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SEVEN SEVEN

From sustainable contraception to mining in the circumpolar region and the use of AI and colonial maps to reconstruct tropical forest loss

The steering group of UvA’s Sustainable Prosperity Theme could choose from a wealth of research proposals and selected seven

13 May 2026

No less than seven seed grants and one project development support grant have been awarded by UvA’s Sustainable Prosperity Theme, offering 32 researchers a total of €290.000 and the chance to work in the coming years on new, innovative, interdisciplinary projects with potentially large impacts within the broad topic of sustainable prosperity.

The project proposals have been assessed on their aim to contribute to the mission of the Sustainable Prosperity theme, their scientific quality, potential impact, and the composition of the consortium. The Steering group concluded that the overall quality of the proposals was very good, and all proposed ideas were innovative.

While the seed grant projects explore new collaborations to work on sustainability topics from an innovative interdisciplinary perspective, the project development support project will help the consortium prepare to acquire a large research grant through competitive, high-quality calls such as Horizon Europe or NWO.

All awarded projects will be kicked off before the summer. This call is the last grant call organised by UvA’s strategic theme Sustainable Prosperity. The execution and follow-ups will be handled by UvA’s climate institute SEVEN. More news on this will follow soon.

Seed grants

 

Science-Informed Solutions Journalism: Communicating Planetary Boundaries, Ecosystem Risks and Sustainability Trade-offs
Project team:

  • Dr. Andreas Schuck (FMG)
  • Dr. Alice Fleerackers (FgW)
  • Dr. Verena Schoepf (FNWI)

Sustainable Contraception: Integrating Environmental Considerations into Clinical Decision-Making
Project team:

  • Dr. Wouter Hehenkamp (Amsterdam UMC)
  • Eva van der Heide Msc (Amsterdam UMC)
  • Eva Cohen Msc (Amsterdam UMC)
  • Prof. Dr. Annemiek Linn (FMG)
  • Prof. Dr. Edith Smit (FMG)

Greenwashing as CO₂ Offset Integrity Gap
Project team:

  • Prof. Alessio Pacces (FdR)
  • Dr. Vittoria Battocletti (FdR)
  • Prof. Jan Bouwens (FEB)
  • Dr. Dana Brablecova(FgW)

Using AI and Colonial Maps to Reconstruct Tropical Forest Loss in the Pre-Satellite Era
Project team:

  • Dr. Thomas Smits (FgW)
  • Dr. Yifang Shi (FNWI)

Building Río Grande’s River Solidarity Route in Andalucía, Spain: Stepping stone for the global alliance of intergenerational water governance learning platforms
Project team:

  • Rutgerd Boelens (FgW)
  • Bibiana Duarte-Abadia (FgW)
  • Leontien Cremers FgW)
  • Patrick Meirmans (FNWI)
  • Arie Vonk (FNWI)
  • Maria Kaika (FMG)

Data Infrastructures of Deforestation Governance (DATAFOREST)
Project team:

  • Dr. Klaas Eller (FdR)
  • Dr. Ana Oprescu (FNWI)
  • Prof. Maria Weimer (FgW)
  • Dr. Antoine Duval (FdR)
  • Dr. Burcu Küçükkeles (FEB)
  • Dr. Gabriela Russo Lopes (FgW)

Quantifying TFA formation from PFAS pharmaceuticals
Project team:

  • Guido Berends (Amsterdam UMC)
  • Rachel London (FNWI)
  • Antonia Praetorius (FNWI)
  • Niek Sperna Weiland (Amsterdam UMC)

Project development support grant

 

Critical Supply Chains Between Melt and Mining in the Circumpolar Region
Project team:

  • Prof. Dr. Jeff Diamanti (FgW)
  • Dr. Ir. Crelis Rammelt (FMG)
Please find more information about these new projects on the website of UvA’s Sustainability Platform (USP).