A blog by ESSET staff & students
Nano plastics have become a recent topic of concern within society. However, there is a knowledge gap on nano plastics related to their concentration in the environment and the harmful effects they pose to ecosystems and living organisms. In addition, there is currently no way of detecting or removing nano plastics from the environment. During... Continue Reading →
For as long as I can remember, the acronym ESSET always stood for Environmental Science for Sustainable Energy and Technology. But starting from the academic year 2022-2023, we have updated our name to Environmental Science for Sustainability, Ecosystems and Technology! The name change was done as the staff felt this was a better representation of... Continue Reading →
The long-awaited new episode of "getting to know ESSET staff" is finally here. In this blog, I present to you, Arjen Boon. Arjen has been working in our programme for 2 years now. Before that, he worked as a researcher in Marine Ecology at Deltares, Delft (The Netherlands). He was (among other things) responsible for... Continue Reading →
August slipped away. Perhaps you heard (or read) the line above quite often lately, because the month of August indeed just slipped away from us, or just because you are a fan of Taylor Swift, just like me š It felt just a few moments ago that I was so anxious about catching my flight... Continue Reading →
Europe is drying out. A shortage of rain in combination with lots of vaporization causes water shortages. The demand for water in the Netherlands is bigger than the supply through rain and rivers. The Netherlands is going to take measures in the coming weeks to divide the water. Whatās going on? A European Problem From... Continue Reading →
LSD, psilocybin, DMT, and mescaline, are all psychedelic substances that can lead to mystical experiences and/or a closer connection to the world. People who use these substances often describe feeling more in touch with themselves and the world around them. And by that, I do not only mean fellow humans, but everything: fellow humans, animals,... Continue Reading →
Everywhere you look you see things you can do to save energy or save time. Most of these things donāt really help you or the environment. Turning off the lights a little bit earlier or washing your laundry on āeco-modeā will not save you time nor a significant amount of energy/money. You need things that... Continue Reading →
The name we gave ourselves, the Wise Humans, or Homo Sapiens, is maybe exaggerated. Yes, you could argue that we are pretty smart. We have built cars and planes to transport us, houses to keep us warm, rockets to fly us into space, and social systems that support our society. But are we really wise?... Continue Reading →
Caption: Me participating in an Essence team building camping activity, organised by Essence Events Manager 2021-22. By Nisalyna Bontiff 3-minute read And just like that, the second year of the study is over. I don't know about you, but my head is in a whirlwind when I think about how quickly the time has passed.... Continue Reading →
This story is about the coffee production of smallholders in Guatemala. Guatemala is an unequal country with a lot of contrast. Smallholders produce a large part of the food and a significant amount of the coffee Guatemala exports. Most are tiny farms: the areas where they grow coffee are very small. The possibilities for them to... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of April, I attended an international conference in Delft, The Netherlands. The conference was held by the Young Water Professional (YWP) BeNeLux chapter of the International Water Association (IWA). The conference took place in TU Delft, and lasted for 3 days. More than one hundred participants attended the conference. Even though it... Continue Reading →
When I was a student, I used to question who my teachers really are. I was curious about their background and why they decided to be a teacher. Now that I am a teacher, I am often curious about what the students think about me. More generally, I am curious what the students think about... Continue Reading →
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