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The energy transition needs both professionals and excellent researchers with a broad perspective on what is happening in the world https://www.rug.nl/research/esrig/
A study in Global & Planetary Change traces a century of links between socioeconomic development and air pollution using lake sediment records from NE China—offering insights for sustainability transitions and policy.

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#AirPollution #ClimateScience
January 23, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Amogh Amladi on successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “System thermodynamics for solid oxide cell systems.”

Supervised by Aravind P. Vellayani & Harro Meijer
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#PhDDefense #Congratulations #EnergyResearch #SolidOxideCells
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Interested in our educational activities?

Explore our programmes — including the Master’s in Energy and Environmental Sciences — and discover how we teach and train the next generation of sustainability leaders.

🔗 ESRIG education & activities: www.rug.nl/research/esr...
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Call for Posters | WE-Heraeus Seminar

Present your work on Integrated Assessment Models & carbon neutrality pathways at the WE-Heraeus Seminar, co-organized by ESRIG (RUG) & Max Planck Institute for Chemistry.

🗓 Deadline: 3 Feb 2026

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January 20, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Students from the minors Future Planet Innovation & Climate Change & Inequality present their work on real-life sustainability challenges.

📅 Jan 29, 2026 | ⏰ 10:00–14:30
📍 Energy Academy, University of Groningen

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#StudentSymposium
January 18, 2026 at 5:59 AM
#ESRIGSymposium2026
A big thank you to our inspiring keynote speakers:
Paraskevi Karka & Ingrid Luijkx
Thanks also to all poster presenters and participants for an engaging exchange on energy transition, sustainable systems & carbon cycle research.
#ESRIG #EnergyTransition
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Congratulations to Stijn van Rijn on successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Properties of aerosol particles produced by combustion of novel fuels.”

Supervised by Ulrike Dusek & Anatoli Mokhov

#PhDDefense #Congratulations #Aerosols #Combustion #EnergyResearch
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Congratulations to Linh Hoang on successfully defending her PhD dissertation, “Is renewable also sustainable? – The case of biogas”, advancing our understanding of biogas sustainability beyond climate impacts.

Supervised by Sanderine Nonheben & Henk Moll

#PhDDefense
@irees-research.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM