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  1. What makes soil, soil? Researchers find hidden clues in DNA

    Press release
    Ever wonder what makes soil, soil? And could soil from the Amazon rainforest really be the same as soil from your garden? Researchers from the University of Manchester and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) are using DNA sequencing to unlock the secrets of the world’s soils, and analyse ecological patterns and microbial communities on a global scale.
    Botswana soil crust Elliott

  2. Lisette De Senerpont Domis appointed to Smart Ecological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems chair

    News
    Lisette de Senerpont Domis is to be appointed professor of Smart Ecological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems at the University of Twente as of 1 May.
    Dr. Lisette de Senerpont Domis

  3. Awakening sleeping antibiotics with ERC Advanced grant

    News
    Facilitating the search for new antibiotics: that's what Gilles van Wezel aims to do by looking at similarities in the DNA of antibiotic-producing bacteria.
    Streptomyces

  4. It takes more than two to tango: Microbial communities influence sex and reproduction in animals

    Press release
    The reproductive tracts of males and females contain whole communities of micro-organisms. These microbes can have considerable impact on (animal) fertility and reproduction, as shown by Melissah Rowe from the NIOO-KNAW.
    Illustratie van zaadcel met microben

  5. Datasets

    A data portal has been developed in order to streamline and organise the data and information management of the institute.
    Datasets

  6. King Willem-Alexander to visit NIOO on 6 July

    News
    On 6 July, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander will pay a working visit to the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in Wageningen.  
    Dronefoto NIOO

  7. PhD defence Melanie Lindner: Bird reproduction in a warming world

    Event
    Melanie Lindner will defend her PhD thesis titled "Avian seasonal reproduction in times of global warming: Insights from evolution, ecology and (epi-)genomics"
    vliegende vogels voor oranje lucht

  8. Spreading the word about wild swimming... but safety first!

    News
    Swimming in nature is healthy. A group of British researchers have started a project to spread the word.
    Open water swimming (Finland)

  9. Sperm biology and evolution (thesis/internship projects)

    Internship
    Sperm are critical to successful fertilisation in sexually reproducing animals. The function of sperm – to find and fertilise ova – is universal throughout the animal kingdom, yet the sperm cell is the most morphologically diverse cell type known.

  10. 'Green transition' event: the state of our water

    Event
    Pakhuis de Zwijger organiseert op maandag 19 december een avond over de kwaliteit van ons water, met o.a. NIOO-onderzoeker Rosan Halsema.
    Een waterparel: water met een goede waterkwaliteit