Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Lecturers, researchers, teachers and students at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences conduct high-quality, practice-oriented research in collaboration with partners from the professional field. This research delivers innovative solutions to issues facing (international) business and society, with a view to creating a more sustainable world. The research results are also used in teaching at our university.
Contributing to four major transitions
A future-proof world requires change. These changes can be reduced to four transitions, to which Van Hall Larenstein – together with the professional field and the government – makes an important contribution:
- Climate change requires major adjustments: a transition to adaptation (adjustment) and mitigation (counteracting further change);
- Sustainable agriculture and food: a step towards a sustainable food chain;
- Living well with water: a shift towards sustainable water management;
- Biodiversity and (animal) welfare in rural and urban areas: the transition to a sustainable living environment.
Research projects
Together with partners in the field, research groups contribute to innovative and sustainable developments through research and knowledge valorisation. In collaboration with practitioners, HVHL conducts research into issues that are important to entrepreneurs, governments and social organisations. Various excellent facilities are available for this purpose, such as the high-tech Water Application Centre, where companies, knowledge institutions and other organisations can conduct (or commission) innovative experiments in the field of water technology. In the Environment LAB, interdisciplinary collaboration takes place for an external client to work on real, current assignments related to the Dutch Environment Act. Through (international) Living Labs, dynamic environments in which co-creation and participatory design take centre stage, projects are worked on through equal collaboration with local stakeholders, with a focus on local self-reliance. The research groups and research projects can be divided into six main themes, based on the international sustainability agenda (Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs):
- Agro & Food
- Animals
- Climate & Environment
- Water & Nature
- Laboratory Sciences
- Green Business
More information about Van Hall Larenstein’s research projects.