Tagged: climate - U-Today

Plans for UT climate centre in the making: ‘Things have to change’

A climate centre to bring together all UT research and education focusing on climate change. That is what professor Albert van den Berg, associate professor Cheryl de Boer and former MESA+ director Miriam Luizink hope to realise within the foreseeable future. According to the former, the UT is not visible enough in ‘society's biggest challenge’.

Plannen voor UT-klimaatcentrum in de maak: 'Het moet anders'

Een klimaatcentrum om al het UT-onderzoek en onderwijs dat focust op klimaatverandering te bundelen. Dat hopen hoogleraar Albert van den Berg, universitair docent Cheryl de Boer en oud-directeur MESA+ Miriam Luizink binnen afzienbare tijd te realiseren. Volgens eerstgenoemde is de UT niet zichtbaar genoeg in ‘de grootste uitdaging van de maatschappij’.

UT students organize climate march in Enschede

Students for Future Enschede, an initiative of UT students, organize their first climate march on Tuesday the 7th of June at 17:30 in the city centre. Psychology students and initiators Jana Marquardt and Katharina Hof explain about the march. ‘We realized that we are the ones that have to make a change.’

‘We need much more climate science’

FYSICA is the Netherlands' annual physics conference, which took place on UT campus last week. To round off the conference, they hosted an evening panel discussion in association with Studium Generale, ‘Climate forecasts: limits to predictability’. What is the situation of climate science today, and how should it progress?

Fake email about 'climate emergency' comes from University Rebellion

The fake email that was sent to a large group of employees and students on Wednesday morning originates from University Rebellion Twente, a climate rebel club active at UT. The action group informed U-Today of this by email.

Nepmail over ‘klimaatnoodtoestand’ is van University Rebellion

De nepmail die woensdagmorgen aan een grote groep medewerkers en studenten werd gestuurd is afkomstig van University Rebellion Twente, een klimaatrebellenclub actief op de UT. Dat laat de actiegroep per mail weten aan U-Today.

UT rejects fake email about climate emergency

A large group of employees and students received an email Wednesday morning in which the UT immediately declares a 'climate emergency'. The Executive Board warns that the message is fake. It is not yet clear from whom the email originated.

UT keurt nepmail over klimaatnoodtoestand af

Een grote groep medewerkers en studenten ontving woensdagmorgen een mail waarin de UT per direct de ‘klimaatnoodtoestand’ uitroept. Het CvB waarschuwt dat het om een nepmail gaat. Het is nog onduidelijk van wie de mail afkomstig is.

UT keurt nepmail over klimaatnoodtoestand af

Een grote groep medewerkers en studenten ontving woensdagmorgen een mail waarin de UT per direct de ‘klimaatnoodtoestand’ uitroept. Het CvB waarschuwt dat het om een nepmail gaat. Het is nog onduidelijk van wie de mail afkomstig is.

UT rejects fake email about climate emergency

A large group of employees and students received an email Wednesday morning in which the UT immediately declares a 'climate emergency'. The Executive Board warns that the message is fake. It is not yet clear from whom the email originated.

UT aims for lower gas consumption and higher energy labels

From 2023, the UT aims to cut gas consumption on campus by at least four percent a year. By 2030, all university buildings must have an average energy label ‘A’.

UT mikt op lager gasverbruik en hogere energielabels

De UT wil het gasverbruik op de campus vanaf 2023 met minstens vier procent per jaar terugdringen. Ook moeten alle universiteitsgebouwen in 2030 gemiddeld voorzien zijn van energielabel A.

University Rebellion demands carbon neutral UT by 2025

The students of the recently founded movement University Rebellion protested on the O&O-square today. Their main demand: the UT must act now to combat climate change. ‘We want to change the system.’

University Rebellion eist klimaatneutrale UT in 2025

De studenten van de onlangs opgerichte protestbeweging University Rebellion voerden vandaag actie op het O&O-plein. Hun belangrijkste eis: de UT moet meer doen tegen klimaatverandering. ‘We willen het systeem veranderen.’

New initiative monitoring the UT campus

Green Campus wants to raise awareness

If you walk around the UT campus and stumble over a temperature sensor in the bushes or notice a new camera on the Horst, you have spotted parts of the new ‘Green Campus’ initiative. Led by ITC researchers, it monitors green areas of the campus and looks into the benefits of this green capital.

‘We want to show that science is cool’

Getting high school students enthusiastic about science and creating awareness about solar energy. These are the most important reasons why two UT researchers will embark on a ‘Cycle for Science’ tour of more than 400 kilometers across the Netherlands next week. ‘With some common kitchen attributes you can make a solar panel.’

Campus tour on sustainability

How do we make the UT more sustainable? With this question, Brechje Maréchal, policy officer for Environment and Sustainability, is touring across the campus this month. Employees and students can come by and share their own ideas for a greener UT.