WEBINAR: Material efficiency strategies for a low-carbon future. An insight into the modelling. 18th February, 2021 Blair:00pm (CET) @ISIEYale NTNU Sustainability International Resource Panel (IRP) Register at NTNU.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

"The challenge for anyone interested in making progress is to simultaneously have (1) the confidence to go after what you want and (2) the humility to accept who you are right now and (3) the willingness to build skills that bridge the gap between 1 and 2." –James Clear

"If you never copy best practices, you’ll have to repeat all the mistakes yourself. If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders." –James Clear

Genius.

"locking our life GPS onto a single target can give us the right direction to the wrong destination" Adam Grant

Dutch research funding agency, paralyzed by ransomware attack, refuses to pay up sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/d…

Scaping the shadows of the past. Looking for the brightness of the future.

Can plastic waste improve our roads? @rmit & University of Twente (inactive) researchers have studied how plastic packaging destined for landfill can be reclaimed & turned into something useful – a material for asphalt road pavements 1/6 👇 ➡️ ow.ly/tzN750DZVyF João Santos RMIT Research

Is your rest ethic as strong as your work ethic? fastcompany.com/90515476/how-t…

A distância entre a retórica, as promessas, os anúncios de metas ambientais pelos governos e a realidade dos factos na transição energética em curso. Coal consumption by region, 2000 to 2021 – Charts – Data & Statistics - IEA iea.org/data-and-stati…

Do you want to contribute to improve the understanding and modelling of the role of road pavements on additional vehicle fuel consumption due to Rolling Resistance? This might be the vacancy you are looking for! Deadline for applications - 3rd May 2021. utwente.nl/en/organisatio…

When you have a colleague like that, all your dreams to be The Teacher of the Year are nothing more than ashes! Absolutely OUTSTANDING! Chapeau Farid! (Needless to say who won the award) Presentation for Teacher of the Year 2020 youtu.be/Z8yj0LSnPhA via YouTube

Check out the latest isse of the Journal of #industrialecology, featuring research that links resource efficiency with climate change mitigation! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15309290/2…

Rise of the cycologists politico.eu/article/rise-o…

Dutch couple move into Europe’s first fully 3D-printed house theguardian.com/technology/202…

World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…

Probably my favorite thing about academic life is the amount of friends I’ve made who are as kind as they are smart and interesting. I find myself very lucky and grateful.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer the negative elements in your life, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy!” — Dale Carnegie

Austroads has published ground-breaking work, led by RMIT Research, that enables the testing of emissions and the release of microplastics from asphalt incorporating recycled plastics. austroads.com.au/latest-news/gr…

Looking for a new challenge? Pdeng in developing LCA and LCC models to support the sustainable valorization of building CDW in road pavement infrastructure. Deadline: 22 May. utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies/5…