seeking outstanding candidates for the “Young 1000 Talents Global Recruitment Program” sponsored by the Central Government of China. Applications are invited for all major scientific and engineering disciplines. Successful applicants will be appointed to the faculty of SUSTC at a level commensurate with each applicant’s background and experience, from assistant, or associate to full professor. |
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| Junior beleidsmedewerker MaGW/NWO (for 6 months) - Professional PhD Program (PPP) |
| Het promovendi Netwerk Nederland (PNN) is in 2013 gestart met het Professional PhD Program (PPP). In het PPP werken promovendi een aantal maanden bij een organisatie aan een project uit de dagelijkse praktijk. Met het programma wil het PNN de deelnemende organisaties kennis laten maken met de meerwaarde van promovendi en wil het promovendi de kans geven om in contact te komen met potentiële toekomstige werkgevers. |
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