BBC News has an article about land subsidence in major cities around the world that is a good introduction on the topic to non-scientist audiences. One of the researchers interviewed for this article is dr. Cheryl Tay from NTU in Singapore, who spent several months at TU Delft in 2024 in an exchange with LOSS researchers….

Mandy van den Ende will defend her thesis 11 July 2025 at 10:15 in the Senate Hall of the  Academy Building of Utrecht University, Domplein 29, in Utrecht. Mandy’s thesis is on “Governing inside or outside the box? Improving sustainable land-use governance in Dutch peatlands.”

Manon Verberne will defend her thesis 3 October 2025 at 16:15 in the Senate Hall of the  Academy Building of Utrecht University, Domplein 29, in Utrecht. Manon’s thesis is on “Disentangling subsidence – Towards a holistic approach.”

Martijn van Gils will defend his thesis 3 October 2025 at 10:15 in the Senate Hall of the  Academy Building of Utrecht University, Domplein 29, in Utrecht. Martijn’s thesis is on “Bodemdaling en peilbeheer in veengebieden. De uitoefening van omgevingsrechtelijke taken en bevoegdheden voor een meer doeltreffende aanpak van bodemdaling in Nederlandse veen(weide)gebieden.”

LOSS researchers Manon Verberne, Kay Koster, and Peter A. Fokker published a new paper in the Journal of Surveying Engineering. In this study, we analyzed data from 20 extensometers located in the coastal plain of the Netherlands, monitoring subsurface movement between 1970 and 2021 at depths ranging from ∼10 to 400 m in regions associated with…

Philip Conroy will defend his thesis on 28 March 2025 at 12:30 in the  Senate Hall of the Aula Congress Centre of Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 5, Delft. Philip’s thesis is on “Monitoring Highly Dynamic Land Surface Motion with Satellite Radar Interferometry.” He will present an overview of his research at 12:00.

All LOSS partners are invited to our annual consortium meeting. Please see the Dutch version of this page for more details

Alfonso Prosperi will be the first LOSS PhD student defending his thesis on 14 februari 2025 at 10:00 in the  Senate Hall of the Aula Congress Centre of Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 5, Delft. Alfonso’s thesis is on “Modelling of subsidence induced damage to masonry buildings.” He will present an overview of his research…

LOSS researchers Toms Wils and Dries Hegger supervised an MSc thesis by Julie Wellens. Peat meadow areas in the Netherlands are experiencing significant degradation due to intensive agricultural practices, leading to land subsidence, greenhouse gas emissions, and loss of biodiversity. Traditional governance and policy frameworks have prioritized economic interests over ecological needs, often implementing technical…

LOSS researchers Duygu Tolunay, Gilles Erkens, and Mariet Hefting published a new paper in Science of The Total Environment. Drained peatlands in temperate climates are under threat from climate change and human activities. The resulting decomposition of organic matter plays a major role in regulating the associated land subsidence rates, yet the determinants of aerobic…